Picasso’s “Barber” At The Spanish National Theatre
Balding men are often precious about their hair. Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) was no exception. First...
Read MorePosted by Duncan Wheeler | 24th Feb 2026 | Directing, Management, Review, Spain
Balding men are often precious about their hair. Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) was no exception. First...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 20th Feb 2026 | Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Politics, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Today, in Geneva, there are tentative peace talks between Ukraine and Russia; today, in London,...
Read MorePosted by Amir Al-Azraki | 19th Feb 2026 | Essay, Iraq, Theatre and Politics
Basra is shaped by louder forces such as oil, politics, and the constant negotiation of visible...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 19th Feb 2026 | Acting, Directing, Review, United Kingdom
Terence Rattigan is a posh playwright whose work encapsulates the emotional restraint of the...
Read MorePosted by Margaret Rose | 17th Feb 2026 | Adaptation, Italy, Review
In late January and early February, Filippo Timi’s Hamlet² played to full houses at the 500-seater...
Read MorePosted by Morgan Skolnik | 13th Feb 2026 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, New York, Review
Anticipation and intrigue flood the room– a room which both is and is not the club. I and around...
Read MorePosted by Teodora Medeleanu | 10th Feb 2026 | Essay, Festivals, Poland, Romania, Transcultural Collaborations
Somewhat on the fringes of the Poland-Romania Cultural Season, the 2025 Between.Pomiędzy Festival...
Read MorePosted by Victoria Zavyalova | 9th Feb 2026 | Australia, Festivals, Review, United States of America
In January, the NYC Under the Radar Festival presented some of the most innovative and...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 9th Feb 2026 | London, Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom
Some shows have great moments, but somehow just don’t work — the whole is less than the sum of its...
Read MorePosted by Lisa Monde | 8th Feb 2026 | Essay, Musical Theatre, United States of America
For American audiences, the musical The Devil Wears Prada, anticipated to premiere on Broadway in...
Read MorePosted by Paulina Peret | 6th Feb 2026 | Essay, Festivals, Poland
The “Screen / Stage” program was created as a space for shared viewing, discussion, and reflection...
Read MorePosted by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe | 6th Feb 2026 | Directing, Germany, Review
For this production of Shakespeare’s play, Oldenburgisches Staatstheateer used the 2007...
Read MorePosted by Margaret Rose | 6th Feb 2026 | Directing, Italy, Review
Neapolitan poet and dramatist Enzo Moscato passed away in 2024 at the age of 75. Together with...
Read MorePosted by Yizhou Zhang | 5th Feb 2026 | Argentina, Canada, Review, Theatre and Decolonization
A shimmering Andes mountain range made of light and weave. The sound of rattling bells. A...
Read MorePosted by Jonathan Kalb | 4th Feb 2026 | Playwriting, Review, United States of America
At the risk of sounding smug, let me say: I have been yowling, since the early days of the...
Read MorePosted by Maria Delgado | 4th Feb 2026 | Chile, Festivals, Review
There were two key themes running through this year’s Teatro a Mil, the Chilean capital’s...
Read MorePosted by Margaret Rose | 3rd Feb 2026 | Italy, Review, Theatre and Politics
A Place of Safety, A Journey in the Central Mediterranean, produced by the Kepler-452 Company...
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