Edinburgh Festivals: How They Became the World’s Biggest Arts Event
The Edinburgh Festival is upon us again, a three-week spectacular that turns the Scottish capital...
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Marlowe’s “Edward II” at Melbourne’s Malthouse Theatre
While the rest of the world is marking the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death,...
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What is “Ketamine: The Musical?”
A “profound and numbing” play dedicated to the powerful psychedelic drug ketamine is due to open...
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Christina Papagiannouli on Cyberformance, Online Theatre, and Pokémon GO
Christina Papagiannouli directs and devises cyberformances on online platforms such as UpStage and...
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The Dramaturgical Notion of Counter-text
The role of the dramaturg within text-based theatre is currently prescriptive and limiting. There...
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Caryl Churchill’s “Pigs and Dogs” at the Royal Court Theatre
Caryl Churchill’s new 10-minute play, Pigs and Dogs, just opened at the Royal Court Theatre, under...
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“Twelfth Night” and Cross-Mobility Casting
Renowned Shakespearean actor Robert Armin wrote in 1608 of the difference between a “natural” and...
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Maverick Director Barrie Kosky On Rescuing Opera From The Taste Police
“It is easy for opera to be hijacked by the taste police, especially when the taste police have...
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The Classical Theatre Festival in Almagro Closes a 39th Edition Dedicated to Cervantes
The Almagro Classical Theatre Festival held its 39th edition this month of July, with a special...
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Secrets of the Bolshoi: The Life and Times of a Soviet Claque
Learn how to galvanize an enormous auditorium, tame an usherette and get the best seat in the...
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Nigerian Stages Go Agog for Wole Soyinka @ 82 and Femi Osofisan @ 70
The months of June and July are memorable months in the calendar of Nigerian Theatre lovers,...
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“Hearing” Iranian Play, performed at 2016 Festival d’Avignon
Hearing by Amir Reza Koohestani to be Performed at Festival d’Avignon, July 21-24, 2016 Iranian...
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“The Whispers Behind the Battle Line” Revived on the Tehran Stage
The Whispers Behind the Battle Line is written by Alirezā Nāderi and directed by Mohammad Rezā...
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Reframing The Institution Of Public Theatre
The institution of the theatre constitutes a form of public/shared space. The public theatre...
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“Dragon Quest” Show Pulls Its Audiences Into The Action
For gamers and lovers of sheer theatrical spectacle alike, the summer’s hottest ticket seems sure...
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Butoh For Kids Has Fun With “Birthday Suit” Tale
“Gloomy,” “eerie,” “vulgar,” “avant-garde” and “conceptual” are adjectives often used to describe...
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Alex Nichols’ Critique of Smash Musical “Hamilton”
Hamilton won a number of Tonys and received glowing reviews. Alex Nichols from Current Affairs...
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Dreams of Young Syrian Refugees Imagined
I am in the same room with three young asylum seekers from Syria—Abed, 17, from Deir al-Zour;...
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What It’s Like To Be A Puppet Maker
Have you ever watched the original Thunderbirds and tried to count all the strings? Well, puppets...
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The Wooster Group, Liberated
The Town Hall Affair, May 11-27, 2016, The Performing Garage, New York City Sometimes a hasty...
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