Caridad Svich’s “Town Hall”: Resistance And Change
This interview between OBIE-winning director and theater maker Katie Pearl and OBIE-winning...
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Theatre and Politics
Rollercoaster Ride of the Now in “Building The Wall”
From the dimming lights at the top of the play to their final fade 90 minutes later, Building The...
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Paul Mason’s Revolutionary New Play, “Why It’s Kicking Off Everywhere”
Paul Mason has been expanding his portfolio of late. The former economics editor of Channel 4 News...
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How Theatre Can Help Us Understand Donald Trump and Brexit
When it comes to the chaotic policies of Donald Trump or the seeming irrationality of Brexit,...
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Sense of Crisis: An Interview with Robert Schenkkan
Robert Schenkkan first came to national prominence in 1992, when his epic play The Kentucky Cycle...
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Marin Sorescu’s “Jonah”:–”Great, Imaginative Literature Matched With Great Theatrical Effort”
Marin Sorescu’s Jonah was originally published in 1968 and is considered the playwright’s...
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How The Refugee Crisis Is Playing Out on The German Stage
Since 2015, over one million refugees have entered Germany. As a political event, the so-called...
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Paweł Korbus: “Influence Diagram”
During his residential stay (May–June 2016), the Polish artist and performer Paweł Korbus (1983)...
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The Representation of Political Violence in the Plays about Iraq (2003-2011)
Introduction [1] Political violence (resistance violence, revolutionary violence, state violence,...
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Is Polish Theatre Under the Threat? News From Kraków
The Old Theatre in Kraków has just got a new General Director. Surprisingly, or maybe even...
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“The Pulverised” at the Arcola Theatre
In the growing xenophobic atmosphere of Brexit it is a relief to see a show from Europe, to get a...
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The Documentary Doubles of Milo Rau
Realistic rituals Milo Rau and the International Institute of Political Murder. The Swiss...
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“La Sección”: Women Submission and Indoctrination. So Far, so Close
La Sección recovers the figure of three women to draw a robot sketch of the submission, obedience...
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The Power Hunger: Jeton Neziraj’s “Balkan Brothel”
“The object of terrorism is terrorism. The object of oppression is oppression. The object of...
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Reflection on the Middle East: “Credoinunsolodio” by Stefano Massini
Credoinunsolodio is a play by Stefano Massini, the Italian playwright and director and winner of...
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“The Plague” at Arcola Theatre
The idea of the plague has a powerful metaphorical aura. Antonin Artaud used it in his seminal...
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What Role Can Art Play in Politics?
Suddenly there is this persistent call for an art that is useful, for direct commitment, for...
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“To the Steel-Helmet Wearers,” or, an Invocation of “Mother Courage”
To the Steel-Helmet Wearers, written and directed by Pejmān Abdi, is a tragi-comic fantasy about...
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The Festival Internationale Neue Dramatik (FIND) Opened in Shaubuhne Theater in Berlin
The Festival Internationale Neue Dramatik (FIND) just closed in Shaubuhne Theater in Berlin. From...
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Over the past year and a half, May Tran (writer, student and professional procrastinator of...
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