Julius Caesar In Our Times
“All the world’s a stage,” Shakespeare once wrote. In recent weeks, that Shakespearean adage has...
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Theatre and Politics
“Ink” – Rupert Murdoch’s Tale of Success and Scandal, Now Playing at Almeida Theatre
The recent general election result proves that the power of the rightwing press has diminished...
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“School #3”: The Heartfelt Theatre-Based Documentary About the Kids of War-torn Donbass
School #3, a documentary about everyday life in war-struck eastern Ukraine, recently won a Grand...
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“Voices From Chernobyl” – Adaptation of The Book by Nobel Winning Author Svetlana Alexievich
These people had already seen what for everyone else is still unknown. I felt like I was recording...
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How Theatre Is Uniting The Youth of a War-torn Ukraine
On the front line between Russia and Ukraine, the small city of Popasna is a place deeply divided:...
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Taking a Ride on a “Red Bike”
Against the roar of asphalt and a set of wheels, a child looks out onto the horizon and tries to...
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The Novel and Play That Predicted Donald Trump’s Rise
The performing arts and politics have an uneasy relationship. From Aristophanes satirizing the...
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The Economics of War in “The Spartan Conspiracy” at Akshara Theatre
Ajit Chitturi’s The Spartan Conspiracy brings to fore how the desire to control resources dictates...
Read MoreDefunded and Defiant, Iranian Theatre’s Path to Become Independent and/or Private
Independent theatres around the world pursue a twofold socio-economic and artistic goal and aim to make financial resources accessible to all individuals and groups as well as developing new theatrical experiences. The broad...
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A Portrait of Generation Rent in Hampstead Theatre’s “Deposit”
In this general election, the intergenerational conflict between youth and old age is never far...
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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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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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