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“La Traviata”: The Last Masterpiece of Franco Zeffirelli, at the Arena Opera Festival

Posted by Maria Pia Pagani | 23rd Sep 2019 | Festivals, Italy, Review, Theatre and Opera

“Libiamo ne’ lieti calici . . .” is the most famous aria in La Traviata, by Giuseppe Verdi...

“Distancias Cortas” (Short Distances): Four Spaces, Four Moments

Posted by Lorena Meeser | 23rd Sep 2019 | Adaptation, Immersive Theatre, Mexico, Review

A wonderful experience of intimate theatre. Distancias Cortas is a scenic production that presents...

“Self Life Drawing” – Eunkyung Jeong

Posted by Rathsaran Sireekan | 23rd Sep 2019 | Belgium, Festivals, Review, South Korea, Theatre and Politics

The political self of beauty South Korean artist Eunkyung Jeong’s interdisciplinary work at...

“For Me, The Script Is Not God”: Interview With Sunil Shanbag, Director Of “Words Have Been Uttered”

Posted by Sania Lekshmi and Nidhi Panicker | 23rd Sep 2019 | Directing, India, Interview

“While being respectful, I am not reverential,” says he, an Indian theatre director, screenwriter,...

Sex and Theatre: Stephen Chifunyise’s “Intimate Affairs”

Posted by Samuel Ravengai | 22nd Sep 2019 | Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Gender, Zimbabwe

The late Stephen Chifunyise rarely wrote about politics. He was more fascinated with social issues...

“Chiaroscuro” at The Bush Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 22nd Sep 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Identity politics have been around for decades. But it’s always good to revisit the subject....

Julia Leigh Continues to Explore Definitions of Womanhood in New Adaptation of Her Memoir

Posted by Camilla Nelson | 22nd Sep 2019 | Australia, Review, Sydney, Theatre and Gender

Review: Avalanche: A Love Story, directed by Anne-Louise Sarks, Sydney Theatre Company Maxine...

Maya Arad Yasur’s “Amsterdam” at the Orange Tree Theatre: Crimpian Account of the Past in the Present

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 21st Sep 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

The past can often hang like a nightmare on the present. And, in the case of Jewish identity, this...

“All That Remains” At Etcetera Theatre Camden: An Emotional Journey

Posted by Juno Schwarz | 21st Sep 2019 | London, Review, Transmedia, Ukraine, United Kingdom

What happens when somebody dies at the frontline? Who’s responsible for getting in touch with...

Alexander Zeldin’s “Faith, Hope and Charity” at the National Theatre

Posted by Mert Dilek | 21st Sep 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Alexander Zeldin’s new play arrives at the National Theatre’s Dorfman stage with a title...

Khekhe On His Journey And Future In Zimbabwean Theatre

Posted by Takudzwa Chihambakwe | 20th Sep 2019 | Acting, Interview, Zimbabwe

The theatre vibe in Zimbabwe is really subdued at the moment. The vanguards have reached their...

“Skintight” at Geffen Playhouse

Posted by Christine Deitner | 20th Sep 2019 | Los Angeles, Review, United States of America

Elliot: “You don’t get to choose people’s words, Jodi.” Jodi: “No, I don’t. But I won’t...

“Hansard” at the National Theatre

Posted by Konrad Zielinski | 20th Sep 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Simon Wood’s debut play Hansard, performed at London’s National Theatre Lyttleton...

There But For the Grace: Cusi Cram’s “Novenas for a Lost Hospital”

Posted by Abigail Weil | 19th Sep 2019 | Immersive Theatre, LGBTQ Theatre, New York, Review, Theatre and Politics, Theatre and Religion, United States of America

The dramatis personae of Novenas for a Lost Hospital is wide-ranging. There are doctors and nurses...

Ugandan Show Tackles Language and Culture

Posted by Alexander Nderitu | 19th Sep 2019 | Applied Theatre, News, Theatre and Politics, Theatre for Young Audiences, Uganda

It is still not uncommon to hear various parts of the continent being referred to as ‘Anglophone Africa’, ‘Francophone Africa’, ‘Lusophone Africa’, and so on. In fact, there are more French and English speakers in Africa today than there are in France and England respectively!