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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Playwriting
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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There Is Nothing To Know About The Theatre, There Is Everything To Discover About Theatre
An Interview with playwright, dramaturg and director – Simona Semenic (Ljubljana, Slovenia)...
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Philip Ridley’s Tarantula at the Arcola Theatre: Blazingly Emotive And Beautifully Poetic Account Of Trauma From A Master Penman
Even the best streamed theatre can’t compete with the live version. It’s simple — with this art...
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The Fire This Time Festival Enters Its 16th Year
Finding artists, nurturing them, supporting them. Seeing their work to fruition, and creating a community of support. We really try to do this at the Apollo New Works, too. It’s really how we continue to keep people and community.
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Ché Walker’s Burnt-Up Love at the Finborough Theatre: Crime and Redemption In A Shining Gem Of A Show
Fringe venues perform a vital role on the ecology of London theatre. While many shows at these...
Read MorePlaywriting The “Next Generation.” How To Create A Character At The University Of Arts In Târgu-Mureș.
Ingeborg von Zadow and Elise Wilk in dialogue with Anda Cadariu Fabulamundi. Playwriting Europe. New Voices is a European project which aims to bring contemporary playwriting closer to the younger generations, addressing young...
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New Buds on a Fertile Island: New Play Development in Taiwan, Part 1
New writing stretches the boundaries of theatre arts. Though writing may seem a solitary...
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New Buds on a Fertile Island: New Play Development in Taiwan, Part 2
To read PART I of this essay, go to this link. Prologue Center for New Plays Having worked...
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