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Little Things We Do Together—Marianne Elliott’s “Company”

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 23rd Dec 2021 | Adaptation, New York, Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America

As most people reading this will already know, Company was first reworked for a female Bobbie...

“Sessions,” Soho Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 6th Dec 2021 | Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

After lockdown, the stage monologue saved British theatre. At venue after venue, cash-strapped...

The Normal Heart, National Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 16th Nov 2021 | London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

Hypocrisy. Is this the right word? I don’t mean the play, but the audience. Of course, in the...

A Lady with a Machine Gun

Posted by Togtogan Engdongi | 15th Oct 2021 | Belarus, Review, Theatre and Gender

Belarusian theatre hibernated since the notorious events of 2020. The artistic quality of most of...

In Photos: Large Variety of Performances in Inaugural Eazees Int’l Women’s Theatre Festival

Posted by Ahram Online | 11th Oct 2021 | Egypt, Festivals, News, Theatre and Gender

Numerous Egyptian and international theatre plays took part in the inaugural edition of Eazees...

“Text Me When You Arrive” is Witty, Punchy, and Hard-Hitting!

Posted by Tonderai Chiyindiko | 1st Oct 2021 | Review, South Africa, Theatre and Gender

In a normal country, plays like Text Me When You Arrive, which has just ended a short run at the...

“Oleanna,” Arts Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 18th Aug 2021 | London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

Before seeing this play, I decided to eat a steak. I thought I needed some extra strength. And it...

We Used Performing Arts to Map Out Gender Violence in Sierra Leone. What We Found

Posted by Aisha Fofana Ibrahim, Helen Shutt and Laura S. Martin | 13th Aug 2021 | Essay, Sierra Leone, Theatre and Gender

It’s been more than two years since Sierra Leone declared a state of emergency over sexual and...

The Personal is Political: Theatre as Therapy in Madrid

Posted by Duncan Wheeler | 14th Jun 2021 | Review, Spain, Theatre and Gender

The Spanish capital ranks amongst the European cities with the highest mortality rates for...

About “Saving Britney”: Prologue

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 18th May 2021 | London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

Uncertainty can sometimes provoke creativity. When the opening of Shereen Roushbaiani’s one-woman...

The Women Making Waves in Theatre in Africa Part 2

Posted by The African Theatre Magazine | 15th May 2021 | Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, News, Nigeria, South Africa, Theatre and Gender, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe

In most parts of Traditional Africa, theatre was a prerogative of the woman. Women were the...

“We Wish We’d Had This Show When We Were Kids”: Interview With “The Glitter Garden” Playwrights George Fowler and Lori Leigh

Posted by David O'Donnell | 14th May 2021 | Interview, LGBTQ+ Theatre, New Zealand, Playwriting, Theatre and Gender, Theatre for Young Audiences

The Glitter Garden by George Fowler and Lori Leigh. Directed by Lori Leigh. Circa Theatre,...

Adishakti Theatre Arts’ Latest Musical Turns the Lens on Sexual Assault and Power Politics at the Workplace

Posted by Gowri S | 3rd May 2021 | India, Musical Theatre, Review, Theatre and Gender

Adishakti Theatre Arts’ latest musical, Bhoomi, is adapted from Sarah Joseph’s Malayalam play...

“Six Men for Every Four Women”: Gender Inequalities in Theatre Programming Revealed in New Cross-Europe Study

Posted by European Theater Convention Board | 29th Apr 2021 | Europe, News, Theatre and Gender

Men continue to outnumber women and hold the most prestigious positions in theatre programmes, a...

Chinese Actress, Qi Xi, Wants More Roles for Women, by Women

Posted by Du Xinyu | 21st Apr 2021 | China, Interview, Theatre and Gender

This story is part of Sixth Tone’s five-year anniversary project Changemakers. When given the...

“My Vagina Was Not Buried With Him”: A Rich Multi Genre Narrative

Posted by Tonderai Chiyindiko | 13th Apr 2021 | Review, South Africa, Theatre and Gender

My Vagina Was Not Buried With Him is celebrated and multi award-winning poet, playwright, director...

Feedback Loop: “No One’s Gonna Believe Me Anyway” at the Gniezno Theatre

Posted by Piotr Dobrowolski | 8th Mar 2021 | Poland, Review, Theatre and Gender

“No one’s gonna believe me anyway,” says Barbara repeatedly. She knows there is no point in...

Women in the Lead: Julie Proudfoot on Artemisia Theatre’s 2021 Digital Season

Posted by Rhiannon Ling | 7th Mar 2021 | Chicago, Interview, Theatre and Gender, Transmedia, United States of America, Worldwide

As a female-identifying artist deeply invested in women’s stories (and as a staunch feminist),...

Perth Festival Review: “Whale Fall” is a Powerful Story About a Trans Boy, and the Life of a Whale

Posted by Chandra Salgado Kent | 4th Mar 2021 | Australia, Essay, Theatre and Gender

Review: Whale Fall, written by Ian Sinclair and directed by Melissa Cantwell for The Kabuki Drop....

“The Red Femicycle”: Gender Based Violence in Sharp Focus

Posted by Tonderai Chiyindiko | 14th Dec 2020 | Review, South Africa, Theatre and Gender

The Red Femicycle brings into sharp focus Gender-Based Violence in a gut-wrenching and...

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Theatre and Gender

Little Things We Do Together—Marianne Elliott’s “Company”

“Sessions,” Soho Theatre

The Normal Heart, National Theatre

A Lady with a Machine Gun

In Photos: Large Variety of Performances in Inaugural Eazees Int’l Women’s Theatre Festival

“Text Me When You Arrive” is Witty, Punchy, and Hard-Hitting!

“Oleanna,” Arts Theatre

We Used Performing Arts to Map Out Gender Violence in Sierra Leone. What We Found

About “Saving Britney”: Prologue

The Women Making Waves in Theatre in Africa Part 2

“We Wish We’d Had This Show When We Were Kids”: Interview With “The Glitter Garden” Playwrights George Fowler and Lori Leigh

Adishakti Theatre Arts’ Latest Musical Turns the Lens on Sexual Assault and Power Politics at the Workplace

“Six Men for Every Four Women”: Gender Inequalities in Theatre Programming Revealed in New Cross-Europe Study

Chinese Actress, Qi Xi, Wants More Roles for Women, by Women

“My Vagina Was Not Buried With Him”: A Rich Multi Genre Narrative

Feedback Loop: “No One’s Gonna Believe Me Anyway” at the Gniezno Theatre

Women in the Lead: Julie Proudfoot on Artemisia Theatre’s 2021 Digital Season

Perth Festival Review: “Whale Fall” is a Powerful Story About a Trans Boy, and the Life of a Whale

“The Red Femicycle”: Gender Based Violence in Sharp Focus

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