Julia Grogan’s Playfight at the Soho Theatre: Superbly Punchy Teen Drama That Electrifies The Senses And Engages The Emotions
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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...
CPH Stage Festival 2024
The 12th annual edition of CPH Stage Festival has come to a close. The cultural highlight that...
“Penthesilea” After Von Kleist. Let’s Rock
Director of the Edinburgh International Festival (EIF), Nicola Benedetti, chose ‘Rituals that...
Review Of “Bernarda Albas Haus,” Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, Première 2 November 2024.
Interpretations in cultures and languages external to Spain have been integral to the survival of...
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Mozart! The Gem of European Musical Theatre
Dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the musical Mozart! Contains fragments of the exclusive...
“German Autumn” At The Uppsala Stadsteater
In the Lilla scenen of Uppsala Stadsteater (City Theatre), a haunting echo of the past emerged,...
“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....
“Shards of Chaotic Memory in Multicoloured Ink”
At Milan’s Franco Parenti theatre, Shards of Chaotic Memory in Multicoloured Ink (Schegge di...
“The Pillars of the Earth”: The Evolution of Spanish Musical Theatre. An exclusive interview with Iván Macías. Part I
In November 2024, the world premiere of a new musical by composer Iván Macías, The Pillars of the...
Artists’ Entry: Tiago Rodrigues
Since he started out as an actor, 20 years ago, Tiago Rodrigues has always looked at theater as a...
Polish-American Migrant Theatre: Teatr NASZ From Chicago On Tour In Florida
As of 2023, Polish Americans amounted to over eight million people, i.e., 2.46% of the US...
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Theatre “Haunts” People
An Interview with Mr. Horia Gârbea – Playwright, dramaturg, translator, Bucaresti, Romania Horia...
Roxy Cook’s A Woman Walks into a Bank at Theatre 503: Sublimely Beguiling Account of Everyday Life in Twenty-First Century Moscow
The recent news that Russia’s Supreme Court has banned the “international LGBT movement”,...
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...
Six Against Turkey – We Are All a Little Turkish
Six Against Turkey, at The Kosovo Albania Showcase, is a new satire from playwright Jeton Neziraj...
I Am Not Afraid For The Future Of The Theatre
An Interview with Ms. Zeljka Turcinovic – dramaturg, editor of magazines: Croatian Theatre and...
“Zinc (Zn)”: The Element That is Necessary for Life Becomes an Element of Death
A Wounded Soldier pushes pawns across a chess board while a Mother tells Svetlana the story of her...
“No Power for the Electric Chair ” – Crime of Theatrical Absurd
“Have the gates of death been shown to you? Have you seen the gates of the deepest...
FIRE THEATRE Mime Company: On a Quest for Fire Drama
The Isle of Youth 2021 was a two-day (PhD) student conference held on 11-12 May 2021 as part of...
Brave New Theatrical World or One Flew Over the 21st Century’s Cuckoo’s Nest?: “Nexxt”
The theatrical kamikaze that destroys all the mechanisms of the world and itself—that is, theatre...
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...
Tartuffe or the Hypocrite: Tartare of Tartuffe
One of the most popular dishes in French cuisine is tartare. Diced beef with egg yolk and lots of...
“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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“Shards of Chaotic Memory in Multicoloured Ink”
At Milan’s Franco Parenti theatre, Shards of Chaotic Memory in Multicoloured Ink (Schegge di...
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Robert Icke’s Manhunt at the Royal Court Theatre: Terrifyingly Powerful Account Of Toxic Masculinity And Murderous Rage
Are we really in “a new era of male anger, societal discontent and rage”? This is what Royal Court...
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Chris Fung’s “The Society for New Cuisine” at Omnibus Theatre: Exceptionally Powerful Monologue About Grief And Mental Torment
Anxiety. Apprehension. Angst even. Yes, that’s the feeling that rises in me as I come into the...
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Nikoletta Soumelidis’s Spent at the Old Red Lion Theatre: Intriguing And Suggestive Exploration Of Gender Roles
One of the joys of contemporary playwriting is its openness to flexible casting. In Ruby Thomas’s...
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“The Pillars of the Earth”: The Evolution of Spanish Musical Theatre. An exclusive interview with Iván Macías. Part I
In November 2024, the world premiere of a new musical by composer Iván Macías, The Pillars of the...
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An Innovative “Romeo E Giulietta” In Milan
In February I caught Antonio Syxty’s staging of Romeo e Giulietta (Romeo and Juliet) at Milan’s...
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Nick Payne’s One Day When We Were Young at Park Theatre: Time-Hopping Love Story Is Restrained By The Slenderness of the Plot
How long would you wait for your soulmate? In “The Demon Lover”, a short story by Elizabeth Bowen,...
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Victor’s Journey
Rarely have I spent such an intense ninety minutes watching a show, as I did the other evening at...
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2024 Dublin Theatre Festival – Subjective Report [Part II]
To read PART I of this report, go to this link. The line of Irish productions at 2024...
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2024 Dublin Theatre Festival – Subjective Report [Part I]
My carefully planned visit to the 2024 Dublin Theatre Festival started and ended in unexpected...
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Giuliana Musso Performs Franz Kafka’s “The Ape”
In his short story, A Report to an Academy, written and published in 1917, Franz Kafka imagines...
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Coral Wylie’s Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew at the Bush Theatre: Tender And Original Debut About The Black Queer Experience
Diaries are dynamite — they hold secrets, and secrets can tear families apart. In Coral Wylie’s...
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Laura Horton’s Lynn Faces at the New Diorama Theatre: Surreal Gig Theatre Event Explores Coercive Control Through Comedy
British people are socially awkward: this explains why we talk about the weather, queue...
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As of 2023, Polish Americans amounted to over eight million people, i.e., 2.46% of the US...
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Culture Belongs To Humanity! Not To The Armies
An Interview with Bouboulina Nikaki, Thessaloniki-Athens, Greece – International theatre...
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Eline Arbo’s The Years At The Harold Pinter Theatre: Nobel Prize Winner Annie Ernaux’s Book Gets A Problematic West-End Staging
Marketing is the new real. For many years, in theatre as elsewhere in society, the most important...
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There Is Nothing To Know About The Theatre, There Is Everything To Discover About Theatre
An Interview with playwright, dramaturg and director – Simona Semenic (Ljubljana, Slovenia)...
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Lucy Kirkwood’s “The Welkin” (“Empireo”) In Milan
Some of the outstanding works by British playwright Lucy Kirkwood are finally being staged in...
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Rameau reinvented: Peter Sellars stages “Castor et Pollux” at the Opéra National de Paris
Peter Sellars isn’t afraid of taking risks. It’s part of his approach to making work, as his 2024...
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Philip Ridley’s Tarantula at the Arcola Theatre: Blazingly Emotive And Beautifully Poetic Account Of Trauma From A Master Penman
Even the best streamed theatre can’t compete with the live version. It’s simple — with this art...
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Roy Williams’s The Lonely Londoners at the Kiln Theatre: Superb Stage Adaptation Of The Classic Sam Selvon Windrush Novel
Is resilience the most powerful character trait? When you think about the suffering of the...
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Filmmaker David Trueba’s theatre debut: “Los guapos/The Handsome Ones”
David Trueba’s films have often had a theatrical dimension. La silla de Fernando/ Fernando’s...
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“1936”: Andrés Lima puts the Spanish Civil War on Stage
How to begin to approach a history of the Spanish Civil War for the stage? An ambitious prospect...
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David McVicar’s new “Maria Stuarda” at Madrid’s Teatro Real
Gaetano Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda, first produced at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala in 1835, like the...
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(LA)HORDE’s Flash Mob Revolution
The enthusiastic applause and standing ovations received by Room with a View from the large...
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Melati Suryodarmo and Alessandro Sciarroni Moving Within Patriarchy
Indonesian performance artist Melati Suryodarmo and Italian choreographer Alessandro Sciarroni...
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Big Bang Professional Week, Temporada Alta Fights Against ‘Mierda Bonita’
Mierda bonita, or beautiful shit in English, is the term used in La luz de un lago/The light of a...
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Peter J. Chelkowski: A Life of Scholarship And Cultural Exchange
Milad Azarm in conversation with Mohammadreza Khaki Peter J. Chelkowski, an esteemed scholar and...
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Six Against Turkey, at The Kosovo Albania Showcase, is a new satire from playwright Jeton Neziraj...
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“Dear Shameless Death – Dirmit” by Tiyatro Hemhâl: A Gift of Resistance
Based on a well-loved Turkish novel by Latife Tekin, Dear Shameless Death – Dirmit by Tiyatro...
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“Flower Sajza” at The National Experimental Theater of Tirana- Kosovo Albania Theatre Showcase
In Flower Sajza, directed by Endri Çela at the National Experimental Theater of Tirana, two women...
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“How I Learned To Drive” – Heartefact Fund at the Kosovo Albania Theatre Showcase
Heartefact Fund is a young company based in Serbia. Normally, the company performs in an apartment...
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The Kosovo Albania Theatre Showcase 2024 – A Review of “The Internationals”
The Director, a positive character The Critic is a sitter on fences and neither a positive nor...
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Starlight Express The Musical: 40 Years in The Orbit
Dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the first original production of the musical Starlight...
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Capitalism Meets Austerity in Àlex Rigola’s “Glengarry Glen Ross”
Àlex Rigola first staged David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross at Barcelona’s Teatre Lliure...
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Chela De Ferrari’s “The Seagull”: Theatre, Identity and Unrequited Love
Peruvian director Chela De Ferrari of Lima’s Teatro La Plaza, reconfigured Hamlet — seen at this...
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Ché Walker’s Burnt-Up Love at the Finborough Theatre: Crime and Redemption In A Shining Gem Of A Show
Fringe venues perform a vital role on the ecology of London theatre. While many shows at these...
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“1981” directed by Tomi Janežič at Novi Sad Theatre
When the premiere performance of the play 1981, directed by Tomi Janežič, began at the Novi Sad...
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“Tattooer” At Atelier Shunpusha: “Tattooer” Reworks Tanizaki’s Japanese Tale Of Desire And Power With Subtlety And Verve
Tattooer is a playful yet critical adaptation of Junichiro Tanizaki’s (1886-1965) debut short...
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Regional Producing Theatres In England. Leeds Playhouse: A Case Study
Back in 2019, I decided to write a book about the Leeds Playhouse. “Why?”, my friends asked me;...
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“In The Name Of Profit” At Fringe Milano Off
The city of Milan hosts two annual Fringe events, the first in June, and the second, in late...
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Robert Icke’s Oedipus at Wyndham’s Theatre: Lots Of Stunning Acting Compensates For Some Questionable Writing
The myth of Oedipus is so central to our psychic world that I was really surprised how many people...
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“Paisatges Compartits (Shared Landscapes)”, A Pleasant Day of Theatrical Land Art
The meeting point is in l’Animal a l’esquena, Malpelo dance company rehearsals site....
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