Modern Man’s Predicament: Nobel Laureate Gao Xingjian As A Tragic Playwright
The place of dramatic tragedy in the twentieth century was one of extreme ambiguity and...
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Playwriting
“On The Block” And “Glammuh” Series: One Play And One Visual Artist’s Impressions On The Life Of Black Youth In Contemporary Barbados-Part I
“Don’t afraid to be different. Conformity is practically a death sentence to an artist. In other...
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“Leave Taking” at The Bush Theatre
Winsome Pinnock has for decades been a central figure in the promotion of BAME drama not just as a...
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Between The Mirror And The Window
Written by Jayant Dalvi, Savitri explores different perspectives of marriage and its relevance in...
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When Playwriting Becomes Activism: An Interview With Nelson Diaz-Marcano
New York City-based Puerto Rican playwright Nelson Diaz-Marcano first came to the world of...
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Brian Friel’s “Translations” At The National Theatre: Four Stars
Since the Northern Irish playwright’s death in 2015, Brian Friel’s work is rarely sighted in...
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Playwright Puts Gay Divorce In The Spotlight: Conversation with Ken Urban
Boston-based playwright Ken Urban has written the first major play about gay divorce, using the...
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The Drama Of Independence
Eimuntas Nekrošius and Lithuania’s Youth Theatre May 2018 marks thirty years since an event of...
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“Masterpieces” at The Finborough Theatre
Neil McPherson, the long-serving head of this London fringe theatre, has a brilliant record of...
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“Nine Night” at The National Theatre: The Play About Grief
The good news about so-called black drama on British stages is that it has broken out of its...
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“Absolute Hell” at The National Theatre
Rodney Ackland must be the most well-known forgotten man in postwar British theatre. His legend...
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Battle Cries For Liberation
At a staging in Kerala in January, Sara Matchett’s Walk: South Africa proved to be a harrowing but...
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“Ameryka”- Critical Mass And Block Party 2018
In 2017, Los Angeles’ Center Theatre Group launched a new, and frankly exciting, idea known as...
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Edward Albee’s “Three Tall Women”: A Dissent
My reaction to Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women when it first arrived in New York in 1994 was...
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Interview With Sergio Blanco: “A Creator Must Know The Times In Which He Lives”
The acclaimed Franco-Uruguayan playwright Sergio Blanco was in Madrid to stage his play Ostia at...
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Jacob Storms’ “Tennessee Rising”: Remembering Tennessee Williams
Tennessee Rising is a theatre piece that requires yet easily commands your full attention. The...
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“Possession:” Music And Movement Dominate Performance On Hermits, Deserts And Demons
Possession was performed twice during D-Caf festival, and is directed by Tom Bailey. English...
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Bearing Down On The Bechdel Test: Laurie Fyffee At The Ergo Arts Pink Festival!
In 2017, I came across the Ergo Arts Pink Festival with a mandate as follows: “Ergo Pink Fest is a...
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“The Delightful Journey Of Mr. Goldoni”: A National Premiere In Pavia
Since 2007, the year of the 300th anniversary of the birth of Carlo Goldoni (1707–1793), Ghislieri...
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“All Those Unnatural Bonds:” Talking Sexuality, Shame, And Female Friendship With Hannah Moscovitch
Alt.theatre web editor Hayley Malouin interviews playwright Hannah Moscovitch about female...
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