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Lynn Nottage’s “Sweat” at The Public Theatre

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 14th Dec 2016 | New York, Review, United States of America

What a journey Lynn Nottage’s Sweat has had. When this gorgeously incisive play about heartbreak...

Between Masculinity and Modernity: “Best Of (His Story)”

Posted by Kathy Rowland | 13th Dec 2016 | Review, Singapore, Theatre and Gender

In 2013, award-winning actress Siti Khalijah Zainal brought Singapore’s company, The...

Heterosexual Dystopia in “The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name”

Posted by Alex First | 13th Dec 2016 | Australia, LGBTQ+ Theatre, Review

Bold and provocative, directed by Sarah Vickery.Thomas Ian Doyle’s latest work – The Upstairs...

Unbounded Soliloquy: Wajdi Mouawad’s “Seuls”

Posted by Jessica Rizzo | 11th Dec 2016 | Philadelphia, Review, United States of America

Seuls Written, Directed, and Performed by Wajdi Mouawad The Wilma Theater, Philadelphia Nov....

Uruguay Feminist Drama: Marianella Morena’s “I Will Bear No Child, I Will Bear Verses”

Posted by Lola Proaño Gomez | 9th Dec 2016 | Review, Theatre and Gender, Uruguay

Delmira Agustini (1886–1914), one of the most important Uruguayan poets, was assassinated by...

Yury Butusov’s “Drums in the Night” at the Pushkin Theater

Posted by Marina Shimadina | 9th Dec 2016 | Review, Russia

Yury Butusov premiered his new production of Brecht at the Pushkin Theater, which is fated to...

Political Adaptations: Raleigh Literary Society’s “Waiting for Godot” and “Hayadavana”

Posted by Mohammad Asim Siddiqui | 8th Dec 2016 | Adaptation, India, Review, Theatre and Politics

In his institutional history of literature in American colleges and universities, Gerald Graff...

“Ordinary People”: One-Woman Play Explores Memory and Loss, Death and Disappearance

Posted by Hadeer El-Mahdawy - AhramOnline | 3rd Dec 2016 | Egypt, Review, Theatre and Gender

The play was written, directed, and performed by Egyptian stage actress Zainab Magdy was performed...

The Greek “Snowman Who Refused to Melt” Travels North

Posted by Elpida Komianou | 2nd Dec 2016 | Greece, Puppetry, Review

The Greek puppet theatre company, Prassein Aloga, meaning “to act irrationally” in ancient Greek,...

BuSSy Project to Stage “Forced” Based on Personal Testimonies of Sexual Violence

Posted by Ahram Online | 1st Dec 2016 | Egypt, Review, Theatre and Gender

The performance is a result of collaboration between BuSSy Project and Nazra for Feminist Studies....

“Scarlet & Gold” Chronicles Labor Movement in New Zealand

Posted by John Smythe | 30th Nov 2016 | New Zealand, Review, Theatre and Politics

Timely, relevant, engaging, entertaining and thought-provoking “You wonder if it’ll ever change,...

Theater Review: Helluva Theatre Takes on Shaw’s “Major Barbara”

Posted by Rachel E. Diken | 29th Nov 2016 | New York, Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

Helluva Theatre Company—newly formed under the mission to produce plays from the traditional canon...

Immerse Yourself in Korea’s Cultural Center and the Lives of Struggling Actors

Posted by Walter Byongsok Chon | 29th Nov 2016 | Immersive Theatre, Review, South Korea

Immersive theatre meets Korea’s Daehangno cultural center in Roadtheater: Daehangno, directed by...

“Amor”: Human Tragedy as a Farce

Posted by Maria Sikitano | 28th Nov 2016 | Greece, Review

“I was Hamlet. I stood on the coast and spoke with the surf BLABLA at my back the ruins of Europe”...

The Flight of a Duchess From Renaissance Italy to 21st Century Tehran

Posted by Baharak Sahami | 27th Nov 2016 | Iran, Review

The Play Based on The Duchess of Malfi can be regarded as outstanding among tens of performances...

Dziady Recycling Festival Explores Memory, Performance, and Ritual Across Cultures

Posted by Lauren Dubowski | 27th Nov 2016 | Adaptation, Essay, Festivals, Immersive Theatre, Poland, Review

It is noteworthy that the custom of banqueting the dead seems to be common to all pagan peoples,...

“The Encounter” Is Merely A Circus Of Distorted Sounds

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 26th Nov 2016 | New York, Review, United States of America

The Encounter, Simon McBurney’s two-hour intermissionless solo show on Broadway, which many...

“The Wolves” Explores Character Issues Through Soccer Outside Of The Game

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 25th Nov 2016 | New York, Review, United States of America

Although the PR images of leaping, lunging and levitating female soccer players seem to promise...

“DEURnis”: The Anatomy of Intimacy

Posted by Marié-Heleen Coetzee | 23rd Nov 2016 | Immersive Theatre, Review, South Africa

I enter a suburban house in Capitol Park, Pretoria. A suburban house with a dog. Sculptures in the...

“Assisted Suicide”: A Musical That Asks Us to Think Critically About the Portrayal of Euthanasia

Posted by Morven Cook | 22nd Nov 2016 | Musical Theatre, Review, Theatre and Disability, United Kingdom

Earlier this month, Colorado voters approved a ballot that made it the fifth state to legalize...

Review

Lynn Nottage’s “Sweat” at The Public Theatre

Between Masculinity and Modernity: “Best Of (His Story)”

Heterosexual Dystopia in “The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name”

Unbounded Soliloquy: Wajdi Mouawad’s “Seuls”

Uruguay Feminist Drama: Marianella Morena’s “I Will Bear No Child, I Will Bear Verses”

Yury Butusov’s “Drums in the Night” at the Pushkin Theater

Political Adaptations: Raleigh Literary Society’s “Waiting for Godot” and “Hayadavana”

“Ordinary People”: One-Woman Play Explores Memory and Loss, Death and Disappearance

The Greek “Snowman Who Refused to Melt” Travels North

BuSSy Project to Stage “Forced” Based on Personal Testimonies of Sexual Violence

“Scarlet & Gold” Chronicles Labor Movement in New Zealand

Theater Review: Helluva Theatre Takes on Shaw’s “Major Barbara”

Immerse Yourself in Korea’s Cultural Center and the Lives of Struggling Actors

“Amor”: Human Tragedy as a Farce

The Flight of a Duchess From Renaissance Italy to 21st Century Tehran

Dziady Recycling Festival Explores Memory, Performance, and Ritual Across Cultures

“The Encounter” Is Merely A Circus Of Distorted Sounds

“The Wolves” Explores Character Issues Through Soccer Outside Of The Game

“DEURnis”: The Anatomy of Intimacy

“Assisted Suicide”: A Musical That Asks Us to Think Critically About the Portrayal of Euthanasia

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