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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Theatre and Politics
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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James Graham’s “Punch” at the Apollo Theatre: Compelling And Emotionally Intense Account Of Restorative Justice
Broken Britain has a big problem with youth. About a million of those aged 16 to 24 are NEETs (not...
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Shakespeare In The Park At The New Delacorte Theater: Love Is Gender Fluid
In a world where the rule is to make huge efforts to attain an “effortless, relaxed” look, the new...
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We Passed Through The Wall Of Sorrow Together
We are an avant-garde theatre group, and after our successful performance of The History Boys by...
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025: Provisional Futures in a World on Fire
For the last thirty years of my attendance, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has always been too big...
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“Swan Song”: Between Prophecy and Epitaph
A provincial theatre celebrates an anniversary. In the dressing room — two men: a comic and a...
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Who’s Afraid of the Public? Reports from the Daehangno X Forum on the Shut-Down of TheatreIn
“Can we just disband the Seoul Foundation for the Arts and Culture entirely and start over?” A...
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An Exploration Through The Convoluted Layers Of “Blind Runner”
Blind Runner, the latest play by Amir Reza Koohestani, was performed from January 4 to 24, 2025,...
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