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An Inconvenient Truth – Henrik Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People” at Yale Rep

Posted by Donald Brown | 20th Oct 2017 | Review, Translation, United States of America

Thanks to Trump’s designation of the press as “the enemy of the people,” the question of what...

Maria Irene Fornes’s “Mud” at Teatro Circulo

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 20th Oct 2017 | Directing, New York, Review, United States of America

Maria Irene Fornes’s 1983 play Mud, widely considered a contemporary classic, is rarely produced...

Celebrating The 40th Anniversary Of Gardzienice

Posted by Tomasz Wiśniewski | 19th Oct 2017 | Essay, Festivals, Poland

Gardzienice is one of the most innovative and influential theatre companies in Poland. Founded in...

Kuro Tanino’s “The Dark Inn” Illustrates Our Inability To Let Go Of Our Desires

Posted by William Peterson | 19th Oct 2017 | Japan, Review

The darkness of the human condition, where people are enslaved by their own desires in a kind of...

What Is The State of New Plays in Contemporary China?

Posted by Nina Huang | 18th Oct 2017 | China, Essay, Playwriting, Producing

Meddling directors, confused actors, and pushy politicians are leaving the country’s budding...

Nassim Soleimanpour and the Manila Envelope Theatre

Posted by Aida Rocci | 18th Oct 2017 | Iran, Playwriting, Review

Seven years ago, a new play challenged the role of the actor, the playwright, the audience, and the capacity of one individual to travel. The play was White Rabbit Red Rabbit, written by the mysterious Nassim Soleimanpour, an Iranian writer who encouraged the audience to email him with impressions about his play.

Thomas Ostermeier’s “Richard III” at BAM

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 17th Oct 2017 | Acting, Germany, Review

Richard Crookback is Shakespeare’s dazzling carnival monster, a showoff criminal who charms us...

“A Feminine Edition”: Women’s Voices Prevail At 2017 Cairo Contemporary Theatre Festival

Posted by May Selim | 17th Oct 2017 | Egypt, Festivals, Review, Theatre and Gender

Ten out of 20 plays at this year’s Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental...

“A Day By The Sea” at Southwark Playhouse

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 17th Oct 2017 | Dramaturgy, London, Review, United Kingdom

Some plays would now be completely forgotten if not for a scandal that makes them memorable. NC...

Fresh Takes On Fresh Meat, Part 1

Posted by Jonas McLean | 16th Oct 2017 | Canada, Festivals, Review

Jonas McLean catches the first weekend of Ottawa’s Fresh Meat Fest, a self-described “playground”...

Corbyn-Era Labour Tackled By David Hare In New National Theatre Play

Posted by Adam Sherwin | 16th Oct 2017 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Sir David Hare will return to the National Theatre with the latest addition to a wave of plays...

“Jane Eyre” at the National Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 8th Oct 2017 | Adaptation, London, Review, United Kingdom

Jane Eyre is one of those mythical stories that make their home in your imagination. Where they...

“The Vanek Trilogy”–Revisiting The Czech Living Room Theatre Tradition–An Interview With Renata Clark

Posted by Borimir Totev | 5th Oct 2017 | Czech Republic, News, Theatre and Politics

With two more dates left (October 7th and November 25th) the Vanek Trilogy: Living Room Soirees–an...

“The Knowledge” at Charing Cross Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 2nd Oct 2017 | Adaptation, London, Review, United Kingdom

The black cab is such an iconic symbol of London that it’s easy to forget that inside every taxi...

“Beckett In The City”

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 2nd Oct 2017 | Adaptation, New York, Review, United States of America

From Brecht’s plan to project films of Marxist revolutions behind Didi and Gogo in Waiting For...

David Storey’s “The March On Russia” at Orange Tree Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 1st Oct 2017 | Acting, Playwriting, Review, United Kingdom

The family celebration drama is a genre that had its heyday in the 1960s when social mobility made...

Maria Alexandrova: The Bolshoy Prima On Life, Dance, And The London Russian Ballet School

Posted by Valeria Stračevská | 1st Oct 2017 | Interview, Russia, Theatre and Dance

Recently London was abuzz with the new project of the London Russian Ballet School — The Romantic...

Future Shock At The Philadelphia Fringe Festival

Posted by Jessica Rizzo | 1st Oct 2017 | Festivals, Philadelphia, Review, United States of America

The Philadelphia Fringe Festival, now in its twenty-first year, has been gentrified. What began in...

Where And How To Find Foreigner-Friendly Performances In Moscow’s Theaters

Posted by Nikolay Shevchenko | 25th Sep 2017 | News, Russia, Translation

Moscow is an excellent venue for devoted drama connoisseurs, even if you don’t speak Russian. Here...

From “Hamlet” To “El Huracán”: An Interview With Charise Castro Smith

Posted by Trevor Boffone | 21st Sep 2017 | Interview, Playwriting, United States of America

While Charise Castro Smith began her career as an actor, in recent years the Miami native has...

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An Inconvenient Truth – Henrik Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People” at Yale Rep

Maria Irene Fornes’s “Mud” at Teatro Circulo

Celebrating The 40th Anniversary Of Gardzienice

Kuro Tanino’s “The Dark Inn” Illustrates Our Inability To Let Go Of Our Desires

What Is The State of New Plays in Contemporary China?

Nassim Soleimanpour and the Manila Envelope Theatre

Thomas Ostermeier’s “Richard III” at BAM

“A Feminine Edition”: Women’s Voices Prevail At 2017 Cairo Contemporary Theatre Festival

“A Day By The Sea” at Southwark Playhouse

Fresh Takes On Fresh Meat, Part 1

Corbyn-Era Labour Tackled By David Hare In New National Theatre Play

“Jane Eyre” at the National Theatre

“The Vanek Trilogy”–Revisiting The Czech Living Room Theatre Tradition–An Interview With Renata Clark

“The Knowledge” at Charing Cross Theatre

“Beckett In The City”

David Storey’s “The March On Russia” at Orange Tree Theatre

Maria Alexandrova: The Bolshoy Prima On Life, Dance, And The London Russian Ballet School

Future Shock At The Philadelphia Fringe Festival

Where And How To Find Foreigner-Friendly Performances In Moscow’s Theaters

From “Hamlet” To “El Huracán”: An Interview With Charise Castro Smith

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