Venice in Decay and Harlequin with No Mask
The Venice of Goldoni’s The Jealous Women (Le donne gelose) is a city in full decline: the...
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Mọ́remí: Yorùbá Feminism and Mayhem at Ilè-Ifẹ̀
In present-day Ilè-Ifẹ̀, the birthplace of Yorùbá civilisation, a very urbane monarch, His...
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“Peer Gynt” [recycled] by Auckland Theatre Company
The concepts of the self and the troll are at the heart of this adaptation by Eli Kent, alongside an investigation of the nature of theatre itself. This is a resolutely post-modern, meta-theatrical play that tackles themes that resonate powerfully with the currently very prevalent culture of narcissism and self-interest.
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“Hanuman: The Superhero Monkey” Showcases Enchanting Music
This afternoon, we checked out The Little Company’s Hanuman: The Superhero Monkey, a multimedia...
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“My Country; A Work in Progress” The First Play Explicitly About Brexit
Oh dear. The first play explicitly about Brexit is being staged by the National Theatre in a...
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Brexit Play Attempts to Break the Bubble
Much has been written over recent months about the apparent bubble in which we are all now living,...
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In Search for a European Identity: Wiesbaden Biennale 2016
New concept and new management: The Wiesbaden Biennale 2016 set out to search for a European...
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Tamsin Greig’s Gender-Bending Performance in “Twelfth Night”
In 1602, a law student called John Manningham saw Twelfth Night, or What You Will, and wrote what...
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“Singin’ in the Rain” Returns to a Tokyo Stage
When Adam Cooper launched into the first verse of Singin’ in the Rain on the stage of Tokyu...
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“Mahabharata”: A War Epic in Puppetry
Anurupa Roy’s much-feted Mahabharata thrilled audience with the innovative use of puppetry in...
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Hamlet-Inspired “Love in Idleness” at the Menier Chocolate Factory
The rehabilitation of playwright Terence Rattigan has surpassed even the stage when not only are...
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Political Origins of the Edinburgh International Festival
In 1947 Edinburgh was still in a post-war haze. The city was craving colour, culture, and above...
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From Court Theatre to the Federal System
Again and again, especially abroad, the question is put why there is no National Theatre in...
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“The Hairy Ape” at the Park Avenue Armory, NYC
As I sat in my $95 seat applauding the elegant and very smart production of Eugene O’Neill’s The...
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Mat Fraser, Disabled Actor And Advocate, Will Portray Richard III In New Play
An actor born with defects resulting from the drug Thalidomide has been cast as Shakespeare’s...
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Romeo, Juliet, and You: CoLab Theatre is Back Challenging the Bard with Interactivity
“But he which bore my letter, Friar John, Was stay’d by accident, and yesternight...
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Globalized Modernity in Contemporary Drama
Current plays treat the great global contexts, but also take a look at family structures. There...
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“Hamlet” at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
John Caird is widely known as the co-director with fellow Englishman Trevor Nunn of Les...
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Interview: Mikhail Baryshnikov On The Premiere Of Brodsky/Baryshnikov Project In London
“Fire, Death, Anxiety, Love, Fear…It’s All There.” Brodsky / Baryshnikov is a one-man show based...
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The Transcultural Force of a Chinese-style “Decalogue” in Poland
In May, September, and November 2016, the Stary Teatr in Krakow staged an exquisite and courageous...
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