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Where There Is Cowardice, Winking Returns: A Conversation with Hungarian Director Róbert Alföldi

Posted by Puskás Panni | 9th Mar 2019 | Directing, Hungary, Interview

Fear Eats the Soul (Átrium), The Crucible (Szombathely) and Richard III (Radnóti Színház) – these...

French Playwright Florian Zeller’s “The Son” at The Kiln Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 9th Mar 2019 | France, London, Review, United Kingdom

Well, you have to hand it to French playwright Florian Zeller — he’s certainly cracked the problem...

Who’s His Daddy?: Jeremy Harris’ “Daddy” at Signature Theatre Center

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 9th Mar 2019 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

The English author Samuel Butler once quipped grimly that the death of a father was “a new lease...

“Mary, Queen Of Scots” Is Newly Relevant In The Age Of #MeToo

Posted by Rosalind Smith | 9th Mar 2019 | Australia, Essay, Sydney, Theatre and Gender

The dramatic life of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots is a hot topic in popular culture. Josie Rourke’s...

Invigorated By A New Cast, “My Fair Lady” Continues to Enchant Broadway

Posted by Michael Appler | 8th Mar 2019 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America

Lincoln Center has reissued its mandate for Lerner and Loewe’s 1956 classic, casting off whatever creative anxiety earlier dogged the production and staging a decidedly lighter, exuberant My Fair Lady.

Creating Opportunities For “Inclusive Dance” With Stopgap Dance Company

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 8th Mar 2019 | Japan, Review, Theatre and Disability, United Kingdom

“I believe people with almost any kind of physique can do contemporary dance. Yet though...

Peter Shaffer’s “Equus” at Theatre Royal Stratford East

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 8th Mar 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

There is no doubt that Peter Shaffer’s Equus is a modern classic. But does that justify reviving...

Warring Siblings: Bárbara Lennie And Irene Escolar In Pascal Rambert’s Sell Out Madrid Run Of “Sisters”

Posted by Maria Delgado | 7th Mar 2019 | Review, Spain

Tickets for French writer-director Pascal Rambert’s Hermanas (Bárbara And Irene) (English title...

Get Out Of The Box: New Business Models And International Co-Operation

Posted by Nutsa Burjanadze | 7th Mar 2019 | Europe, News, Participatory Theatre, Transcultural Collaborations

The European Theatre Lab (ETL) is an international co-operation that brings together several...

“Superhoe” at The Royal Court: Nicôle Lecky’s One-Woman Debut

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 7th Mar 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

Titles matter: they send out messages. So, in the current #MeToo climate, isn’t it a bit...

Using Theatre To Promote Positive Mental Health

Posted by Mary Moynihan, Niamh Clowry, and Féilim James | 7th Mar 2019 | Ireland, News, Theatre and Disability

The link between creative expression and positive mental health has been known for quite some time...

Love N’ Courage Gala At TNC

Posted by Jack Wernick | 6th Mar 2019 | News, United States of America

The Players Club was the location of the recent annual Theater for the New City gala titled “Love N’ Courage”.

In “Kwongkan,” Indian And Australian Performers Convey An Urgent Climate Change Message

Posted by Vivienne Glance | 6th Mar 2019 | Australia, Festivals, Review, Transcultural Collaborations

Review: Kwongkan, Perth Festival 2019 “Kwongkan” means sand in the language of the Nyoongar...

“Bodies” at The Southwark Playhouse

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 6th Mar 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

James Saunders is one of British theatre’s forgotten playwrights. Although he wrote some 70 plays...

“Ajijaak On Turtle Island”: New York Stories Old And New

Posted by Abigail Weil | 6th Mar 2019 | New York, Puppetry, Review, Theatre for Young Audiences, Transcultural Collaborations, United States of America

On a recent Sunday afternoon, at the New Victory Theater, timelines collided. The New Vic, founded...

“How To Rule The World” Is A Biting And Urgent Satire Of Australian Politics–That Feels All Too Real

Posted by Leigh Boucher | 5th Mar 2019 | Australia, Review, Sydney, Theatre and Politics

How To Rule The World is Indigenous playwright Nakkiah Lui’s critical riposte to the intellectual...

Finding Something To Hold Onto: A Conversation About Art+Community

Posted by Jeremy Stoller | 5th Mar 2019 | Applied Theatre, Interview, United States of America

Playwright Chisa Hutchinson’s Surely Goodness And Mercy follows 12-year-old Tino, an orphan...

At Roundabout, Can “Merrily” Still Roll Along, Reimagined?

Posted by Michael Appler | 5th Mar 2019 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

Fiasco Theater has dared to tempt fate yet again with Merrily, staging a buoyant, light-on-its-feet reimagining that’s stripped the musical of its original clutter, aiming, instead, for the story’s thematic heart.