From A Basketball Athlete To A Political Dissident
Belarus Free Theatre, which currently operates in exile in London, recently presented its...
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Theatre and Politics
Richard III at MITEM: When the Monster Is Not Alone
There was something almost suspiciously neat about the programming. MİTEM opened with Richard III...
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“Managed Approach” – Two Contrasting Stories – Open Aire Theatre, Riverside Studios, London
It’s been six years since the end of Managed Approach, a project in Holbeck, Leeds, which...
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From Richard To Richard: MITEM 2026 And a Europe in a State of Alarm
MITEM (Madách International Theatre Meeting), held annually at the National Theatre in Budapest,...
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Memories Of And Acting In Old Age Are Central To “Ein Deutsches Leben”
In 2016, Austrian director Christian Krönes and colleagues launched their two-hour documentary...
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When It Comes For Us: “Prophet Song”
Adapted from the Booker Prize–winning novel by Irish author Paul Lynch, Prophet Song is staged by...
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“An Enemy Of The People:” An Oblique Look At Democracy From Schaubühne Berlin
An Enemy of the People was first introduced to Greek audiences in 1902 by the pioneering “New...
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Olga Braga’s “Donbas” at Theatre 503: Complex Account Of The Start Of The Ukraine War Is Deeply Humanistic
Today, in Geneva, there are tentative peace talks between Ukraine and Russia; today, in London,...
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In the City of al-Sayyab, Theatre Still Speaks
Basra is shaped by louder forces such as oil, politics, and the constant negotiation of visible...
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“A Place Of Safety, A Journey In The Central Mediterranean”
A Place of Safety, A Journey in the Central Mediterranean, produced by the Kepler-452 Company...
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Echoes of a Crumbling Republic: Review of “Berlin” at Chicago’s Court Theatre (2025)
Berlin at Chicago’s Court Theatre (April–May 2025) was nothing short of a theatrical...
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“Leili And Majnun:” An Ancient Love Story For Modern Times
We all know the iconic closing lines: “For never was a story of more woe / Than this of...
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Biography And Politics: “Der Zauberer Von Öz – Eine Fußballtragödie“ In Bremen
Theater Bremen is currently showing the world premiere production of Der Zauberer von Öz – Eine...
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“A Working Class Hero” – Identity And Class at Voila! Theatre Festival
Representation in the performing arts in the UK is in crisis. For years, voices have been warning...
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“Aşınma” (“Corrosion”): A Solo Masterpiece About The Contemporary Human
In October 2025, Battersea Arts Centre hosted Aşınma (Corrosion) – a multi-award-winning theatre...
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Dupes of Hazard
The farcical premise of Rajiv Joseph’s play Archduke—just opened at the Roundabout’s Laura Pels...
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Jack Holden’s The Line of Beauty at the Almeida Theatre: A Subtle And Appealing Adaptation Of A Modern Classic 1980s Story
Thatcher, and the image of Thatcher’s Britain, continues to cast a long shadow over contemporary...
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Checking The Boxes
I went to Caroline Guiela Nguyen’s Lacrima at BAM with great eagerness and curiosity. This was a...
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LegalAlien’s “The Flowers of Srebrenica”: Theatre as Healing
The Flowers of Srebrenica should be impossible to stage. Irish academic Aidan Hehir’s book, a...
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Welcome To The Machine
Among the most depressing facets of Donald Trump’s pathology is how all-consuming his hunger for...
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