“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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Playwriting
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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Cherry Play “Rule Of Thumb” Captures Challenges And Culture Brilliantly
If you’re fortunate, you have at least one friend who’s a creative and adventurous cook—and who...
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“The Actor’s Life for Me:” A Conversation With David Greenspan
David Greenspan keeps busy. Just two weeks after closing his monumental solo rendition of Eugene...
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Contemporary “Electra” by DumbWise at The Bunker Theatre
Electra is the protagonist in two Ancient Greek tragedies, one by Sophocles and the other by...
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Moulting Of Traditions
Staged at the ongoing 8th Theatre Olympics, Sabir Khan’s Doodhan mirrors the hardships of...
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“Gundog” at The Royal Court
First the goats, and now the sheep—has this venue become an urban farm? Rural life, which was once...
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Alan Bennett’s Next Play Is Set In A Hospital–And It’s Threatened With Closure Thanks To Cuts
Alan Bennett’s next play will focus on an NHS hospital threatened with closure thanks to...
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“Privacy:” The Impact Of The Digital Revolution On Private Life
Inspired by the Edward Snowden case, James Graham’s Privacy shows us the consequences of...
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“Forked” Privilege Gets Served
Jo Tan’s playwriting debut offers a simple yet familiar story of one Singaporean girl with big...
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The Great Australian Plays: “The Cake Man” And The Indigenous Mission Experience
In the introduction to her seminal book Creating Frames: Contemporary Indigenous Theatre, Mary...
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“Imaginationship” at The Finborough Theatre Explores a Divided Nation
It’s the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Finborough Arms pub, so Neil McPherson, artistic...
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