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Adapting Pier Paolo Pasolini: “T.E.O.R.E.M.A.T.” by Grzegorz Jarzyna

Posted by Armando Rotondi | 13th May 2017 | Adaptation, Italy, Poland, Polish Theatre Abroad, Review

Teorema occupies a position of special importance in Pier Paolo Pasolini’s production, both as a...

A Paradox in a War Fable: “The Great Play”

Posted by Shin Hyunsook | 12th May 2017 | Adaptation, Devised Theatre, South Korea

In late 2016, a chaotic period both in and out of Korea, Doosan Art Center and Theatre Company...

Wagner’s “Forbidden Love” (“Das Liebesverbot”) at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires

Posted by Pablo Bardin | 11th May 2017 | Adaptation, Argentina, Theatre and Opera

German composer’s Forbidden Love is premièred at the Teatro Colón The Colón hasn’t offered Richard...

LA County Museum Art Makes the Most of Mozart’s “Magic Flute”: Frances Stark’s Film and Chagall’s Designs

Posted by Lauren Deutsch | 11th May 2017 | Adaptation, France, Los Angeles, Theatre and Art, Theatre and Opera

In advance of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s forthcoming exhibition, Chagall: Fantasies...

Lady Macbeth Sings Traditional Korean Ballad: An Interview With Tae-Sook Han

Posted by Zoe Ryu | 2nd May 2017 | Adaptation, Interview, South Korea, Theatre and Opera

Tae-sook Han’s 2016 production of Lady Macbeth, a Changgeuk (Korean traditional opera),...

“The Butterfly’s Evil Spell” – Federico García Lorca’s First Premiere. From the Eslava Theatre to “Sala del Mariano”

Posted by Alfonso Vázquez | 28th Apr 2017 | Adaptation, Spain

Lorca’s first play contains beautiful verses. However, its characters, a group of insects did not...

Two Shakespeare Adaptations in Iran

Posted by Ali Pour Issa | 26th Apr 2017 | Adaptation, Iran

How do Iranian artists adapt Shakespeare’s drama? The Iranian directors, Mohammad Aghebati and...

Adaptation of “Huzur” An Iconic Turkish Novel by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar at the State Theatre

Posted by Nagihan Haliloglu | 24th Apr 2017 | Adaptation, Turkey

State Theatre revived Kenan Işık’s adaptation of Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar’s Huzur, or A...

Adapting for Transmedia – Part II

Posted by Felix Mortimer | 22nd Apr 2017 | Adaptation, Immersive Theatre, Transmedia, United Kingdom

Felix Mortimer is a former member of Punchdrunk who has gone on to found RETZ with Simon Ryninks...

Adapting For Transmedia – Part I

Posted by Felix Mortimer | 22nd Apr 2017 | Adaptation, Immersive Theatre, Transmedia, United Kingdom

Felix Mortimer is a former member of Punchdrunk who has gone on to found RETZ with Simon Ryninks...

“Don Juan in Soho” Featuring David Tennant

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 15th Apr 2017 | Adaptation, London, Review, United Kingdom

Updating the classics is not without its pitfalls. How can a modern audience, which has a...

How “Cutting Up” Shakespeare’s Plays Can Be An Act Of Creative Destruction

Posted by Bruce Smith | 11th Apr 2017 | Adaptation, United Kingdom

The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) has been the site of many creative adaptations of...

“Peer Gynt” [recycled] by Auckland Theatre Company

Posted by Leigh Sykes | 5th Apr 2017 | Adaptation, New Zealand

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.