“Nightfall” at The Bridge Theatre
Playwright Barney Norris is as prolific as he is talented. Barely out of his twenties, he has...
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Month: May 2018
“Calderland–A People’s Opera” Celebrating Yorkshire Community’s Response To Floods Wins Top Award
A “folk opera” which celebrates the response of the local community in Calder Valley to the...
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The Importance Of “Hamlet”
The Bard’s tale on the machinations of Denmark’s royal family remains his most influential plays...
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“Mood Music” at The Old Vic
Playwright Joe Penhall and the music biz? Well, they have history. When he was writing the book...
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Hooligan Communism: Why Did The Bolsheviks Ban Their Very First Propaganda Performance?
Despite being a revolutionary and futuristic masterpiece by Mayakovsky, Meyerhold, and Malevich,...
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Theatre Kraken’s “Cry-Baby” Triumphs Over Its Material
If you lower your defenses, Theatre Kraken’s production of Cry-Baby is capable of providing you...
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Following The #MeToo Movement In Korean Theatre
In the past few months, the Korean theatre scene has been under intense public scrutiny as...
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Swedish Premieres: Upending Ibsen, Deconstructing Richard
On a recent trip to Sweden to interview the playwright Jonas Hassen Khemiri, whose plays are now...
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Cross-cultural Encounters In World Theatre: Bertolt Brecht, The “Alienation” Effect And Chinese Drama
The German playwright and drama theorist Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) is particularly famous for...
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“Still Life With Chickens:” New Samoan Play Confronts Loneliness Through Comedy
Samoan playwright David Fa’auliuli Mamea’s Still Life With Chickens won the 2017 Adam Award for...
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Dreams And Reality: Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand Closes
The mid-morning phone call I receive from a colleague brings bad news. The Fortune Theatre–the...
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Finding “Piramo E Tisbe”
Upon entering the theatre for Piramo E Tisbe, I was intrigued by the setup of the stage and the...
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Ten Pieces Of Advice For The Emerging Artist: The Beginning Of Intiman Theatre
When one wants to begin a career in theatre professionally, what tactic could they use? As an...
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A Cyclical Tragedy: Poetry, Humor, Theatre, And Neoliberalism In Argentina
Remar, An Improper Destination, written and directed by Mariano Saba, premiered at the Sportivo...
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Romanian Theatre Today: The Postdramatic Emancipation Of The New Generation
The very moment I step into the building, great expectations surround me. If a measuring device...
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“Masterpieces” at The Finborough Theatre
Neil McPherson, the long-serving head of this London fringe theatre, has a brilliant record of...
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Birthing A Country: “Womb Of Fire”
The provocative one-hander Womb Of Fire by The Mothertongue Project recently had a three-week run...
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Music At The Anthology
Music At The Anthology, also known as MATA, is in its 22nd year of commissioning and presenting...
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Ella Hickson’s “The Writer” at The Almeida Theatre
Is there such a thing as female writing? In the 1980s, a group of women writers emerged who...
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“Dissidents” At ARC
The Story: In this English language world premiere of Quebec playwright Philippe Ducros, a man,...
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