Interview With Opera Director Rodula Gaitanou: “The Culinary Traditions Give Me A Great Insight Into A Nation’s Taste For Hospitality”
The Greek-born opera director Rodula Gaitanou has made a name for herself internationally. She is...
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Theatre and Gender
“Angry Alan” – Edinburgh Fringe Review: An Open Examination Of The Men’s Rights Movement
Angry Alan Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh ★★★★★ Playwright Penelope Skinner’s new work, Angry Alan,...
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Marguerite Duras’ “La Maladie De La Mort”: Katie Mitchell and Alice Birch Collaboration
As its title suggests, La Maladie De La Mort is not exactly an uplifting piece of theatre. In...
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Laura Wade’s “Home, I’m Darling” At The National Theatre
Nostalgia used to be a disease, but now it’s a lifestyle choice. Look around you: British reality...
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How Norwegians Do It (Play Ibsen, That Is)
The plays of the great Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen are a natural staple of the repertoire at...
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“Lysa And The Freeborn Dames” Pays Tribute To Feminist Protests
The three-women chorus in this energizing, thought-provoking and very well written and acted piece...
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Women Stories From Turkey
Women stories of all kinds are being told everywhere and Istanbul has her own share. Since most...
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Girls Being Bad: “Our Dear Dead Drug Lord” By Alexis Scheer
“On Wednesdays, we wear pink,” affirms Regina George in the 2004 cult classic comedy Mean Girls....
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Problems With Gender Equality In Australia’s Dance Industry
The dance sector in Australia has a gender equality problem. While nearly 70% of people working in...
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“Orlando” At Soulpepper Theatre
To see actors who have received proper professional training in the use of two core...
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“Upstream Downtown” by Animacy Theatre Collective: The Story of Two Salmons
Review of Upstream Downtown by Animacy Theatre Collective, in co-production with Common Boots...
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South African Women’s Arts Festival – 22 Years On
The Playhouse Company, an Agency of the Department of Arts and Culture, presents its annual South...
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Nireeksha Women’s Theatre’s New Play Explores How Women Battle Fundamentalism and Violence
The curtains lift to a clinical laboratory. Jessy, a nurse at the laboratory, is struggling...
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Vicky Jones On Life After “Fleabag” And “The One”: “It’s Based On Something That Happened To Me”
Bret Yount is choreographing. But there isn’t any dancing. Nor, for the moment, is there...
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“Genesis Inc” at The Hampstead Theatre
We are now pretty familiar with the idea that human reproduction (making babies) has been turned...
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“This Is Step One” Is A Personal Plat For The #MeToo Era
An emotional storytelling solo show, This Is Step One tells a highly personal story of sexual...
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Critics Have A Duty To Look Beyond Appearance And Judge Performance. Otherwise They’re Just Creepy.
I went to see Flight Of The Conchords this week. The New Zealand musical comedy duo flaunted their...
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Curating LookOUT, The First Chinese Arts Festival On Gender: An Interview With Fabrizio Massini
The LookOUT Arts Festival, presented by Ibsen International, takes place in Beijing from July...
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“Anjou”: Lady Chamberlain
Re-visiting Shakespeare is a perennial theatrical exercise, and Richard the Third’s malevolent...
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The Magical World Of Leonora Carrington
The gardens at the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City have been the site of Emmanuel Márquez’s...
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