August 2020 - The Theatre Times

International Theater Project By Turkish Actors To Raise Awareness On Diversity, Value Of Life

Posted by Irem Yasar | 31st Aug 2020 | Acting, Interview, Switzerland, Turkey

Sometimes a small event, a work of art or a life story can inspire us, unexpectedly change our...

“The Atlantis Project:” Creator Chris Harris on the Intersection of Culture and Climate Change in His New Audio Series for Young Audiences

Posted by Rhiannon Ling | 30th Aug 2020 | Interview, Norway, Theatre for Young Audiences, Transcultural Collaborations, United Kingdom

It’s no secret that climate change is a universal topic, a subject that has only just begun to...

“M(O)ther” – Boston Experimental Theatre

Posted by Clare Cioffero | 29th Aug 2020 | Boston, Covid-19, Review, Theatre and Politics, Transcultural Collaborations, United States of America

The Boston Experimental Theatre (BET) has created a production that manages to reflect our odd,...

OYUB: Sounding Russian Docudrama

Posted by Susanna Weygandt | 28th Aug 2020 | Review, Russia, Theatre and Politics

Documentary dramas engage the audience with social issues, and in Russia, documentary drama...

Eva Mullaley On The Pandemic And Post-Pandemic Theatre

Posted by International Online Theatre Festival | 27th Aug 2020 | Australia, Covid-19, Interview, IOTF 2020: Archives, Theatre and Pandemic: Asynchronous Discussion Panel at IOTF2020

The Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company is the Australia’s biggest Aboriginal-led theatre company. Yirra...

Beast Visit is a Beauty

Posted by Abigail Weil | 26th Aug 2020 | Review, United States of America

Ever since the quarantine began, a joke has been circulating throughout critical discourse—ok, on...

Theatre in a COVID-19 World: The Rise of New Formats

Posted by Gowri S | 25th Aug 2020 | Covid-19, Interview, Theatre and Politics

As live play performances and readings crowd virtual platforms, theatre is going through a...

Nigerian Comics Fight COVID-19 With Gags And Slapstick Slaps

Posted by Ahram Online | 24th Aug 2020 | Acting, Covid-19, News, Nigeria

The 21-year-old Nigerian comedian Maryam Apaokagi has joined a line-up of the nation’s top...

“The Shopping Dead” Was a Wholly Collaborative Experience

Posted by Aidah Nalubowa | 23rd Aug 2020 | Review, South Africa, Theatre for Young Audiences

Just when theatre audiences were drowsing over YouTube and Facebook live streaming and wishing a...

”Scrounger” at the Finborough Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 22nd Aug 2020 | Review, Theatre and Disability, United Kingdom

During the current pandemic, stories about isolation have a particular resonance. Feelings of...

Rock, Theatre and Human Rights Come Together at this Online Event

Posted by Meghna Majumdar | 22nd Aug 2020 | India, News, Theatre and Politics, Transmedia

ArtAloneTogether is a mix of dance, theatre, magic and music performances, in addition to...

“corkscrew 4.0:” Eight Plays, Eight Reimaginings, One Early 2000s Website

Posted by Rhiannon Ling | 21st Aug 2020 | New York, Review, Transmedia, United States of America

With the coronavirus pandemic still running rampant and limiting in-person gatherings, theatre...

Polish Shakespeare Online: Krzysztof Warlikowski’s “The Tempest”

Posted by Konrad Zielinski | 20th Aug 2020 | Directing, Poland, Review

Today, Krzysztof Warlikowski is considered one of the most influential auteurs devising for the...

At Moments Like These, We Need a Cultural Policy

Posted by Julian Meyrick, Julianne Schultz, and Justin O'Connor | 19th Aug 2020 | Australia, Covid-19, News

Written by Julian Meyrick, Julianne Schultz, and Justin O’Connor National crises, like the...

The Guggenheim’s Works in Progress Provide the At-Home Concert Experience I Crave

Posted by Megan McCormick | 18th Aug 2020 | New York, Review, Transmedia, United States of America

“Let Me Freeze Again to Death” is an entire experience. Unlike many Zoom Play Readings or virtual concerts, “Let Me Freeze Again to Death” felt up close and fully engaged me aurally, visually, and, in a way, physically.

Loud Words – Chekhov, The Doctor With A Gun

Posted by Anton Sanatov | 18th Aug 2020 | Dramaturgy, Essay, Russia

“If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging on the wall, in the second or third...

John Rwoth-Omack Bears The Torch Of African Theatre In The Diaspora

Posted by Ian Kiyingi Muddu | 17th Aug 2020 | Interview, Transcultural Collaborations, Uganda, United Kingdom

John Rwoth-Omack is a Ugandan-born theatre artist, bred and based in the UK. A lover of African...

COVID-19: Can The Show Go On?

Posted by Marié-Heleen Coetzee | 16th Aug 2020 | Covid-19, Essay, South Africa

The COVID-19 pandemic undoubtedly hit the cultural and creative industries sector (CCI) very hard. UNESCO called the situation a “cultural emergency” on a global scale.