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“Gary” Isn’t Queer Enough

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 26th May 2019 | LGBTQ Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

The critical responses to Taylor Mac’s debut, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus, have been...

Ella Hickson’s “Anna” at The National Theatre

Posted by Mert Dilek | 26th May 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Something is tantalizingly amiss at the National’s Dorfman Theatre. There is a headset attached to...

“Happy Days” at the Mark Taper Forum – Sorrow Keeps Breaking In

Posted by Christine Deitner | 25th May 2019 | Los Angeles, Review, United States of America

For the most part, Ms. Wiest seems to place Winnie’s voice at the upper end of the vocal range giving her a light, airy, pitched tone that all but says, ‘I mean no harm’. When the emotion takes the character or the story turns on her unexpectedly, a sudden drop into her lower register is more impactful than a sea of tears could ever be and it makes us feel for this poor character that Beckett has trapped in a mound of what feels like years of disappointment.

Herta Müller’s “Niederungen” and The Dramaturgy of The Body

Posted by Jozefina Komporaly | 25th May 2019 | Dramaturgy, Review, Romania

The talented Romanian director Mihaela Panainte adapts Nobel laureate Herta Müller’s visceral...

Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” at the Almeida Theatre

Posted by Mert Dilek | 24th May 2019 | Adaptation, London, Review, Russian Theatre Abroad, United Kingdom

“I’m bored, bored, bored.” The refrain, occasionally spoken but frequently felt, is at the heart...

Russia Meets Iran: J’afari, Vișniec and Meyerhold, Partners of Ideology, Traversers of History

Posted by Farinaz Kavianifar | 23rd May 2019 | Directing, Iran, Review, Theatre and Politics

Read Farinaz Kavianifar’s interview with Rūhollah J’afari. On the evening of August 3, 2018,...

Riddled With Vivid Snapshots of The Human Condition: “Waiting for Godot” in New Zealand

Posted by John Smythe | 22nd May 2019 | Ireland, New Zealand, Review

Vladimir and Estragon, who nickname each other Didi and Gogo, languish nowhere in particular and...

Raamji Aayenge: When Beckett Met Valmiki

Posted by Vikram Phukan | 22nd May 2019 | Acting, Immersive Theatre, India, Review

Playing at the ongoing Damu Kenkre Smriti Mahotsav tonight is a fairly new production directed by...

“Between Breath” Is A Tender Play About Grief, Tragedy And The Impact Of A Life Well-Lived

Posted by Ryan Pepper | 21st May 2019 | Canada, Review

The NAC’s Between Breaths from St. John’s Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland theatre captures the life...

“Lo (Or Der Mr. Wells)”: Rose Napoli And David Mamet Clash In This Fine Production Dealing With Troubling Ethical Questions..

Posted by Alvina Ruprecht | 21st May 2019 | Canada, Review

A two-hander by Rose Napoli that has been given a fine production at the GCTC thanks to director...

“King Lear” at Quantum Theatre, Pittsburgh PA

Posted by Wendy Arons | 20th May 2019 | Pittsburgh, Review, The Pittsburgh Tatler, United States of America

Quantum’s marketing slogan for this season is “theater that moves you,” and its production of...

“Hero Alom”: Shattering Frameworks of Beauty in Modern Indian Theatre

Posted by Vikram Phukan | 20th May 2019 | Acting, India, Review, Translation

Writer-director, Mahesh Ruprao Ghodeswar’s Hero Alom pays homage to the mainstream cinema even...

“Indecent”: A Deeply Moving, Complex And Exquisitely Directed Production That Reveals The Enormous Talent Of The Segal Centre For Performing Arts In Montreal

Posted by Alvina Ruprecht | 20th May 2019 | Canada, Review

Indecent, written by Paula Vogel, was first produced at the Yale repertory theatre in 2015. This...

“Indecent”: A Play That Deals With Love And Hate In The Past And In Our Time

Posted by Jane Baldwin | 20th May 2019 | Boston, Review, United States of America

Boston is privileged to welcome Indecent, Paula Vogel’s and Rebecca Taichman’s adaptation of...

La Cubana Has A Hit On Its Hands: “Farewell Arturo” On Tour Across Spain

Posted by Maria Delgado | 19th May 2019 | Review, Spain

La Cubana—one of Spain’s most important theatre companies—are back. They may have intimated back...

Retro Productions’ “Mary, Mary”

Posted by Abigail Weil | 16th May 2019 | New York, Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America

The makeover story arc is a time-honored Hollywood tradition. Audrey Hepburn made several (Funny...

Wounds Of Tradition In Huntington’s “Indecent”

Posted by Matthew McMahan | 15th May 2019 | Boston, Musical Theatre, Review, United States of America

The Huntington Theatre Company has given the city of Boston a priceless gift by remounting the...

“black odyssey:” An Intimate Epic

Posted by Rem Myers | 14th May 2019 | Boston, Review, United States of America

The poetic epic by Marcus Gardley, black odyssey, presented at the Central Square Theater in a...

“Three Sisters” at The Almeida Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 14th May 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

About a year ago, director Rebecca Frecknall electrified this venue with an award-winning revival...

Mass Opera’s Production Of “Die Fledermaus” Is The Life Of The Party

Posted by Megan McCormick | 13th May 2019 | Boston, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

She begins the opera as an uptight TV star concerned with looking perfect, annoyed with her husband for messing with her image. As Orlofsky’s party unfolds, she enters as the mysterious belle of the ball, determined to catch her husband red handed in his infidelity. Ultimately, she engages in a high-energy argument with Einstein resulting in her commitment to being more present rather than so concerned with her image.