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Twenty-first-century theatre practitioners in the west typically fear irrelevance more than...
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Bologna To Edinburgh Non-Stop
The five-hundred-year history of Italy’s Commedia dell’Arte is neatly packed into Masquerade, a...
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Scottish Nursery School Kids Bring A Comedic Shakespeare To The Fringe
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Luke Wright, A Spoken-Word Poet At The Top Of His Game
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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
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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?
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“Penthesilea” After Von Kleist. Let’s Rock
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“Hamstrung.” Yorick’s Untold Story
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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”
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It Could Happen: Interview with Playwright Sean King and Director William Roudebush
Especially at this age, if you’re going in to try to be looking for fame, you know, it is a myth. I mean then you really are misdirected, and you’re gonna be very, very frustrated. I’m not thinking along those lines, at all, but I do believe in your theory that fame is a myth. I just want to pursue good work. I just want to become better at whatever I pursue, whatever project I take on.
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A Faustian Bargain Itself: Emursive’s “Life and Trust”
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The Many Publics Of “The Marché Des Arts Du Spectacle D’Abidjan”
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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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