Scottish Nursery School Kids Bring A Comedic Shakespeare To The Fringe
A unique feature of Edinburgh’s Fringe festival is its inclusive nature. Professional and...
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Luke Wright, A Spoken-Word Poet At The Top Of His Game
Spoken word poetry has a huge following in the UK, and Luke Wright is one of the most talented...
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“Freak Out!” A Heady Cocktail About Climate Change
On the Edinburgh Fringe the number of plays investigating climate change is growing each year, and...
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“In Two Minds.” Female Led Irish Storytelling
In Two Minds, produced by Dublin’s celebrated multi-award winning Fishamble, is playing at...
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Tampere Theatre Festival 2024: Asking Important Questions About Theatre and Democracy
Tampere is Finland’s third largest city— parallels are often drawn with Manchester, in part...
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“Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists” at the Tampere Theatre Festival: Do We Defend Democracy by Breaking Its Rules?
In my humble view, Tiago Rodrigues is one of the most important theatre makers at work today. His...
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“Penthesilea” After Von Kleist. Let’s Rock
Director of the Edinburgh International Festival (EIF), Nicola Benedetti, chose ‘Rituals that...
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“Hamstrung.” Yorick’s Untold Story
Hamlet, along with A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Tempest and Macbeth, are probably the...
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Isabella Rossellini at Rubix Festival in Montenegro
The Rubix festival, held for the second time in Porto Montenegro, in Tivat, represents an...
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“The Outrun”
Amy Liptrot’s bestselling memoir, The Outrun (2016) has recently been genre hopping. In January...
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A Faustian Bargain Itself: Emursive’s “Life and Trust”
At long last, the immersive titan Sleep No More, will—well—sleep no more. The long-running New...
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52nd Venice Theatre Biennale (15-30 June). Gob Squad’s “Elephants In Rooms” And “Creation (Pictures For Dorian)”
This year’s Theatre Biennale (15 to 30 June), entitled, Niger and Albus (Black and White), sees...
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“Wine & Halva:” Post-Migration And The Limits Of Western Liberalism
It is May 4, 2024, in Montreal, and I walk on Rue Bélanger as the night is approaching on this...
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“Macbeth (An Undoing)”: A New Take That Aims To Reimagine Lady Macbeth’s Path – But Ultimately Leaves You Guessing
What if significant portions of William Shakespeare’s text for Macbeth had been lost, leading to a...
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“The Hope Theory:” A Recipe For Believing In Your Dreams
“Don’t take freedom for granted!” This saying is what Helder Guimarães heard...
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Wajdi Mouawad’s “Littoral”: Searching for Peace Through the Devastation of War
Sejong Center for the Performing Arts (artistic director, Sun-Woong Koh) staged the play Littoral...
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Back to the Updated Future: Rock Opera “Starmania” – 45th Anniversary
In 1979 the very first French iconic rock opera – Starmania, created by Michel Berger...
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Bell Shakespeare’s New “King Lear” Understands The Joy Of A Good Tragedy
It is a common reflex to reach for Aristotle’s Poetics to determine what a good tragedy should be....
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“Dorian the Musical:” This Rock Adaptation Of Oscar Wilde’s Classic Missteps At Every Turn
In the preface to The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890), Oscar Wilde wrote: “There is no such thing as...
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