From A Basketball Athlete To A Political Dissident
Belarus Free Theatre, which currently operates in exile in London, recently presented its...
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The 2026 International Ibsen Award: A Reflection On The Winner By The Committee
A week ago today, the winner of the 2026 Ibsen International Award was announced by the Norwegian...
“The Copenhagen Trilogy” by Tove Ditlevsen, adapted by Tom Silkeberg, directed by Anja Suša at Malmö City Theatre
Tove Ditlevsen was a Danish working-class poet, novelist and feminist icon. Her memoir The...
When It Comes For Us: “Prophet Song”
Adapted from the Booker Prize–winning novel by Irish author Paul Lynch, Prophet Song is staged by...
Bremen’s Packhaustheater Turns To Artist Paula Modernsohn-Becker
The latest production in Dirk Böhling’s inaugural season as artistic director of the...
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“Tired” Of Consuming Postdramatic Theatre (Contemporary Theatre Often Lacks Strong Dialogue)
An Interview with Ana Ristoska Trpenoska, a playwright, dramaturg, Vienna/Skopje, Austria/R.N....
“The Copenhagen Trilogy” by Tove Ditlevsen, adapted by Tom Silkeberg, directed by Anja Suša at Malmö City Theatre
Tove Ditlevsen was a Danish working-class poet, novelist and feminist icon. Her memoir The...
“Sonne, los jetzt!”: Elfriede Jelinek’s Reversed Heliotropism for the End Times
Sonne, los jetzt!, Elfriede Jelinek’s new theater piece, is imperative with an unknown addressee....
“Frankenstein (History Of Hate)”
Milan’s international festival, FOG, continues with productions from Italy and many parts of the...
Sibling love and loss: Alfredo Sanzól’s new play at Madrid’s Teatro María Guerrero
For his newest play, La última noche con mi hermano (The Last Night With My Brother), Alfredo...
Artists’ Entry: Tiago Rodrigues
Since he started out as an actor, 20 years ago, Tiago Rodrigues has always looked at theater as a...
“The Cherry Orchard”: The Comedy Of Ruins
Nikolai Kolyada’s The Cherry Orchard begins after loss has already become the furniture of the...
“Between.Europe: Theatre In Romania.” Conversations And Visual Theatrical Exchanges Between Romania And Poland
Somewhat on the fringes of the Poland-Romania Cultural Season, the 2025 Between.Pomiędzy Festival...
Maxim Sukhanov – About The “Brew” Of A Performance, Krymov Rehearsals, “Dramatic Provocations” And The “Hope For The Good”.
The interview took place on January 17, 2026. Maxim, do you remember your first...
It Takes Artistry to Make Theatre for Young Audiences: New Theatre for Children Festival, Wrocław 2024
Theatre for broadly understood young audiences (0-16 years) is one of the most important cultural...
Truth and Reconciliation in “Under the Shade of a Tree I Sat and Wept” – Kosovo
How do forgiveness and reconciliation projects help heal a country’s collective trauma and...
I Am Not Afraid For The Future Of The Theatre
An Interview with Ms. Zeljka Turcinovic – dramaturg, editor of magazines: Croatian Theatre and...
Maxim Sukhanov – About The “Brew” Of A Performance, Krymov Rehearsals, “Dramatic Provocations” And The “Hope For The Good”.
The interview took place on January 17, 2026. Maxim, do you remember your first...
Theatre – Creating Conditions For What Has Been Silenced To Emerge
An Interview with Lenerson Polonini, theatre director (Companhia Nova de Teatro, Sau Paulo,...
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Between Life And Death: A Festival’s Journey Through Tragedy [Part II]
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In “The Aquarium” Nina Plavanjac Turns Family Memory Into a Transparent Cage
Nina Plavanjac’s The Aquarium, produced by the Subotica National Theatre in Serbia and presented...
It Takes Artistry to Make Theatre for Young Audiences: New Theatre for Children Festival, Wrocław 2024
Theatre for broadly understood young audiences (0-16 years) is one of the most important cultural...
Richard III at MITEM: When the Monster Is Not Alone
There was something almost suspiciously neat about the programming. MİTEM opened with Richard III...
“The Overcoat:” A Balaganza of Absurdity and Travesty.
The 10th MITEM Theatre Festival continues to showcase the theatre achievements of Hungarian...
Nicoleta Esinencu: On Making Enemies and Creating Communities
Moldovan playwright and director Nicoleta Esinencu is known for her provocative monologue FUCK...
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From A Basketball Athlete To A Political Dissident
Belarus Free Theatre, which currently operates in exile in London, recently presented its...
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Read MoreRichard III at MITEM: When the Monster Is Not Alone
There was something almost suspiciously neat about the programming. MİTEM opened with Richard III...
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Theatre – Creating Conditions For What Has Been Silenced To Emerge
An Interview with Lenerson Polonini, theatre director (Companhia Nova de Teatro, Sau Paulo,...
Read More“The Copenhagen Trilogy” by Tove Ditlevsen, adapted by Tom Silkeberg, directed by Anja Suša at Malmö City Theatre
Tove Ditlevsen was a Danish working-class poet, novelist and feminist icon. Her memoir The...
Read More“The Cherry Orchard”: The Comedy Of Ruins
Nikolai Kolyada’s The Cherry Orchard begins after loss has already become the furniture of the...
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“Broken Melody” at MITEM: A Music That Finds Its Way Home
There are productions that do not so much tell a biography as listen to it and Sardar Tagirovsky’s...
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“Mothers: A Song for Wartime” by Marta Górnicka at Gothenburg City Theatre
Marta Górnicka’s choral theatre has been wowing Europe for the last 15 years. At the age of 51,...
Read MoreIn “The Aquarium” Nina Plavanjac Turns Family Memory Into a Transparent Cage
Nina Plavanjac’s The Aquarium, produced by the Subotica National Theatre in Serbia and presented...
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Pinocchio. What Is a Person? at MITEM: Who Gets to Be Seen as Fully Human?
Davide Iodice’s Pinocchio. What Is a Person?, created with Scuola Elementare del Teatro /...
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At The Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, “Gott ‘By Ferdinand Von Schirach Presents Its Tough Ethical Dilemma For The Audience To Vote On
Ferdinand von Schirach was born in 1964, studied law and became a noted criminal defense lawyer....
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Birmingham Royal Ballet’s “Don Quixote” Slowly Finds Its Sunshine
There are ballets about death, betrayal and ghosts. Then there is Don Quixote, where people clap,...
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“Managed Approach” – Two Contrasting Stories – Open Aire Theatre, Riverside Studios, London
It’s been six years since the end of Managed Approach, a project in Holbeck, Leeds, which...
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Maxim Sukhanov – About The “Brew” Of A Performance, Krymov Rehearsals, “Dramatic Provocations” And The “Hope For The Good”.
The interview took place on January 17, 2026. Maxim, do you remember your first...
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The Wooster Group’s “Nayatt School Redux” at the Coronet Theatre: Made-Over Experimental Classic Marks A Great Comeback
At a time when, in the post-Brexit years, British theatre is increasingly insular, a visit by the...
Read More“Frankenstein (History Of Hate)”
Milan’s international festival, FOG, continues with productions from Italy and many parts of the...
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“Art Of Andalucia:” Rain Outside, Fire Within. Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company at The Haymarket, Basingstoke, Hampshire.
Outside, mid-April in Basingstoke was all drizzle and grey light. Inside The Haymarket, Art of...
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“Handle With Care” At Milan’s FOG Festival
In March, FOG – Milan’s annual performing arts festival – hosted Handle with Care, a...
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A Successfully Funny Perspective On Life Aspirations In State Theatre Oldenburg’s Production Of “Bondy Beach”
Bondi Beach was premiered on the 7th of October 2023 at the municipal theatre in Ingolstadt....
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Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanja”, directed by Yana Ross at the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen
Already active across a number of north European theatre contexts – from her base in Lithuania to...
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Michael Frayn’s “Copenhagen” at the Hampstead Theatre: Excellent Revival Of Iconic Play About The Ethics Of The Atom Bomb
Every day, for many weeks, we keep hearing about nuclear weapons. Part of the reason for the...
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From Richard To Richard: MITEM 2026 And a Europe in a State of Alarm
MITEM (Madách International Theatre Meeting), held annually at the National Theatre in Budapest,...
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Adaptations On The German Stage (3): Theater Bremen Is Keen On The Long Haul
David Safier was born in Bremen in 1966. He trained as a journalist, worked as radio and TV...
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GPS M S Biomechanics System Vs. Narcissism: “Shouting, Making Faces, And Being Crazy Is NOT Enough To Be A Clown”
An Interview with Mr. Denni Dennis, internationally renowned dancer, performer, educator-trainer...
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Christopher Hampton’s “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” at The National Theatre: Busy Highly Stylized Revival Is All Spectacle And No Emotion
Okay, this is odd. The original novel, Les Liaisons dangereuses, first published in 1782, features...
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Memories Of And Acting In Old Age Are Central To “Ein Deutsches Leben”
In 2016, Austrian director Christian Krönes and colleagues launched their two-hour documentary...
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Everything In Programming Matters To Cultivate The Spectator`S Free Will
An Interview with Mr. Hassane Kassi Kouyaté, Chair of the International Artistic Committee of MASA...
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The Auto-fictional Mode As A Variation Of Biographical Material In The Theatre
Falk Richter was born in 1969. He studied linguistics, philosophy and theatre directing at the...
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Tim Crouch’s “The Tempest” at The Globe
Who better to breathe new life into Shakespeare’s Tempest than Tim Crouch – a magician...
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The 2026 International Ibsen Award: A Reflection On The Winner By The Committee
A week ago today, the winner of the 2026 Ibsen International Award was announced by the Norwegian...
Read MoreSibling love and loss: Alfredo Sanzól’s new play at Madrid’s Teatro María Guerrero
For his newest play, La última noche con mi hermano (The Last Night With My Brother), Alfredo...
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Moving Emphasis On Tolerance And Courage In “Nasser # 7 Leben” At The Schnürschuh Theater Bremen
The Schnürschuh-Theater in Bremen was founded in 1976 and has been at its current location since...
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From Shakespeare To Contemporary Montenegrin Authors, I Aim To Connect With Society Through The Works I Choose
An Interview with theatre director and theatre festival manager Zoran Rakocevic,...
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To speak out or not to speak out?: Claudio Tolcachir directs “Mejor no decirlo/You Shouldn’t Have Said So” at Barcelona’s Teatre Goya
What does it mean to be honest with your partner? This is the premise that governs Salomé...
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Poetry: The Realm Where Unrealized Ambitions Find Aesthetic Sublimation
An Interview with Mr. Muanis Sinanovic (Slovenia), poet, writer, essayist, and critic. Muanis...
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“Figures In Extinction:” A Dance Trilogy Report
In February 2025, after completing The Geography of the Theatre Imagination: The Case of...
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When It Comes For Us: “Prophet Song”
Adapted from the Booker Prize–winning novel by Irish author Paul Lynch, Prophet Song is staged by...
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Fassbinder Takes The Stage At The Schaubühne
I first saw Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Film, The Marriage of Maria Braun not long after it first...
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Romeo Castellucci “Believing In Masks” At Milan’s Fog Festival
FOG, Milan’s performing arts festival, is back with some rare treats for theatregoers keen to...
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“Last Call” Brings Us Closer To Bernstein And Von Karajan
Plays about famous people have always held special attraction to dramatists, theatres and...
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“Is Love Energy Or Matter?” An Interview With Rok Vilcnik, Slovenian Playwright, Author, Musician, Poet
Rok Vilčnik (b. 1968), also known as rokgre, is a prominent Slovenian author, poet, playwright,...
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The Piccolo Theatro’s “Miracle In Milan”
On the opening night of Miracle in Milan at the Piccolo Teatro Strehler, the excitement of the...
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“An Enemy Of The People:” An Oblique Look At Democracy From Schaubühne Berlin
An Enemy of the People was first introduced to Greek audiences in 1902 by the pioneering “New...
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“Digital Access To The Performing Arts” Released Open Access
The newly published book Digital Access to the Performing Arts: A Comparative Study of Legal and...
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Dea Loher’s New Play “Frau Yamamoto Ist Noch Da” In Bremen And Osnabrück
Dea Loher (b. 1964), has been a prominent German dramatist since the world premiere of her first...
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Picasso’s “Barber” At The Spanish National Theatre
Balding men are often precious about their hair. Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) was no exception. First...
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Olga Braga’s “Donbas” at Theatre 503: Complex Account Of The Start Of The Ukraine War Is Deeply Humanistic
Today, in Geneva, there are tentative peace talks between Ukraine and Russia; today, in London,...
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Terence Rattigan’s “Man and Boy” at the National Theatre: Rare 1960s Rattigan Play Gets A Meta-Theatrical Revival
Terence Rattigan is a posh playwright whose work encapsulates the emotional restraint of the...
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“Hamlet²” (“Amleto²”)
In late January and early February, Filippo Timi’s Hamlet² played to full houses at the 500-seater...
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“Between.Europe: Theatre In Romania.” Conversations And Visual Theatrical Exchanges Between Romania And Poland
Somewhat on the fringes of the Poland-Romania Cultural Season, the 2025 Between.Pomiędzy Festival...
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