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“Between Riverside And Crazy,” Hampstead Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 25th May 2024 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics

It’s often said that contemporary American playwrights are too polite, too afraid of giving...

“Symphonie Of The Bicycle:” On The Desire To Be Great, And The Desire To Live A Life With Great Meaning

Posted by Catherine Campbell | 22nd May 2024 | Australia, Review, Theatre and Politics

Symphonie of the Bicycle is a tour de force. Actor and writer Hew Parham takes the audience...

“English,” a Gate to Enriching Desired Dreams

Posted by Azadeh Kangarani | 15th May 2024 | Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

Do you speak any languages besides your mother tongue, especially as an adult learner? How do you...

“Earworm:” Entangled in the Political Landscape

Posted by Amin Azimi | 15th May 2024 | Canada, Review, Theatre and Politics

Toronto’s theatre scene thrives on its multicultural identity, a modern-day Tower of Babel...

From Exile to Redemption

Posted by Marcina Zaccaria | 12th May 2024 | Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

Solo Performers John Rwothomack and Fidaa Zidan join forces to unravel the discovery of life after political rallies and prison sentences in Lines.

Obari Gomba’s Grit and the Politics of Vendetta

Posted by Ugochukwu Anad! | 9th May 2024 | Nigeria, Review, Theatre and Politics

On 9th April, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, produced Obari Gomba’s Grit directed by...

Refugee Voices Take Centre Stage At UK Theatre Company

Posted by Ahram Online | 7th May 2024 | Interview, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

In a darkly lit arts studio in London, five young actors highlight their scripts and go over...

How To Recognise Us? The Foreign Women In London: Theatre Review Of “Don’t Get Me Wrong”

Posted by Xunnan Li | 5th May 2024 | Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Amidst the bustling metropolis of London, a group of aspiring theatrical talents (Kelly Guibal, Flavia Di Saverio, Thelma Osorio Euan, Maria Luc, Hana Tamaru, Arianna Folini) took to the stage at The Hen & Chicken Theatre in March 2024 to present their musical production, “Don’t Get Me Wrong”. Through their performance, they delved into the intricate tapestry of challenges and joys experienced by those navigating life in the vibrant yet daunting urban landscape of the UK’s largest city.

I Wholeheartedly Recommend “The President:” A Brilliant Revival Of A Play Of Decay, Terror And Revulsion

Posted by Alexander Howard | 30th Apr 2024 | Australia, Review, Theatre and Politics

Decay, terror, revulsion. These are three of the central themes of Thomas Bernhard’s rarely...

Mad Spring Roundup

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 29th Apr 2024 | Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

Well, it’s happened again. The torrid pace of new openings this spring has outstripped my ability...

“Without a State:” a Collision Between Migration and the Perpetual Pursuit of Identity and Belonging

Posted by Tawanda Mupatsi | 23rd Apr 2024 | Review, Theatre and Politics, Zimbabwe

Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) is still in the hands of Britain, the colonial power, and several...

Towards New Theatre in Europe: What Roles Can Multilingual Dramaturgies Play in Europe’s Future(s)?

Posted by Kasia Lech | 8th Apr 2024 | Dramaturgy, Interview, Theatre and Politics

Europa jest wielojęzyczna. Europe – as a geopolitical concept, its residents, communities, and...

The Ally at the Public Theater in New York: Back to the Agora

Posted by Cristina Modreanu | 27th Mar 2024 | New York, Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

Can one truly be sympathetic until the ultimate consequences to the problems of someone who is not...

“London Zoo,” Southwark Playhouse

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 19th Mar 2024 | Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Before the internet, newspapers were central to the national conversation in Britain. By the first...

Tim Price’s “Nye” at the National Theatre: A Fun Life of the Creator of the National Health Service

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 14th Mar 2024 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

For me, this is the most emotional show on the London stage. Why’s that? Because it’s about Nye...

Lucy Kirkwood’s “The Human Body” at the Donmar Warehouse: Twin Tales of Illicit Love and the Founding of the National Health Service

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 6th Mar 2024 | Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

It’s election year so the gaze of British theatre turns towards the National Health Service. But,...

Marius von Mayenburg’s Nachtland at the Young Vic: Satire on Art and Anti-Semitism Is Both Absurdist and Unsettling

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 4th Mar 2024 | Germany, London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

We’ve all heard of the metaphorical madwoman in the attic, but what about the symbolic unexploded...

Multilingual Theatre For/With Young Audiences: On the Jeune Théâtre Européen Jeunes Publics Project

Posted by Kasia Lech | 28th Feb 2024 | Essay, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Theatre and Politics, Theatre for Young Audiences, Tunisia

The growing levels of migration result in an increasing number of children across Europe growing...

Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People at the Duke of York’s Theatre: Thomas Ostermeier’s West End Debut Has Starry Cast And Punk Aesthetics

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 26th Feb 2024 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

It’s a sign of the times that German director Thomas Ostermeier’s West End debut is his production...

“Golden Calabash:” A Peep at Modern Politics

Posted by Kaggwa Andrew Mayiga | 16th Feb 2024 | Review, Theatre and Politics, Uganda

John Ssegawa’s Golden Calabash, Ekimala Ebita Embuga opened at the National Theatre in Kampala running during the Christmas season from 23rd to 26th December 2023. The theatre spent 2023 trying to find solutions to its...