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At SoHo Playhouse, “Fiercely Independent” Demystifies Divorce

Posted by Michael Appler | 10th Mar 2019 | New York, Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America

In 1977, Margaret Trudeau somewhat famously told People Magazine that “it takes two to destroy a...

“The Animals And Children Took To The Streets” at The Lyric Hammersmith

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 10th Mar 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Whenever I hear the word “cosmopolitan” I think of Europe in the 1920s: German Expressionism,...

French Playwright Florian Zeller’s “The Son” at The Kiln Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 9th Mar 2019 | France, London, Review, United Kingdom

Well, you have to hand it to French playwright Florian Zeller — he’s certainly cracked the problem...

Who’s His Daddy?: Jeremy Harris’ “Daddy” at Signature Theatre Center

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 9th Mar 2019 | LGBTQ Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

The English author Samuel Butler once quipped grimly that the death of a father was “a new lease...

Invigorated By A New Cast, “My Fair Lady” Continues to Enchant Broadway

Posted by Michael Appler | 8th Mar 2019 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America

Lincoln Center has reissued its mandate for Lerner and Loewe’s 1956 classic, casting off whatever creative anxiety earlier dogged the production and staging a decidedly lighter, exuberant My Fair Lady.

Creating Opportunities For “Inclusive Dance” With Stopgap Dance Company

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 8th Mar 2019 | Japan, Review, Theatre and Disability, United Kingdom

“I believe people with almost any kind of physique can do contemporary dance. Yet though...

Peter Shaffer’s “Equus” at Theatre Royal Stratford East

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 8th Mar 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

There is no doubt that Peter Shaffer’s Equus is a modern classic. But does that justify reviving...

Warring Siblings: Bárbara Lennie And Irene Escolar In Pascal Rambert’s Sell Out Madrid Run Of “Sisters”

Posted by Maria Delgado | 7th Mar 2019 | Review, Spain

Tickets for French writer-director Pascal Rambert’s Hermanas (Bárbara And Irene) (English title...

“Superhoe” at The Royal Court: Nicôle Lecky’s One-Woman Debut

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 7th Mar 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

Titles matter: they send out messages. So, in the current #MeToo climate, isn’t it a bit...

In “Kwongkan,” Indian And Australian Performers Convey An Urgent Climate Change Message

Posted by Vivienne Glance | 6th Mar 2019 | Australia, Festivals, Review, Transcultural Collaborations

Review: Kwongkan, Perth Festival 2019 “Kwongkan” means sand in the language of the Nyoongar...

“Bodies” at The Southwark Playhouse

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 6th Mar 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

James Saunders is one of British theatre’s forgotten playwrights. Although he wrote some 70 plays...

“Ajijaak On Turtle Island”: New York Stories Old And New

Posted by Abigail Weil | 6th Mar 2019 | New York, Puppetry, Review, Theatre for Young Audiences, Transcultural Collaborations, United States of America

On a recent Sunday afternoon, at the New Victory Theater, timelines collided. The New Vic, founded...

“How To Rule The World” Is A Biting And Urgent Satire Of Australian Politics–That Feels All Too Real

Posted by Leigh Boucher | 5th Mar 2019 | Australia, Review, Sydney, Theatre and Politics

How To Rule The World is Indigenous playwright Nakkiah Lui’s critical riposte to the intellectual...

At Roundabout, Can “Merrily” Still Roll Along, Reimagined?

Posted by Michael Appler | 5th Mar 2019 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

Fiasco Theater has dared to tempt fate yet again with Merrily, staging a buoyant, light-on-its-feet reimagining that’s stripped the musical of its original clutter, aiming, instead, for the story’s thematic heart.