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Dead Centre’s “Chekhov’s First Play”

Posted by Duška Radosavljević | 11th Nov 2018 | Adaptation, Ireland, Review

Also known as Platonov or the Play Without A Title, Chekhov’s first playtext, written when he was...

“While I Was Waiting” Captures The Tragedy Of The Syrian Civil War In Damascus

Posted by William Peterson | 10th Nov 2018 | France, Review, Syria, Theatre and Politics

Review: While I Was Waiting, OzAsia Festival. Unrest breaks out in a proud and ancient city, its...

“Daniel’s Husband” At Westside Theatre

Posted by Jack Wernick | 10th Nov 2018 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

A poignant, topical chamber piece for five characters, Daniel’s Husband commences with two gay...

“Oedipus Schmoedipus” at HKREP Black Box Theatre

Posted by Clement Lee | 9th Nov 2018 | Applied Theatre, Australia, Hong Kong, Review

Hong Kong Repertory Theatre (HKREP) has been presenting the biannual International Black Box...

“Sound Of The Beast” Slams Brutality, Inequality, And Racism

Posted by Willow White | 8th Nov 2018 | Canada, Immersive Theatre, LGBTQ+ Theatre, Review

Willow White reviews Donna-Michelle St. Bernard’s one-woman show Sound Of The Beast, produced by...

“Silence” At The NAC: The Romantic Life Of A Couple Behind The Invention Of The Telephone

Posted by Ryan Pepper | 8th Nov 2018 | Canada, Review

Silence brings to the spotlight the romantic life of the husband and wife behind the invention of...

At LCT, “Plot Points In Our Sexual Development” Traces the Edges of Queer Intimacy

Posted by Michael Appler | 8th Nov 2018 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

Queer spaces, Miranda Rose Hall suggests, are uniquely suited to plot the points of sexual development, to explore the dynamic, malleable nature of identity. Queer sex not as negotiation or imitation, but as creation and innovation.

“The Ferryman” Steers Us to the Crossroads of Family and Myth, History and Tradition

Posted by Michael Appler | 8th Nov 2018 | New York, Review, United States of America

Beyond the guises of harvest festivity, more sinister fates are at work. Holy vows have been broken. Betrayals and tragic sin done. Promises not made, innocent slain and wars unwon.

“Torch Song” Breathes New Life, Radiantly Led By Michael Urie

Posted by Michael Appler | 8th Nov 2018 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

You may find that this glorious Broadway revival, led by Michael Urie and Mercedes Ruehl in the same theater where it opened over 35 years ago, burns a softer flame — no less bright, for sure, but perhaps a bit more tender, lit for a time when a drag queen poised before a Broadway audience, while no less political, is imaginably less avant-garde.

A Greek Tragedy For Two Actors

Posted by Dimitris Tsatsoulis | 7th Nov 2018 | Greece, Review

Euripides’ Ion – Director: Ioli Andreadi – “Alfa Idea” Theatre – Athens Staging...

C For “Cliffhanger” In Academic Murder At The O.L.T

Posted by Iris Winston | 7th Nov 2018 | Canada, Review

Cliffhanger by James Yaffe in Ottawa Little Theatre. As the plot of Cliffhanger unfolds gently, it...

“Eve’s Song” Makes An Ambitious Attempt at Tackling Family and Violence in Black America

Posted by Michael Appler | 7th Nov 2018 | New York, Review, United States of America

While Eve’s Song hopes to confront systemic issues of violence and race in America, it looks to do so amidst the microscopic setting of the family table — not a microcosm of these problems but an island that seeks to distance itself from them.