Essay Archives - The Theatre Times

“Figures In Extinction:” A Dance Trilogy Report

Posted by Maria Wojtan, Magdalena Borowska, Natalia Rutkowska, Barbara Herbasz | 17th Mar 2026 | Essay, Poland, United Kingdom

In February 2025, after completing The Geography of the Theatre Imagination: The Case of...

“Digital Access To The Performing Arts” Released Open Access

Posted by The Theatre Times | 7th Mar 2026 | Australia, Books, Essay, Europe, Transmedia, United Kingdom, United States of America

The newly published book Digital Access to the Performing Arts: A Comparative Study of Legal and...

In the City of al-Sayyab, Theatre Still Speaks

Posted 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...

“Between.Europe: Theatre In Romania.” Conversations And Visual Theatrical Exchanges Between Romania And Poland

Posted 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...

“The Devil Wears Prada” and Other Musicals by Sir Elton John.

Posted 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...

The “Screen / Stage” Programme At The Between.Pomiędzy Festival 2025

Posted by Paulina Peret | 6th Feb 2026 | Essay, Festivals, Poland

The “Screen / Stage” program was created as a space for shared viewing, discussion, and reflection...

Sharing Crafts, Or Laboratory Space

Posted by Kiki Selioni | 12th Jan 2026 | Essay, Poland, Transcultural Collaborations

The “Sharing Crafts” Performative Laboratory took place on 19–22 May 2025 as part of...

A Theatre Of Boredom And Theatrical Distrust (André Gregory, Chekhov And Beckett)

Posted by S.E. Gontarski | 4th Dec 2025 | Directing, Essay, Transmedia

Wherever it comes from, morality or the aesthetic, the anti-theatrical prejudice is a conceptual...

“Liebe Mit Taktgefühl” By Barbara Raue-Flajs, At Piccolo Teatro Haventheater, Bremerhaven: Directorial Reflections

Posted by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe | 20th Nov 2025 | Directing, Essay, Germany

Since August 2019, I have owned and run the chamber theatre, piccolo teatro Haventheater, in...

Maestras On The Podium: Women Conductors On Broadway, Then And Now

Posted by Sariva Goetz | 11th Oct 2025 | Essay, Musical Theatre, Theatre and Gender, United States of America

When I was four years old, I asked my parents for piano lessons. We always had a piano in the...

Debating Identity: Is It Time to Rename Cairo’s Experimental Theater Festival?

Posted by Ati Metwaly | 26th Sep 2025 | Egypt, Essay, Festivals

The Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theater (CIFET) has long been a vital platform for the boundary-pushing theatrical voices in the Arab world, and beyond. Recently, debates have emerged over whether to keep “experimental” in its name, as the festival faces pressure to broaden its scope and attract wider audiences. The question now is how to balance honoring the festival’s experimental roots while evolving to meet the changing theatrical landscape of the 21st century.