Spaces of Agency: Conversation with Maya Zbib of Zoukak Theatre Collective and Cultural Association
Based in Beirut, Zoukak Theatre Collective and Cultural Association was established in 2006, and...
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Theatre and Politics
Howard Barker and The Curious Case of the Chinese Play With the All-white Cast
This week, In the Depths of Dead Love opened at The Print Room in London. The play, by Howard...
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Musical About Fidel Castro Aims to Present Historical Complexity
The response to the death of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro has been striking for its...
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The Year of Remembrance and Resistance: A Look at Polish Theatre in 2016. Part I
The final Polish premiere of 2016 was Triumf Woli [The Triumph of the Will] prepared by the...
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Daring to See Red: Theater Company Gorae’s “Red Poem”
Theatre Company Gorae’s Red Poem, written and directed by company founder Lee Hae-Sung, recently...
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Censorship and Collaboration: A Look at Korean Theatre in 2016
At this moment, 2017 promises to be a challenging year for Korean theatre, as it carries over the...
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How Will Brexit Affect Theatre?
For the past six months there has only been one news story in town: Brexit. In a referendum on...
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Introducing the Politically Incorrect Theatre
A review of Jeton Neziraj’s play Carla del Ponte trinkt in Pristina einen Vanilla Chai Latte,...
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Theatre Lie-Detector Test: NYC End-of-the-Year Roundup Edition
TRUE: Daniel Craig has real acting chops. If you doubted this because you thought the role of...
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Failing to Understand Together: What Is Theatre Seeking In Current Affairs?
From the ‘crisis play’ to the ‘memorial play’ to the ‘Syria play,’ current affairs are doing well...
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Made in Nigeria: When Lagos Stood in Applause for Dike Chukwumerije
A guitar-strumming Kuchi opened the floor with her somewhat hoarse yet unique voice. The strings...
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“Cut Piece for Pants Suit” in Madison Square Park
Once every four years most Americans sheepishly admit to trusted friends of similar political...
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Refuge and Refusal: Why Theatre About Asylum Seekers Matters
When, some eight or nine years ago, I began researching the responses of Australian and refugee...
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South Sudan Artists Protest Civil War With Street Performances And Other Art
Musicians played lively tunes in South Sudan’s capital, and pedestrians and market shoppers...
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James Graham On How His 2012 Political Hit “This House” Will Go Down in 2016
The danger of writing political plays is that reality, of course, has a habit of overtaking you....
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Political Adaptations: Raleigh Literary Society’s “Waiting for Godot” and “Hayadavana”
In his institutional history of literature in American colleges and universities, Gerald Graff...
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“Scarlet & Gold” Chronicles Labor Movement in New Zealand
Timely, relevant, engaging, entertaining and thought-provoking “You wonder if it’ll ever change,...
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Theater Review: Helluva Theatre Takes on Shaw’s “Major Barbara”
Helluva Theatre Company—newly formed under the mission to produce plays from the traditional canon...
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The Political Is Personal (Or Vice Versa)
During summer, the Flemish theatre lover catches up on what he missed during the season. And the...
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Holocaust Narratives Set in Motion by Bill T. Jones
Analogy/Dora: Tramontane, Oct. 20-21, 2016, August Wilson Center, Pittsburgh Sixty years after the...
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