Shakespeare and Decolonization: #ShakespeareMustFall?
The 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death in 2016 provided ample room for celebrations and...
Read MorePosted by Marié-Heleen Coetzee | 15th Sep 2017 | Essay, South Africa, Theatre and Decolonization, Transcultural Collaborations
The 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death in 2016 provided ample room for celebrations and...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 11th Sep 2017 | London, Review, United Kingdom
Some legendary plays are a disappointment when you see them again — they don’t live up to the...
Read MorePosted by Marjan Moosavi | 6th Sep 2017 | Interview, Iran, Playwriting
To read Part I of this interview, click here. Amin Azimi is an Iranian theatre researcher,...
Read MorePosted by Ágnes Bakk | 5th Sep 2017 | Festivals, Germany, Interview, Transmedia
Signa and Arthur Köstler are the creative directors of SIGNA, the well-known performance...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 5th Sep 2017 | India, London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
Gandhi has a lot to answer for. I don’t mean the saintly campaigner for Indian independence, who...
Read MorePosted by Marjan Moosavi | 31st Aug 2017 | Dramaturgy, Interview, Iran
Amin Azimi is an Iranian theatre researcher, dramaturg, translator, and director. He studied...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 30th Aug 2017 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
Fifty years ago this month, playwright Joe Orton was murdered by his lover Kenneth Halliwell. His...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 28th Aug 2017 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
Another plague is sweeping British theatre: audience participation. Instead of just sitting back...
Read MorePosted by Borimir Totev | 27th Aug 2017 | Adaptation, Directing, Interview, United Kingdom
This powerful new stage adaptation of Georgi Vladimov’s cult novel that marks the centenary of the...
Read MorePosted by John Freedman | 24th Aug 2017 | News, Russia, Theatre and Politics
As reported by numerous sources in Russia, director Kirill Serebrennikov was arrested on August 22...
Read MorePosted by Adam Sherwin | 21st Aug 2017 | London, Management, News, United Kingdom
Michelle Terry, the new artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe, has promised a return to the...
Read MorePosted by Zolima Citymag | 20th Aug 2017 | China, News, Theatre and Opera
Why We Recommend It A series of operas hailing from across China will showcase the diversity and...
Read MorePosted by Ana Candida Carneiro | 19th Aug 2017 | Interview, Playwriting, United Kingdom
For Part 1, click here. Ana: I really wanted to interview you because I think what is outstanding...
Read MorePosted by Wu Haiyun | 18th Aug 2017 | China, Interview, Theatre and Dance, Theatre and Gender
Jin Xing, one of China’s most popular TV hosts, dancers, and actresses, is returning to one of her...
Read MorePosted by Cassandra Silver | 17th Aug 2017 | Canada, Documentary Theatre, Festivals, News
Review: White Man’s Indian presents a new take on the coming-of-age narrative. Darla Contois’...
Read MorePosted by Maren Day | 15th Aug 2017 | Germany, News, Theatre and Science, Transmedia
The Field Survey, Part 4: Dreaming What would you like to happen in the (near) future in relation...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 13th Aug 2017 | London, Review, United Kingdom
The question that always needs to be asked of any example of science on stage, and there are now...
Read MorePosted by Ana Candida Carneiro | 12th Aug 2017 | Interview, Playwriting, United Kingdom
As part of the research to write my book The Global Playwriting Workbook (Methuen Drama), I have...
Read MorePosted by Cao Kefei | 12th Aug 2017 | China, Essay, Hong Kong, Theatre and Opera
I had long heard of Director [Danny] Yung’s trilogy The Outcast General, Tears of Barren Hill, and...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 10th Aug 2017 | Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
The 1960s were “hilarious,” says one young character in this revival, starring Broadway icon...
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