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Medea as a Border-Body [Part II]

Posted by Deniz Bașar | 10th Jul 2024 | Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

To read PART I of this essay, go to this link. The snake that Medea uses to make her...

Theatre Has Gone Underground in Kharkiv – Literally. An Interview with Ukrainian Playwright and Theater-maker Dmytro Ternoviy. Part 1.

Posted by John Freedman | 9th Jul 2024 | Interview, Theatre and Politics, Ukraine

I first encountered Dmytro Ternoviy through my Worldwide Ukrainian Play Readings project. His...

Theatre Has Gone Underground in Kharkiv – Literally. An Interview with Ukrainian Playwright and Theater-maker Dmytro Ternoviy. Part 2.

Posted by John Freedman | 9th Jul 2024 | Interview, Theatre and Politics, Ukraine

This is Part 2 of the interview with Dmytro Ternoviy. For Part 1, go here. Dmytro Ternoviy’s...

New Play “American Signs” Looks At The Nefarious World Of Consultancies – But Leaves Australia Off The Hook

Posted by Alana Lentin | 3rd Jul 2024 | Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

Anchuli Felicia King’s new one-performer piece, American Signs, written for the talented Catherine...

“The Constituent,” Old Vic

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 30th Jun 2024 | Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Good timing — as the UK’s general election campaign goes into its final week, this large-scale...

Ali Asghar Dashti & Nasim Ahmadpour – “We Came To Dance” (Kunstenfestivaldesarts)

Posted by Eylül Fidan Akıncı | 20th Jun 2024 | Iran, Review, Theatre and Politics

“Can we fundamentally give a dancer an order to stop moving? […] Is dance not defined as the...

Sanaz Toossi’s English at the Kiln Theatre: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play Shows the Impacts of a Second Language on Identity

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 10th Jun 2024 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom, United States of America

Sanaz Toossi’s English at the Kiln Theatre: Pulitzer Prize-winning play shows the impacts of a second language on identity

Theatre as Confrontation: Catherine Filloux’s “How to Eat an Orange” at La MaMa

Posted by Rhiannon Ling | 4th Jun 2024 | Algeria, France, Interview, Theatre and Politics

Catherine Filloux is an internationally recognized French-Algerian playwright. Her work revolves...

“Lie Low,” Royal Court

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 2nd Jun 2024 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics

Faye is okay. Or, at least she says she’s okay. But is she really? And, if she really is okay,...

Holes In The Hole

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 30th May 2024 | New York, Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

When I first heard that Suzan-Lori Parks had taken up the story of Thomas Jefferson and Sally...

“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.