Frantic Assembly’s “Lost Atoms” at the Lyric Hammersmith: 30th Anniversary Show Is About Love But Its Story Is Predictable And Bland
Some shows have great moments, but somehow just don’t work — the whole is less than the sum of its...
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Alan Ayckbourn’s Woman in Mind at the Duke of York’s Theatre: Starry West End Staging Is More Visually Delightful Than Emotionally Compelling
New Year, new line up of West End stars. This time it’s the turn of Olivier-Award-winner Sheridan...
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Writing Across Taiwan and Macau: An Interview with Taiwanese Playwright Chiao-Jung Chen
It’s very hard to define Chiao-Jung Chen as one kind of artist, for she is someone who works...
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Thriving in an Either-Or World: An Interview with Taiwan-based Pangcah Theatre Artist Ihot Sinlay Cihek
Ihot Sinlay Cihek is a Taiwan-based Pangcah theatre artist whose work confronts the intersecting...
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Meghan Tyler’s “Crocodile Fever” at the Arcola Theatre: Northern Ireland Sisters In A Darkly Funny Anti-Patriarchal Feast Of Symbols
Weird scenes inside the farmhouse; weird scenes in Northern Ireland; weird scenes of the 1980s....
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Nick Payne’s “The Unbelievers” at the Royal Court Theatre: Latest Play By A Top New Writer Is Disappointingly Unfocused
The Royal Court, Britain’s premiere new writing venue, celebrates its platinum anniversary next...
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Duncan Macmillan’s Every Brilliant Thing at @Sohoplace: Moving Mixture Of Joyous Theatricality And Serious Mental Health Themes
Slowly, very slowly, the audience begins to arrive. Taking their seats, shedding jackets,...
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George Bernard Shaw’s Mrs Warren’s Profession at the Garrick Theatre: Slimmed Down Revival Of A Classic About The Woman Question Stars Imelda Staunton
George Bernard Shaw is the supreme example of old writing. Maddeningly verbose, eye-poppingly...
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Exploring a Global Vision in the Sinosphere: An Interview with Katherine Chou, Chair of the World Sinophone Drama Competition for Young Playwrights
The World Sinophone Drama Competition for Young Playwrights is the largest playwriting contest in...
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On Creativity, Labor, and Uncertainty: An Interview with Taiwanese Playwright Yu-Chia Wei
Yu-Chia Wei is a Taiwanese playwright whose work has earned numerous accolades. Her two plays, A...
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Conor McPherson’s The Brightening Air at the Old Vic: Wonderfully Numinous And Eccentric Account Of Family Life In 1980s Rural Ireland
Theatre needs mystery. In the darkened auditorium, with a crowd of strangers sharing your...
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Violence Is Not Fate. Change Is Possible
Turkish writer, theatre critic, and academic Zehra İpşiroğlu’s book Woman Plays features...
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Theatre “Haunts” People
An Interview with Mr. Horia Gârbea – Playwright, dramaturg, translator, Bucaresti, Romania Horia...
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Nikoletta Soumelidis’s Spent at the Old Red Lion Theatre: Intriguing And Suggestive Exploration Of Gender Roles
One of the joys of contemporary playwriting is its openness to flexible casting. In Ruby Thomas’s...
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Nick Payne’s One Day When We Were Young at Park Theatre: Time-Hopping Love Story Is Restrained By The Slenderness of the Plot
How long would you wait for your soulmate? In “The Demon Lover”, a short story by Elizabeth Bowen,...
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Bridging Worlds: Bahram Beyzaie’s “Naqqali Trilogy” Wins The 2024 ASTR Translation Award Prize
In November, the American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR) awarded the 2024 Translation Prize...
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Coral Wylie’s Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew at the Bush Theatre: Tender And Original Debut About The Black Queer Experience
Diaries are dynamite — they hold secrets, and secrets can tear families apart. In Coral Wylie’s...
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Laura Horton’s Lynn Faces at the New Diorama Theatre: Surreal Gig Theatre Event Explores Coercive Control Through Comedy
British people are socially awkward: this explains why we talk about the weather, queue...
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Playwriting Awards in Taiwan: Recognition and Reality
Playwriting awards have always been a promised land for playwrights. For emerging storytellers,...
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