“Soap”: A Sexy Night On The Tiles At The Brisbane Festival
Traditionally soap is made by rendering down lard. But in this tight show, Soap, playing at the...
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A Static “Ivanov” At Theaterfestival Basel
“Alienation” drones Ivanov’s English-learning tape in the second act of the production. The...
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Blood Orange Overplays Scottish Far Right At The Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe has, over the years, developed a reputation as a hotbed for...
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Mayakovsky At Carriageworks: A Telegram From An Alien Future
“I’m a poet. That’s what makes me interesting.” So begins the autobiography of Vladimir...
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Hugo Weaving Reveals Macbeth’s Weakness–And His Unhappiness
Sydney Theatre Company’s new production of Macbeth may draw attention for its star, Hugo Weaving,...
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Cath Day Reviews David Schneider’s “Making Stalin Laugh”: At JW3
David Schneider is probably most recognizable as BBC commissioning editor Tony Hayers in I’m Alan...
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“Henry V” Meets The London Blitz And Brings The House Down
Bell Shakespeare’s new production of William Shakespeare’s Henry V–which opened in Canberra on...
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Robin Ashenden Reviews “Bloody East Europeans” By Uilleam Blacker And Molodyi Teatr
In Warwickshire a year ago, a fish-farmer was reported in the newspapers as putting a sign up by...
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Natalya Vorozhbit Writes Verbatim “Maidan” Play
Natalya Vorozhbit is Ukraine’s leading playwright and co-author of Maidan: Voices from the...
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“Prah” Premiere: Kasia Wroblewska Reviews György Spiro’s New Play
Ignition Stage, a small professional theatre company from Manchester, have taken upon themselves...
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Public Readings of “The Diaries of Maidan” at the Center of Contemporary Art “DAKH”
During the several months of protests in Kyiv Maidan a group of young dramatists who call...
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Review: Love And War In “All’s Well That Ends Well”
Love is a battlefield. While Pat Benatar might have made this line her own in the 1980s,...
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“Ganesh Versus The Third Reich” And Actors With Disabilities
This week, Back to Back Theatre‘s 2012 production Ganesh Versus The Third Reich will open at...
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Connecting Shakespearean “Roman Tragedies”
Over six hours, three Shakespearean tragedies – Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, and Antony And...
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Review: “Cock”
British playwright Mike Bartlett’s contemporary comedy of manners Cock opened on the Melbourne...
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The “Masking” of Immigrant New Zealanders
Historically, geographically, culturally – there are many points of comparison between Australia...
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The Experimental “Cadavre Exquis” At Sydney Festival
The rules of Cadavre Exquis are basic. Four directors, each responsible for 15 minutes of...
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Poland’s Teatr “Cinema”: Over 20 Years of Surrealist Collage
The group of visual artists and actors who comprise the surrealist dance-theater Teatr...
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“Black Diggers” Memorializes Indigenous WWI Soldiers
In August 2012, I was invited by the Sydney Festival to work with Wesley Enoch, Artistic Director...
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Intercultural Exchanges In “Chi Udaka” At Sydney Festival
There is speculation that the taiko drum was first used by soldiers in battle. At its best, Chi...
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