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The Beginnings of Theatre in Iraq

Posted by Amir Al-Azraki | 31st Dec 2024 | Essay, Iraq, Theatre and Politics

Theatre in Iraq has some deep roots in ancient Mesopotamia, but its formal development was delayed...

“We Live in Cairo”-Off-Broadway

Posted by Heather Waters | 10th Dec 2024 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, Theatre and Politics

We Live in Cairo, written by The Lazours, is a historical musical set in Egypt during the Arab...

Six Against Turkey – We Are All a Little Turkish

Posted by Verity Healey | 3rd Dec 2024 | Kosovo, Kosovo Albania Theatre Showcase 2024, Review, Theatre and Politics

Six Against Turkey, at The Kosovo Albania Showcase, is a new satire from playwright Jeton Neziraj...

Shakespeare In Iraq: An Interview With Dr. Samir Talib

Posted by Amir Al-Azraki | 9th Nov 2024 | Interview, Iraq, Theatre and Politics

Dr. Samir Talib is an Iraqi scholar specializing in Shakespeare and Renaissance studies. He earned...

“Ghosts of My House” In İstanbul: A Contemporary Canadian Play Out Of Context Or Domesticating Whiteness

Posted by Deniz Bașar | 31st Oct 2024 | Review, Theatre and Politics, Turkey

It is the 24th of September 2024 in İstanbul, and I’m finding my way through the curvy streets of...

Trauma In Translation: Stratford’s Milestone Salesman In China

Posted by Barbara Gabriel | 19th Oct 2024 | Canada, China, Review, Theatre and Politics

“My head feels like a bridge that all of Beijing has been walking over.” The stage is...

La Vie En Sickly Rose: Florian Zeller’s “The Son” at the German State Theatre

Posted by Ilinca Todoruţ | 13th Oct 2024 | Review, Romania, Theatre and Politics

The entire stage is the same shade of pale, dusty pink: the extra-long couch and side tables, the...

On State Theatres and Minoritarian Theatres: Interview with Andrea Wolfer, Head of the Dramaturgy and PR Department of the German State Theatre in Timișoara, Romania

Posted by Ilinca Todoruţ | 9th Oct 2024 | Interview, Romania, Theatre and Politics

How is the German State Theatre different from other Romanian public theatres? Last year, when...

Mark Rosenblatt’s Giant at the Royal Court: Provocative Drama About Anti-Semitism Is A Superb Play Of Ideas

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 7th Oct 2024 | Books, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Roald Dahl evokes mixed feelings. He’s one of the greatest children’s storytellers, whose macabre...

Report From The Underground: A New Iranian Theatre

Posted by Ali Mansouri | 25th Sep 2024 | Essay, Iran, Theatre and Politics

For many Iranians, the contemporary history of the country is divided into before and after...

Timberlake Wertenbaker’s “Our Country’s Good” at the Lyric Hammersmith: Slightly Updated Classic Grounded by an Awkward Production

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 12th Sep 2024 | Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Although the idea of deporting people to Rwanda as a punishment is now, following the defeat of...

Tom Stoppard’s The Real Thing at the Old Vic: Spirited and Highly Enjoyable Revival of Semi-Autobiographical Love Drama

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 6th Sep 2024 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Adultery is the great staple of modern British playwriting. The anguish of marriage, and the...

Contemporary Transnationalism Theatre in China: Theatre Review of “Apple Tree” directed by Feng Lu

Posted by Xunnan Li | 30th Aug 2024 | China, Review, Theatre and Politics

In 2024, National Theatre of China in Beijing showcased an experimental avant-garde theatre work “Apple Tree” to talk about the tension in the contemporary marriage between a young Chinese couple. Their tension in the marriage was reflected when the wife is suffering from the unexpected miscarriage.The play is such a transnational one. The director Feng was educated in France when he was young, with established exposure to the French film and theatre. In this play and his previous productions, there are huge amount of Roland’s style of using montage and space changing.