In The Post-Truth Era, Documentary Theatre Searches For Common Ground
With the onslaught of “alternative facts” or “fake news,” it can feel as though the ground has...
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Documentary Theatre
“Fatherland” at The Lyric Hammersmith: Masculinity in Crisis
Masculinity, whether toxic or in crisis (but never ever problem-free), is a hardy perennial...
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Acclimatization: Feminist Iranian Theatre Acclimatizes To Diaspora
Acclimatization refers to the process by which an individual organism adjusts to a change in its...
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“Quiz” at Noël Coward Theatre: Towards Participatory Theatre
It’s been a golden week for James Graham, British theatre’s wonder boy. After winning an Olivier...
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“Pressure” at The Park Theatre: New Play on D-Day
There are few things more British than talking about the weather. What makes this play about a...
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Chinese Vagina Monologues And Beyond
On March 20 2018, VaChina, a London-based Chinese feminist network, staged its first full drama...
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“The Great Wave” at The National Theatre: True Stories of Japanese People Abducted by the North Korean Regime
Until very recently British theatre has been pretty poor at representing the stories of Chinese...
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Why Do We Hate?: Censoring the Minority 2017
Namsan Arts Center’s 2017 season opened with Censoring the Minority 2017 (written and directed by...
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A Step Forward: A Look Into The 2017 Cairo Intl. Festival For Contemporary And Experimental Theatre
The Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre (CIFCET) has just...
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SummerWorks Round-Up: Cassandra Silver Reviews 6 Shows Closing in Toronto
Review: White Man’s Indian presents a new take on the coming-of-age narrative. Darla Contois’...
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“End of Imitation 2.0”: A Digital And Documentary Look At Humanity
Work on a documentary performance called End of Imitation started last autumn. It was shaped by...
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Contemporary Ukrainian Dramaturgy: Challenging Audience, Changing Theatre
During the post-Soviet period, Ukrainian dramaturgy lagged behind prose and poetry and was almost...
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“Ink” – Rupert Murdoch’s Tale of Success and Scandal, Now Playing at Almeida Theatre
The recent general election result proves that the power of the rightwing press has diminished...
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“School #3”: The Heartfelt Theatre-Based Documentary About the Kids of War-torn Donbass
School #3, a documentary about everyday life in war-struck eastern Ukraine, recently won a Grand...
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The Italian Village That Plays Itself Onstage
In the Italian region of Siena, perched on top of a hill, sits the sleepy village of...
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The Documentary Doubles of Milo Rau
Realistic rituals Milo Rau and the International Institute of Political Murder. The Swiss...
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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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Theatre of Displaced People: Post-Maidan Art in Ukraine
“How has theatre changed after Maidan?” is among the most frequently asked questions about...
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Gianina Cărbunariu: Documentary Theatre With Political Focus
A powerful trend in Romanian new drama in the past few years focuses on re-discovering of the...
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Artistic Exchange Between Netherlands and Brazil
Rio de Janeiro hosted many interesting events in the last months. One of them was HOBRA – Artistic...
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