May 2019 - Page 2 of 5 - The Theatre Times

“Happy Days” at the Mark Taper Forum – Sorrow Keeps Breaking In

Posted by Christine Deitner | 25th May 2019 | Los Angeles, Review, United States of America

“Begin your day, Winnie.” In Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days, Dianne Wiest’s enviable range and...

Shakespeare and Asia

Posted by Michael Dobson | 25th May 2019 | Asia, Essay, Transcultural Collaborations

When a weary Egeon laments in the first scene of The Comedy of Errors that in quest of his lost...

Herta Müller’s “Niederungen” and The Dramaturgy of The Body

Posted by Jozefina Komporaly | 25th May 2019 | Dramaturgy, Review, Romania

The talented Romanian director Mihaela Panainte adapts Nobel laureate Herta Müller’s visceral...

“The Modern on Stage / The Dream of the House”: An Interview with Jan Pappelbaum, Set Designer at the Schaubühne, Berlin

Posted by Ivanka Apostolova Baskar | 24th May 2019 | Design, Germany, Interview

Jan Pappelbaum is one of the most inventive and internationally renowned set designers, from the...

Interview with Saviana Stănescu: “One could say that I am a 17-year-old American playwright”

Posted by Cristina Modreanu | 24th May 2019 | Interview, Playwriting, Romania, United States of America

A well-known poet and journalist, Saviana Stănescu left Romania for the US thanks to a Fulbright...

Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” at the Almeida Theatre

Posted by Mert Dilek | 24th May 2019 | Adaptation, London, Review, Russian Theatre Abroad, United Kingdom

“I’m bored, bored, bored.” The refrain, occasionally spoken but frequently felt, is at the heart...

In Black Swan’s “Water” – Three Vignettes Explore the Politics of Immigration, Drought and Family Dynamics

Posted by Stephen Chinna | 24th May 2019 | Australia, Review, Theatre and Politics

Review: Water, Black Swan, Perth. Water, written by Jane Bodie and directed by Emily McLean, was...

Russia Meets Iran: J’afari, Vișniec and Meyerhold, Partners of Ideology, Traversers of History

Posted by Farinaz Kavianifar | 23rd May 2019 | Directing, Iran, Review, Theatre and Politics

Read Farinaz Kavianifar’s interview with Rūhollah J’afari. On the evening of August 3, 2018,...

Self-Censorship Is a Castration of Ideas: A Conversation with Ruhollah J’afari, Dramaturg and Director of the Play Richard III Will Not Take Place

Posted by Reza Ashofteh | 23rd May 2019 | Interview, Iran, Theatre and Politics

Also, about this production, read “Russia Meets Iran: J’afari, Vișniec, and Meyerhold,...

Interview With Sasha Marianna Salzmann: The Playwright

Posted by Romy König | 22nd May 2019 | Germany, Interview, Playwriting

When asked about her background, she tends to respond, “I come from the theatre:” playwright and...

Riddled With Vivid Snapshots of The Human Condition: “Waiting for Godot” in New Zealand

Posted by John Smythe | 22nd May 2019 | Ireland, New Zealand, Review

Vladimir and Estragon, who nickname each other Didi and Gogo, languish nowhere in particular and...

Krishna, The Emissary of Peace

Posted by A Sangameswaran | 22nd May 2019 | Acting, Essay, India, Theatre and Religion

Thespian Ammannur Kuttan Chakyar gave a scholastic presentation of Melpathur Narayana...

Raamji Aayenge: When Beckett Met Valmiki

Posted by Vikram Phukan | 22nd May 2019 | Acting, Immersive Theatre, India, Review

Playing at the ongoing Damu Kenkre Smriti Mahotsav tonight is a fairly new production directed by...

“Between Breath” Is A Tender Play About Grief, Tragedy And The Impact Of A Life Well-Lived

Posted by Ryan Pepper | 21st May 2019 | Canada, Review

The NAC’s Between Breaths from St. John’s Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland theatre captures the life...

The Immigrant Dragons, Part IV: Generations United in Bendigo

Posted by Billy Potts | 21st May 2019 | Australia, China, Chinese Theatre Abroad, Essay, Transcultural Collaborations

Back home in Australia, the world’s largest imperial dragon joins his predecessors – and so...

Jayachandran Palazhy on Contemporary Art Forms

Posted by Gowri S | 21st May 2019 | India, Interview, Transcultural Collaborations

International movement artist Jayachandran Palazhy feels that despite their so-called abstract...

“Lo (Or Der Mr. Wells)”: Rose Napoli And David Mamet Clash In This Fine Production Dealing With Troubling Ethical Questions..

Posted by Alvina Ruprecht | 21st May 2019 | Canada, Review

A two-hander by Rose Napoli that has been given a fine production at the GCTC thanks to director...

“The Last Day of the Sun” at In Scena

Posted by Marcina Zaccaria | 20th May 2019 | Festivals, Italy, New York, News

The In Scena Festival is an ambitious undertaking. Presenting work each year by Italian artists,...

“King Lear” at Quantum Theatre, Pittsburgh PA

Posted by Wendy Arons | 20th May 2019 | Pittsburgh, Review, The Pittsburgh Tatler, United States of America

Quantum’s marketing slogan for this season is “theater that moves you,” and its production of...

“Hero Alom”: Shattering Frameworks of Beauty in Modern Indian Theatre

Posted by Vikram Phukan | 20th May 2019 | Acting, India, Review, Translation

Writer-director, Mahesh Ruprao Ghodeswar’s Hero Alom pays homage to the mainstream cinema even...

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Month: May 2019

“Happy Days” at the Mark Taper Forum – Sorrow Keeps Breaking In

Shakespeare and Asia

Herta Müller’s “Niederungen” and The Dramaturgy of The Body

“The Modern on Stage / The Dream of the House”: An Interview with Jan Pappelbaum, Set Designer at the Schaubühne, Berlin

Interview with Saviana Stănescu: “One could say that I am a 17-year-old American playwright”

Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” at the Almeida Theatre

In Black Swan’s “Water” – Three Vignettes Explore the Politics of Immigration, Drought and Family Dynamics

Russia Meets Iran: J’afari, Vișniec and Meyerhold, Partners of Ideology, Traversers of History

Self-Censorship Is a Castration of Ideas: A Conversation with Ruhollah J’afari, Dramaturg and Director of the Play Richard III Will Not Take Place

Interview With Sasha Marianna Salzmann: The Playwright

Riddled With Vivid Snapshots of The Human Condition: “Waiting for Godot” in New Zealand

Krishna, The Emissary of Peace

Raamji Aayenge: When Beckett Met Valmiki

“Between Breath” Is A Tender Play About Grief, Tragedy And The Impact Of A Life Well-Lived

The Immigrant Dragons, Part IV: Generations United in Bendigo

Jayachandran Palazhy on Contemporary Art Forms

“Lo (Or Der Mr. Wells)”: Rose Napoli And David Mamet Clash In This Fine Production Dealing With Troubling Ethical Questions..

“The Last Day of the Sun” at In Scena

“King Lear” at Quantum Theatre, Pittsburgh PA

“Hero Alom”: Shattering Frameworks of Beauty in Modern Indian Theatre

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