Sarah Kane Through a Russian Prism
Of all the unexpected things I think I might be able to imagine, one I could never have imagined...
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John Freedman
Kirill Serebrennikov Arrested: The First Two Days
As reported by numerous sources in Russia, director Kirill Serebrennikov was arrested on August 22...
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Kama Ginkas Playing Games With Dostoevsky Again
After a 24 year hiatus, Russian director Kama Ginkas has again stepped into one of the most famous...
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The Profound Effect of Russian Plays on Nicola McCartney
This is the second installment in John Freedman’s TheaterPlus video blog, which now appears...
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Sasha Dugdale Recalls the Origins of New Drama in Russia
Back when I used to publish a blog called TheaterPlus on the website of The Moscow Times, I would...
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Yury Lyubimov, For whom History was a Home
The death of Yury Lyubimov in Moscow on Sunday morning, October 5, 2014, at the age of 97, puts...
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Back to the U.S.S.R.
On occasion, rather than buried and hidden somewhere, essences lie right there on the surface,...
Read More“Black Monk” Talks In Tongues
Of all the theatrical languages that coexist in Moscow, director Kama Ginkas is an intonation unto himself. You can hear it in his actors’ speech. “They often speak not as they do in life or even on stage for another...
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