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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Theatre and Politics
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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#Not Pho Your Entertainment
Over the past year and a half, May Tran (writer, student and professional procrastinator of...
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Mothers of Sewol Ferry Take the Stage: “His and Her Closet”
Construction began on the Gwanghwamun Public Square in 2008 and was completed in July of 2009. The...
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“My Country; A Work in Progress” The First Play Explicitly About Brexit
Oh dear. The first play explicitly about Brexit is being staged by the National Theatre in a...
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Brexit Play Attempts to Break the Bubble
Much has been written over recent months about the apparent bubble in which we are all now living,...
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