November 2019 - Page 2 of 5 - The Theatre Times

The Great Tamer – A Greek Choreographer’s Bam Debut

Posted by Antigoni Gaitana | 23rd Nov 2019 | Greece, New York, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

Since Dimitris Papaioannou is a relatively unknown creator to the American audience, I feel...

An Expansive and Permeating Work Embracing Death and Humanity: A Paradox for Our Times: Gregory Maqoma – “Cion: Requiem of Ravel’s Bolero”

Posted by Miranda Laurence | 23rd Nov 2019 | Dance Umbrella 2019, Review, South Africa, Theatre and Dance, United Kingdom

In darkness, a quiet sobbing, acutely intimate in the vastness of the Barbican main stage. Now...

Tadashi Suzuki’s “Cyrano de Bergerac”: East and West Under the Umbrella

Posted by Emiliia Dementsova | 23rd Nov 2019 | Festivals, Japan, Review, Russia, Theatre Olympics 2019

This year is a special one for the Theatre Olympics. For in it’s touring, it is comprised of two...

Together As One: New Zealand’s First Festival of Solo Performance

Posted by David O'Donnell | 22nd Nov 2019 | Festivals, New Zealand, Review

TAHI Fess’s: New Zealand Festival of Solo Performance, Artistic Director: Sally Richards....

“The House of the Spirits” at The Cervantes Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 22nd Nov 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom, United States of America

South America’s trauma in the second half of the twentieth century can be summed up by one phrase:...

“Oleanna:” SevenThirty Production’s Excellent Take on Flawed Script

Posted by Maja Stefanovska | 21st Nov 2019 | Canada, Review, Theatre and Gender

David Mamet’s play Oleanna is about the power struggle between a university professor and one of...

“Oleanna’s” Take on Sexual Harassment Holds Up Well

Posted by Patrick Langston | 21st Nov 2019 | Canada, Review, Theatre and Gender

Oleanna, David Mamet’s then-startling play about sexual harassment and power dynamics, debuted in...

“Beyond Bollywood:” An Indian Musical in Istanbul

Posted by Daily Sabah | 20th Nov 2019 | India, Musical Theatre, News, Turkey

The second Bollywood musical hosted by Istanbul’s Zorlu Performing Art Center (PSM), after...

“Welcome to My Underworld:” Collective Creation Compellingly Articulates the Need for Empathy

Posted by Natasha Lomonossoff | 20th Nov 2019 | Canada, Devised Theatre, Review

Dramaturged and directed by native Kingston and award-winning playwright Judith Thompson, the...

Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” Explores Colonialism, Resistance and Liberation

Posted by Paul Yachnin Hannah Korell | 20th Nov 2019 | Canada, Dramaturgy, Essay, Theatre and Decolonization

Last winter, at the Studio Theatre at Ryerson University in downtown Toronto, Canadian actor...

“Happy Days” at Theatre Kingston

Posted by Natasha Lomonossoff | 19th Nov 2019 | Acting, Canada, Review

The works of modern Irish playwright Samuel Beckett, largely absurdist and tragicomic in scope,...

“All Hallows Eve” The Musical

Posted by David Vernon | 19th Nov 2019 | New York, Puppetry, Review, United States of America

Composer Paul Rudolph accompanies the cast through a score that is perfectly in sync with the story line. Delightfully, it is a musical score that reminds it’s listener that this is how Musical Theatre “really works.” Both Haley and Lott keep up the musical pace with Barnhart.