Tony Kushner’s “The Visit” at the National Theatre
Now that’s what I call a star turn. Hitting the brakes on an express train, Lesley Manville lands...
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Month: February 2020
“Star Odyssey” at MoMA PS1
The VW Dome at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City, Queens is the evocative setting of web-inspired...
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Williams and Dyer’s “Death of England,” National Theatre
Is this an angry island? Although the British national character (if there is such a thing) has...
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“5 O’clock Bells:” The Story of Lenny Breau
5 O’clock Bells, written and performed by Pierre Brault brings the artist back to the Gladstone...
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“Van Wyk, The Storyteller of Riverlea:” A Tribute to the Revolutionary Johannesburg Poet
Van Wyk, The Storyteller of Riverlea based on the life of late writer, political activist and...
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“The Welkin” at The National Theatre
History plays should perform a delicate balancing act: they have to tell us something worth...
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Why You Don’t See Many Black and Ethnic Minority Faces in Cultural Spaces – And What Happens if You Call Out the System
Have you ever been to the theatre, looked around, and thought about how predominantly white the...
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Miss Marple Moves to Goa
For fans of the whodunit as gradually unfolding conundrum rather than mere build-up to a climactic...
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“Family Values:” David Williamson’s New Uncomfortable, Confronting Play
The newest play from Australia’s most prolific playwright sees David Williamson in vintage form....
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About “The Importance Of Being Earnest”
Last week, I went for the first time to Stoke Newington’s Tower Theatre, whose company has since...
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A Café in Performance: An Example of Queer Theatre in the Balkans
“The Queer Café: Hear Our Voices from the Balkans, the project I’ve been working on as a dramaturg and translator, with the US playwright, director and activist Joan Lipkin, has been a precious experience. It has also energized the local community that’s gathered around the Pride Info Center in Belgrade, where the show premiered.” – Borisav Matić
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Samuel Beckett’s “Endgame” at the Old Vic: Starry Cast Tackle Modernist Classic
No playwright has had greater influence on successive generations of theatre-makers than Samuel...
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Theatreperson Phillip Zarrilli on Adopting and Adapting Intercultural Techniques in his Teachings and Works
The actor-director was at the 12th International Theatre Festival of Kerala (ITFoK) in Thrissur...
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Petar Miloshevski’s Remarkable Solo – Being Beautiful, Passionate, in Love
An interview with Petar Miloshevski – A London-based actor, performer, theatre artist. Petar...
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Stef Smith’s “Nora: A Doll’s House” at the Young Vic
A woman walks into her home. Then does another. And another. Stef Smith’s Nora: A Doll’s House is...
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VR as a Narcissistic Medium
Rebecca Rouse is a Professor at the University of Skövde (Sweden), media artist and researcher. VR...
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Tom Stoppard’s “Leopoldstadt” at Wyndham’s Theatre
Towards the end of Leopoldstadt, a young writer named Leonard is handed a sheet of paper with his...
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Brexit Revisited
“Fetch me ’ammer.” (Edward Bond, Saved) “Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with...
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Performativity and Worldmaking: An Interview with Chiel M. Kattenbelt
This interview was made within the framework of the exploratory research project rethinking...
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“Poet in Da Corner” at The Royal Court
The last time I took my non-theatre-going husband to the Royal Court was in the autumn of 2013,...
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