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The Geography of Theatre Imagination: A New “Endgame” at a New Irish Theatre Festival

Posted by S.E. Gontarski | 13th Feb 2023 | Adaptation, Directing, New York, Review, United States of America

Much of my approach to theatre, to performance, especially, consists in locating and assessing a...

The Poeticism of Woman’s War: AnomalousCo’s “(beyond) Doomsday Scrolling”

Posted by Rhiannon Ling | 13th Feb 2023 | Devised Theatre, New York, Review, Theatre and Gender, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

Only a week after the invasion of Ukraine, three creatives found themselves nestled around a...

Willy Hudson’s “Welcome Home” at the Soho Theatre: Messy Queer Sci-Fi Show

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 5th Feb 2023 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, Review, Theatre and Religion, United Kingdom

Willy Hudson is a writer and performer from Exeter — his Willy Hudson Ltd theatre company...

“La Cupa” of Mimmo Borrelli: A Lunar Fable Turning to be the Most Powerful and Poetic Theatrical Event of 2022 in Naples

Posted by Sabrina Sabatino | 3rd Feb 2023 | Festivals, Italy, Musical Theatre, Review

Naples. Last October and November, Naples was traversed by a cultural event that aimed to reassign...

“Sound Of The Underground,” Royal Court

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 1st Feb 2023 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, Review, United Kingdom

Ever been to a queer club? You know, drag cabaret night at Madame Jojo’s, or the Black Cap or Her...

“Al Capone the musical” à la Francaise

Posted by Lisa Monde | 31st Jan 2023 | Acting, France, Musical Theatre, Review

The Italian American gangster – Al Capone (Alphonse Gabriel Capone), who reigned as a crime boss...

Trap Door Theatre’s “Princess Ivona”: Piercing yet Healing

Posted by Susanna Sun | 26th Jan 2023 | Directing, Review, United States of America

Located at the end of a long, narrow corridor, seating the audience near the stage and close to...

“Three Sisters,” National Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 23rd Jan 2023 | Adaptation, Nigeria, Review, Theatre and Decolonization, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Earlier in the week, I enjoyed a rainy afternoon at home by watching Inua Ellis’s 2019 adaptation...

“Sonne, los jetzt!”: Elfriede Jelinek’s Reversed Heliotropism for the End Times

Posted by Toni Hildebrandt and Zainabu Jallo | 22nd Jan 2023 | Adaptation, Review, Switzerland, Theatre and Gender, Theatre and Science

Sonne, los jetzt!, Elfriede Jelinek’s new theater piece, is imperative with an unknown addressee....

“Undine” at PROTOTYPE 2023 Festival

Posted by Jingyi Zhang | 21st Jan 2023 | Festivals, New York, Prototype 2023, Review, Theatre and Opera, Transmedia, United States of America

Undine is a three-act animated opera composed by Stefanie Janssen and Michaël Brijs. The pandemic...

“In Our Daughter’s Eyes” at PROTOTYPE 2023 Festival

Posted by Jingyi Zhang | 20th Jan 2023 | Festivals, New York, Prototype 2023, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

In Our Daughter’s Eyes, composed by Pulitzer prize winning composer Du Yun and librettist Michael...

“note to a friend” at PROTOTYPE 2023 Festival

Posted by Jingyi Zhang | 18th Jan 2023 | Festivals, Japan, Prototype 2023, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

note to a friend, composed by Pulitzer prize-winning composer David Lang, is a chamber opera...

“Morning//Mourning” at PROTOTYPE 2023 Festival

Posted by Jingyi Zhang | 17th Jan 2023 | Festivals, New York, Prototype 2023, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

Gelsey Bell’s Morning//Mourning is a quirky, experimental opera that defies categorization. It is...

Marching the Streets with an Empty Protest Board: Where Lies the Power of Protest?

Posted by Vera Bonder | 15th Jan 2023 | Festivals, Netherlands, Participatory Theatre, Review, Theatre and Dance, Theatre and Politics

On Saturday 19 November 2022, I witnessed the performance Hands Up! by dancer and choreographer...

“The Fall” at Soho Playhouse

Posted by Clare Cioffero | 12th Jan 2023 | Adaptation, New York, Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

On a cold November, New York Friday night, when temperatures approached freezing, the shivering audience waiting to experience Albert Camus’ The Fall at the Soho Playhouse checked in at the box office on the upper floor, then...

New Australian Play “D*ck Pics in the Garden of Eden” is Bold, Funny – And Very, Very Lewd

Posted by Helen Trenos | 11th Jan 2023 | Australia, Design, Directing, Review, Theatre and Gender

Review: D*ck Pics in the Garden of Eden, written and directed by Jeffrey Jay Fowler, The Last...

“Lazarus 1972–2022” by Ping Chong

Posted by Clare Cioffero | 10th Jan 2023 | Design, New York, Puppetry, Review, United States of America

The show Lazarus 1972-2022 is difficult to pin down. How can what a thought looks like be...

“Ain’t No Mo Play” on Broadway at Belasco Theatre

Posted by Ademola Bello | 7th Jan 2023 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, New York, Review, Theatre and Decolonization, United States of America

The young playwright Jordan E. Cooper deserves kudos for writing the play Ain’t No Mo. He is...

“The Bloody Poet: A Novel about Nero” at DESIRÉ Central Station

Posted by Emilija Kvočka | 4th Jan 2023 | Adaptation, Directing, Festivals, Review, Serbia

At this “Desiré” festival in Subotica, on the stage of the Dezső Kosztolányi Theatre,...

“Sons Of The Prophet,” Hampstead Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 25th Dec 2022 | London, Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Religion, United Kingdom

Pain is, at one and the same time, something to avoid, and also something you can use. Kahlil...

Review

The Geography of Theatre Imagination: A New “Endgame” at a New Irish Theatre Festival

The Poeticism of Woman’s War: AnomalousCo’s “(beyond) Doomsday Scrolling”

Willy Hudson’s “Welcome Home” at the Soho Theatre: Messy Queer Sci-Fi Show

“La Cupa” of Mimmo Borrelli: A Lunar Fable Turning to be the Most Powerful and Poetic Theatrical Event of 2022 in Naples

“Sound Of The Underground,” Royal Court

“Al Capone the musical” à la Francaise

Trap Door Theatre’s “Princess Ivona”: Piercing yet Healing

“Three Sisters,” National Theatre

“Sonne, los jetzt!”: Elfriede Jelinek’s Reversed Heliotropism for the End Times

“Undine” at PROTOTYPE 2023 Festival

“In Our Daughter’s Eyes” at PROTOTYPE 2023 Festival

“note to a friend” at PROTOTYPE 2023 Festival

“Morning//Mourning” at PROTOTYPE 2023 Festival

Marching the Streets with an Empty Protest Board: Where Lies the Power of Protest?

“The Fall” at Soho Playhouse

New Australian Play “D*ck Pics in the Garden of Eden” is Bold, Funny – And Very, Very Lewd

“Lazarus 1972–2022” by Ping Chong

“Ain’t No Mo Play” on Broadway at Belasco Theatre

“The Bloody Poet: A Novel about Nero” at DESIRÉ Central Station

“Sons Of The Prophet,” Hampstead Theatre

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