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Luke Wright, A Spoken-Word Poet At The Top Of His Game

Posted by Margaret Rose | 16th Aug 2024 | Edinburgh 2024, Festivals, Review, United Kingdom

Spoken word poetry has a huge following in the UK, and Luke Wright is one of the most talented...

“Freak Out!” A Heady Cocktail About Climate Change

Posted by Margaret Rose | 16th Aug 2024 | Edinburgh 2024, Festivals, Review, United Kingdom

On the Edinburgh Fringe the number of plays investigating climate change is growing each year, and...

“In Two Minds.” Female Led Irish Storytelling

Posted by Margaret Rose | 15th Aug 2024 | Edinburgh 2024, Festivals, Ireland, Review, Theatre and Science, United Kingdom

In Two Minds, produced by Dublin’s celebrated multi-award winning Fishamble, is playing at...

Tampere Theatre Festival 2024: Asking Important Questions About Theatre and Democracy

Posted by Maria Delgado | 15th Aug 2024 | Festivals, Finland, Review, Tampere Theatre Festival 2024

Tampere is Finland’s third largest city— parallels are often drawn with Manchester, in part...

“Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists” at the Tampere Theatre Festival: Do We Defend Democracy by Breaking Its Rules?

Posted by Maria Delgado | 15th Aug 2024 | Festivals, Finland, Portugal, Review, Tampere Theatre Festival 2024

In my humble view, Tiago Rodrigues is one of the most important theatre makers at work today. His...

“Penthesilea” After Von Kleist. Let’s Rock

Posted by Margaret Rose | 14th Aug 2024 | Edinburgh 2024, Festivals, Netherlands, Review, United Kingdom

Director of the Edinburgh International Festival (EIF), Nicola Benedetti, chose ‘Rituals that...

“Hamstrung.” Yorick’s Untold Story

Posted by Margaret Rose | 14th Aug 2024 | Edinburgh 2024, Festivals, Review, United Kingdom

Hamlet, along with A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Tempest and Macbeth, are probably the...

Isabella Rossellini at Rubix Festival in Montenegro

Posted by Emilija Kvočka | 14th Aug 2024 | Acting, Festivals, Montenegro, Review

The Rubix festival, held for the second time in Porto Montenegro, in Tivat, represents an...

“The Outrun”

Posted by Margaret Rose | 13th Aug 2024 | Edinburgh 2024, Festivals, Review, United Kingdom

Amy Liptrot’s bestselling memoir, The Outrun (2016) has recently been genre hopping. In January...

It Could Happen: Interview with Playwright Sean King and Director William Roudebush

Posted by Marcina Zaccaria | 11th Aug 2024 | Interview, New York, United States of America

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.

A Faustian Bargain Itself: Emursive’s “Life and Trust”

Posted by Andrew Agress | 7th Aug 2024 | Immersive Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

At long last, the immersive titan Sleep No More, will—well—sleep no more. The long-running New...

The Many Publics Of “The Marché Des Arts Du Spectacle D’Abidjan”

Posted by Brian Valente-Quinn | 30th Jul 2024 | Côte d'Ivoire, Essay, Festivals, Transcultural Collaborations

The Marché des Arts du Spectacle d’Abidjan (Abidjan Market for Performing Arts), or MASA, is one...

52nd Venice Theatre Biennale (15-30 June). Gob Squad’s “Elephants In Rooms” And “Creation (Pictures For Dorian)”

Posted by Margaret Rose | 28th Jul 2024 | Festivals, Italy, Review, Transmedia

This year’s Theatre Biennale (15 to 30 June), entitled, Niger and Albus (Black and White), sees...

“Wine & Halva:” Post-Migration And The Limits Of Western Liberalism

Posted by Övgü Ülgen | 26th Jul 2024 | Canada, Review, Theatre and Politics

It is May 4, 2024, in Montreal, and I walk on Rue Bélanger as the night is approaching on this...

Playwriting The “Next Generation.” How To Create A Character At The University Of Arts In Târgu-Mureș.

Posted by Anda Cadariu | 25th Jul 2024 | Interview, Playwriting, Romania

Ingeborg von Zadow and Elise Wilk in dialogue with Anda Cadariu Fabulamundi. Playwriting Europe. New Voices is a European project which aims to bring contemporary playwriting closer to the younger generations, addressing young...