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Martin Crimp’s “Dealing With Clair” At The Orange Tree Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 1st Nov 2018 | London, Review, United Kingdom

On the morning when this stylish revival of Martin Crimp’s 1988 play opens, I wake up to the news...

“I Call Myself Princess” Is A Gifted Conduit For Escalating Ancestors

Posted by Robyn Grant-Moran | 31st Oct 2018 | Canada, Review

After attending a rehearsal and speaking with playwright Jani Lauzon and director Marjorie...

“The Barber Of Seville” at Boston Lyric Opera

Posted by Katrina Holden-Buckley | 30th Oct 2018 | Boston, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

Gioachino Rossini’s most famous opera, The Barber Of Seville, opened Friday night at the Cutler...

Dianne Wiest’s Winnie In Madison Square Park

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 30th Oct 2018 | New York, Review, United States of America

Nothing you do this week will likely be more worthwhile than spending 40-odd minutes with Dianne...

Miguel Septién A Great Direction Of “Kiss Of The Spider Woman”: A Risky And Avant-Garde Proposal

Posted by Lorena Meeser | 30th Oct 2018 | Directing, Mexico, Musical Theatre, Review

Kiss Of The Spider Woman is splendidly directed by Miguel Septién, an excellent director who...

Bryony Kimmings’ “I Am A Phoenix, Bitch”

Posted by Duška Radosavljević | 28th Oct 2018 | London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

On Friday, March 13, 2015, the Grand Hall at Battersea Arts Centre in South London went up in...

Cheek by Jowl and The Pushkin Theatre’s “Measure for Measure”

Posted by Harry Hoke | 28th Oct 2018 | Boston, Review, Russia, Russian Theatre Abroad, Theatre and Gender, Theatre and Politics

Authority. Surveillance. Enforcement. Confession. These are the tools of the state brought to life...

David Edgar’s “Trying It On” At The Royal Court

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 28th Oct 2018 | London, Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Playwright David Edgar is lucky. To begin with, he appreciates his luck in having been born in...

“Frankenstein: How To Make A Monster” at Battersea Arts Centre

Posted by Duška Radosavljević | 27th Oct 2018 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Part of the Phoenix Season at the newly re-opened Grand Hall at Battersea Arts Centre is also BAC...

“Measure For Measure”: Shakespeare’s #MeToo Moment

Posted by Abigail Weil | 27th Oct 2018 | Boston, Review, Russia, Russian Theatre Abroad, Theatre and Gender

Cheek by Jowl’s production of Shakespeare’s Measure For Measure, performed in Russian by actors...

Martin McDonagh’s “A Very Very Very Dark Matter” At The Bridge Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 27th Oct 2018 | London, Review, United Kingdom

It’s all in the title, isn’t it? Martin McDonagh’s surreal new play comes with a warning that not...

The Modern Woman In “Artemisia’s Intent”

Posted by Marcina Zaccaria | 26th Oct 2018 | New York, Review, Theatre and Art, Theatre and Gender, United States of America

The Anthropologists reach deep into their own doctrine to discover the depth behind the classic...

Oscar Wilde’s “Salome” At Irondale

Posted by Jack Wernick | 25th Oct 2018 | New York, Review, Theatre and Dance, United States of America

M-34 Productions and FringeNYC present a dazzling new production of Salome at the Irondale Center...

“This Flight Tonight”: Joni Mitchell Remembered In Song

Posted by Iris Winston | 24th Oct 2018 | Canada, Directing, Review

This Flight Tonight, Songs Of Joni Mitchell, Bear & Co. Directed by Eleanor Crowder The single...

Joy Wilkinson’s “The Sweet Science Of Bruising” at The Southwark Playhouse

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 24th Oct 2018 | London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

There are not that many plays about sport, but, whether you gamble on results or not, you can bet...

In “Trustees,” Belarus Free Theatre Mercilessly Demolishes Australia’s Cultural Debate

Posted by Sandra D'urso | 24th Oct 2018 | Australia, Belarus, Festivals, Melbourne, Participatory Theatre, Review, Theatre and Politics, Transcultural Collaborations

The Belarus Free Theatre, exiled from their home nation, has returned to Australia to collaborate...

Between Clouds And Comedy

Posted by Vikram Phukan | 23rd Oct 2018 | India, Review

This weekend see a play about the Internet age with Orwellian subtexts and an experimental...

Footwork Against Corruption: Via Katlehong And Gregory Maqoma’s “Via Kanana,” Dance Umbrella Festival, London

Posted by Lisa Marie Bowler | 23rd Oct 2018 | Dance Umbrella 2018, Festivals, London, Review, South Africa, Theatre and Dance, United Kingdom

The platform stage erected in Shoreditch Town Hall’s grand Victorian assembly room is receiving a...

“Pack Of Lies” at Menier Chocolate Factory

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 22nd Oct 2018 | London, Review, United Kingdom

We do love our spy stories, don’t we? The idea of betrayal, both political and personal, seems to...

Ken Urban’s “A Guide For The Homesick” At The Trafalgar Studios

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 21st Oct 2018 | Boston, LGBTQ+ Theatre, London, Review, United Kingdom, United States of America

If we call a long journey home an Odyssey, what do you call a journey which is doing everything it...

Review

Martin Crimp’s “Dealing With Clair” At The Orange Tree Theatre

“I Call Myself Princess” Is A Gifted Conduit For Escalating Ancestors

“The Barber Of Seville” at Boston Lyric Opera

Dianne Wiest’s Winnie In Madison Square Park

Miguel Septién A Great Direction Of “Kiss Of The Spider Woman”: A Risky And Avant-Garde Proposal

Bryony Kimmings’ “I Am A Phoenix, Bitch”

Cheek by Jowl and The Pushkin Theatre’s “Measure for Measure”

David Edgar’s “Trying It On” At The Royal Court

“Frankenstein: How To Make A Monster” at Battersea Arts Centre

“Measure For Measure”: Shakespeare’s #MeToo Moment

Martin McDonagh’s “A Very Very Very Dark Matter” At The Bridge Theatre

The Modern Woman In “Artemisia’s Intent”

Oscar Wilde’s “Salome” At Irondale

“This Flight Tonight”: Joni Mitchell Remembered In Song

Joy Wilkinson’s “The Sweet Science Of Bruising” at The Southwark Playhouse

In “Trustees,” Belarus Free Theatre Mercilessly Demolishes Australia’s Cultural Debate

Between Clouds And Comedy

Footwork Against Corruption: Via Katlehong And Gregory Maqoma’s “Via Kanana,” Dance Umbrella Festival, London

“Pack Of Lies” at Menier Chocolate Factory

Ken Urban’s “A Guide For The Homesick” At The Trafalgar Studios

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