The Case for “Hadestown”
To escape the mundanity of our own everyday. To revel in the ephemerality of storytelling. To...
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Review
“Ellen West” at The Prototype Festival
Two embarrassing conditions unsettled me at the top of Ellen West, the new opera by Ricky Ian...
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“Fortune” Updates Faust’s Devilish Deal
Japanese theater gets off to a flying start in 2020 with a collaboration between leading British...
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“The Visitors:” A Witty Imagining of What Went Before that Fateful Encounter
Seven senior lawmen discuss what to do about approaching ships in Frederick Copperwaite’s...
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“Snowflake” at The Kiln Theatre
The prolific Mike Bartlett — from whose pen have leaped television series such as Doctor...
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“Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis” at The Park Theatre
The 1990s were a great decade for new writing, but although the story of those years is often told...
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Dollhouse: Innovative New Plays for A Traditional Set Piece
An oddity of this theatrical season to ponder as we bid farewell to 2019: In two current New York...
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Sam Steiner’s “You Stupid Darkness!” at the Southwark Playhouse: Unconvincing Post-Apocalyptic Office Fantasy
Turn on the news. Go on. No? Okay, switch on the radio. Why not? Oh, I see, because the news is...
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“Downstairs” at City Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA
In Jungian psychology, the house symbolizes the mind, with the basement representing the deepest...
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The Best in Indian Theatre in 2019: A Poll
It makes sense and feels good that two of the top 5 plays deal with mental health issues....
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13 Outstanding Theatrical Performances of 2019 in India
This year the stage threw up apostles of hope aplenty, whose quiet energy and presence allowed us...
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1930s America on Opera Stage with “Gangster” Musical in Ankara
The world premiere of the Gangster musical, which will be staged by the Ankara State Opera and...
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Review: “Antigone” at the New Diorama Theatre
In her contemporary re-working of Sophocles’ tragedy, Lulu Raczka has chosen to...
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Alexandra Wood’s “The Tyler Sisters” at the Hampstead Theatre: The Future Is Female In Epic Family Saga
What has Saint Augustine of Hippo got to do with new writing? At first sight, not very much. That...
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“Magdalene” at Prototype Festival
What are the first words you think of when you hear the name Mary Magdalene? Prostitute? Saved?...
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“Cyrano De Bergerac” at The Playhouse Theatre
Actor James McAvoy is much in demand: in the BBC’s His Dark Materials he is busy saving a parallel...
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A Space Divided: GCTC’s “Cottagers and Indians” an Evocative Disavowal of White Privilege
The split is clear upon first glance. He wears muddy jeans and rain boots, while she dons...
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“Chicago:” Presenting Crime as a Show
Chicago combines passion, adultery, crime, murder, greed, corruption, violence, exploitation and...
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Groundbreaking Festival of Indigenous Theatre at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa: Inaugural Season
Under the direction of Kevin Loring in collaboration with artistic associate Lindsay Lachance, the...
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“Touching the Void” at The Duke of York’s Theatre
Theatre can touch thousands of lives. But can it compete with the success of a bestselling book?...
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