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Erich Maria Remarque’s “Three Comrades” (“Drei Kameraden”) by the Sovremennik Theatre

Posted by Anna Prosvetova | 10th Jun 2017 | London, Review, Russia, United Kingdom

This new tour of the Sovremennik Theatre in London also meant the premiere of Erich Maria...

Defying “Romeo And Juliet” at The Shakespeare’s Globe

Posted by Aida Rocci | 9th Jun 2017 | London, Review, United Kingdom

In “Romeo and Juliet” directed by Daniel Kramer, love, desire and violence are layered on top of each other, and with bold visuals and a daring interpretation, the classic releases its full power to examine violence and what can save us from it.

A Portrait of Generation Rent in Hampstead Theatre’s “Deposit”

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 5th Jun 2017 | Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

In this general election, the intergenerational conflict between youth and old age is never far...

“Interrupted” at The 14th Factory – Immersive Multimedia Performance

Posted by Christine Deitner | 2nd Jun 2017 | Immersive Theatre, Los Angeles, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

Simply put, anyone who attended The 14th Factory’s afternoon of Interrupted on May 14th, an...

Rollercoaster Ride of the Now in “Building The Wall”

Posted by Jack Wernick | 2nd Jun 2017 | New York, Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

From the dimming lights at the top of the play to their final fade 90 minutes later, Building The...

“Alice’s Adventures Underground”: New Immersive Limits Down the Rabbit Hole

Posted by Aida Rocci | 1st Jun 2017 | Immersive Theatre, London, Review, United Kingdom

“Drink me” or “Eat me.” Like Neo, in The Matrix, you are presented with a simple dichotomy that...

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s “An Octoroon” In London

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 30th May 2017 | Adaptation, Review, United States of America

This is phenomenal. And pretty wild. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s An Octoroon at the Orange Tree...

Paul Mason’s Revolutionary New Play, “Why It’s Kicking Off Everywhere”

Posted by Alice Jones | 29th May 2017 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Paul Mason has been expanding his portfolio of late. The former economics editor of Channel 4 News...

New Adaptation of “Woyzeck” at Old Vic

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 27th May 2017 | Adaptation, London, Review, United Kingdom

Welcome back, John Boyega. Less than a decade ago, he was an unknown budding British stage actor,...

“The Ugly One”: Examining the Instability of Identity with Brevity and Wit

Posted by Jiayi Wei | 25th May 2017 | China, Review, Transcultural Collaborations

An American Director and His Chinese Actors Tackle Contemporary German Theatre in Shanghai

Lucy McCormick’s “Triple Threat” Is The Nativity Reimagined, With LGBT Club Culture, Vibrators, And Lady Gaga

Posted by Michael Segalov | 23rd May 2017 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, London, Review, United Kingdom

Most of us have begrudgingly sat through a nativity play; feigned interest as a nephew plays...

Mikhail Baryshnikov’s One-Man Show Showcases Joseph Brodsky’s Poetry And Their Lifelong Friendship

Posted by Jessica Barrett | 23rd May 2017 | London, Review, Theatre and Dance, United Kingdom

Throughout their 22-year friendship, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Joseph Brodsky loved nothing more...

Sex, Masturbation, And Dementia: A Review Of David Baddiel’s “My Family: Not The Sitcom”

Posted by Alice Jones | 22nd May 2017 | Acting, London, Review, United Kingdom

“The question is,” says David Baddiel a short while into the second half of his one-man show about...

Marin Sorescu’s “Jonah”:–”Great, Imaginative Literature Matched With Great Theatrical Effort”

Posted by Andreea Scridon | 21st May 2017 | Review, Romania, Theatre and Politics

Marin Sorescu’s Jonah was originally published in 1968 and is considered the playwright’s...

Sex, Death, and Gender Fluidity in Wilde’s “Salomé” at Royal Shakespeare Company

Posted by Holly Williams | 20th May 2017 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, London, Review, United Kingdom

Salomé: one of the most dangerously seductive female figures ever, often considered the original...

“Salomé” at the National Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 20th May 2017 | Adaptation, London, Review, United Kingdom

Is God female? It says a lot about Yaël Farber’s pompous and overblown new version of this...

“A Doll’s House, Part 2” Is No Deep Analysis Of Its Source

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 16th May 2017 | Adaptation, New York, Review, United States of America

A Doll’s House made Henrik Ibsen a household name in 1879. It ruffled feathers throughout the...

Jez Butterworth’s “The Ferryman” at Royal Court Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 16th May 2017 | Review, United Kingdom

I hate the kind of hype that sells out a new play within minutes of tickets becoming available....

Adapting Pier Paolo Pasolini: “T.E.O.R.E.M.A.T.” by Grzegorz Jarzyna

Posted by Armando Rotondi | 13th May 2017 | Adaptation, Italy, Poland, Polish Theatre Abroad, Review

Teorema occupies a position of special importance in Pier Paolo Pasolini’s production, both as a...

Paweł Korbus: “Influence Diagram”

Posted by Miroslav Ballay | 12th May 2017 | Poland, Review, Theatre and Politics

During his residential stay (May–June 2016), the Polish artist and performer Paweł Korbus (1983)...

Review

Erich Maria Remarque’s “Three Comrades” (“Drei Kameraden”) by the Sovremennik Theatre

Defying “Romeo And Juliet” at The Shakespeare’s Globe

A Portrait of Generation Rent in Hampstead Theatre’s “Deposit”

“Interrupted” at The 14th Factory – Immersive Multimedia Performance

Rollercoaster Ride of the Now in “Building The Wall”

“Alice’s Adventures Underground”: New Immersive Limits Down the Rabbit Hole

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s “An Octoroon” In London

Paul Mason’s Revolutionary New Play, “Why It’s Kicking Off Everywhere”

New Adaptation of “Woyzeck” at Old Vic

“The Ugly One”: Examining the Instability of Identity with Brevity and Wit

Lucy McCormick’s “Triple Threat” Is The Nativity Reimagined, With LGBT Club Culture, Vibrators, And Lady Gaga

Mikhail Baryshnikov’s One-Man Show Showcases Joseph Brodsky’s Poetry And Their Lifelong Friendship

Sex, Masturbation, And Dementia: A Review Of David Baddiel’s “My Family: Not The Sitcom”

Marin Sorescu’s “Jonah”:–”Great, Imaginative Literature Matched With Great Theatrical Effort”

Sex, Death, and Gender Fluidity in Wilde’s “Salomé” at Royal Shakespeare Company

“Salomé” at the National Theatre

“A Doll’s House, Part 2” Is No Deep Analysis Of Its Source

Jez Butterworth’s “The Ferryman” at Royal Court Theatre

Adapting Pier Paolo Pasolini: “T.E.O.R.E.M.A.T.” by Grzegorz Jarzyna

Paweł Korbus: “Influence Diagram”

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