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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.

“Mahabharata”: A War Epic in Puppetry

Posted by Diwan Singh Bajeli | 3rd Apr 2017 | Adaptation, India, Puppetry

Anurupa Roy’s much-feted Mahabharata thrilled audience with the innovative use of puppetry in...

Hamlet-Inspired “Love in Idleness” at the Menier Chocolate Factory

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 3rd Apr 2017 | Adaptation, London, Review, United Kingdom

The rehabilitation of playwright Terence Rattigan has surpassed even the stage when not only are...

Theatre Review: “The Little Prince” An Inventive Russian Take On Saint-Exupéry’s Modern Classic

Posted by Andreea Scridon | 22nd Mar 2017 | Adaptation, Review, Russia, Russian Theatre Abroad

The Little Prince–the classic novella by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry–is about a pilot stranded in the...

“Bidehi” or Ibsen’s “Ghosts” in Bengali: A Rare Experience of Translation/Adaptation on Stage

Posted by Ketaki Datta | 17th Mar 2017 | Adaptation, India

It was a socialite evening at Uttam Manch on 14 January, while the mercury was dipping low, making...

Conversation With Iván Pérez, The Founder of INNE and Choreographer for Song of the Goat Theatre

Posted by Tomasz Wiśniewski | 17th Mar 2017 | Adaptation, Interview, Poland, Theatre and Dance

In 2016 Song of the Goat Theatre celebrated the twentieth anniversary of its existence. Founded by...

A New Version of Christopher Marlowe’s “Tamburlaine” by Yellow Earth Opens in London

Posted by Mary Mazzilli | 15th Mar 2017 | Adaptation, United Kingdom

Global Shakespeare has been a phenomenon of adaptation, translation, cultural appropriation and...

Cheek by Jowl’s “The Winter’s Tale” – A Stone, A Woman, A Journey

Posted by Molly Ziegler | 11th Mar 2017 | Adaptation, United Kingdom

Molly Ziegler reviews Cheek by Jowl’s adaptation of The Winter’s Tale at Glasgow’ Citizen’s Theatre.

Cosmologizing Social Evil in Dulaang UP’s “Faust”

Posted by J Neil Garcia | 4th Mar 2017 | Adaptation, Philippines

Dulaang UP’s current production, Rody Vera’s Filipino adaptation of Faust, directed by José...

Anthony Burgess’ “A Clockwork Orange” at Park Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 22nd Feb 2017 | Adaptation, Review, United Kingdom

There are few modern literary fables that really resonate in the wider culture. And most that do...

Headlong Theatre’s “1984”: Orwell’s Nightmare or a Smug Satire for The Inner Party?

Posted by Robert Reid | 14th Feb 2017 | Adaptation, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Orwell’s novel 1984 is currently a bestseller in the U.S. We can soon expect many...

A Mixture Of New Elements Brings A Classic Indian Play To Life

Posted by Diwan Singh Bajeli | 4th Feb 2017 | Adaptation, India

With its debut production of Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharni presented at the 21st Urdu Drama Festival in...

“Peter Pan Goes Wrong” But Gets Comedy Right

Posted by Jeff Robson | 1st Feb 2017 | Adaptation, Review, United Kingdom

The antithesis of some of the slick, accomplished television premieres of the festive season was...

Moscow Theater Performance of “Anna Karenina” to Play at a Cinema Near You

Posted by Alexandra Guzeva - Russia Beyond the Headlines | 29th Jan 2017 | Adaptation, News, Russia

The Vakhtangov Theatre’s interpretation of Leo Tolstoy’s famous novel, Anna Karenina, is...

“Hedda Gabbler” Adaptation Has Too Much Direction

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 27th Jan 2017 | Adaptation, Review, United Kingdom

Theatre conventions are a funny thing. Nowadays, it’s actually quite difficult to see a modern...

AbOriginal Theatre’s “Fractures” – Nigerian Adaptation of Arthur Miller’s “A View from the Bridge”

Posted by The Theatre Times | 22nd Jan 2017 | Adaptation, News, Nigeria

AbOriginal Theatre, the theatre arm of AbOriginal Productions, returned with its latest theatrical...

Adapting a Theatre Myth into a Popular Myth: the case of Don Juan’s “Statue of the Commander” in Naples

Posted by Armando Rotondi | 20th Jan 2017 | Adaptation, Essay, Italy

The origin of the figure of Don Juan and, at the same time, of the related Statue of the Commander...

A Golden Age of Theater for Japan’s Seniors

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 15th Jan 2017 | Adaptation, Japan, News, Theatre and Age

At the age of 91, Saitama resident Izumi Noguchi is speaking at his first press conference — at...

The Rough House Theater’s “Ubu Roi” at the Upcoming Chicago International Puppet Festival

Posted by Skye Geerts | 13th Jan 2017 | Adaptation, Chicago, Festivals, News, Puppetry, United States of America

This journey starts by skipping back to the Fall of 2016 at the kitsch-laden Chopin Theatre in the...

Adaptation

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

“Peer Gynt” [recycled] by Auckland Theatre Company

“Mahabharata”: A War Epic in Puppetry

Hamlet-Inspired “Love in Idleness” at the Menier Chocolate Factory

Theatre Review: “The Little Prince” An Inventive Russian Take On Saint-Exupéry’s Modern Classic

“Bidehi” or Ibsen’s “Ghosts” in Bengali: A Rare Experience of Translation/Adaptation on Stage

Conversation With Iván Pérez, The Founder of INNE and Choreographer for Song of the Goat Theatre

A New Version of Christopher Marlowe’s “Tamburlaine” by Yellow Earth Opens in London

Cheek by Jowl’s “The Winter’s Tale” – A Stone, A Woman, A Journey

Cosmologizing Social Evil in Dulaang UP’s “Faust”

Anthony Burgess’ “A Clockwork Orange” at Park Theatre

Headlong Theatre’s “1984”: Orwell’s Nightmare or a Smug Satire for The Inner Party?

A Mixture Of New Elements Brings A Classic Indian Play To Life

“Peter Pan Goes Wrong” But Gets Comedy Right

Moscow Theater Performance of “Anna Karenina” to Play at a Cinema Near You

“Hedda Gabbler” Adaptation Has Too Much Direction

AbOriginal Theatre’s “Fractures” – Nigerian Adaptation of Arthur Miller’s “A View from the Bridge”

Adapting a Theatre Myth into a Popular Myth: the case of Don Juan’s “Statue of the Commander” in Naples

A Golden Age of Theater for Japan’s Seniors

The Rough House Theater’s “Ubu Roi” at the Upcoming Chicago International Puppet Festival

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