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John Webster’s “The Duchess of Malfi” at the Almeida Theatre

Posted by Mert Dilek | 15th Dec 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

This Duchess of Malfi is a cool one. It is so cool that it has lost its gripping temper and, with...

Any One Thing’s Souvenir: Being a Guest in A Dystopian Birthday Party

Posted by Aida Rocci | 15th Dec 2019 | Immersive Theatre, London, Participatory Theatre, United Kingdom

I’m crouching along with a group of strangers, waiting for Anna to arrive. I have never met Anna...

National Theatre: Inua Ellam’s “Three Sisters” Surges with Narrative Energy, Depicting Sisterhood and Colonial Injustice in the Short-Lived Republic of Biafra

Posted by Julian De Medeiros | 14th Dec 2019 | Adaptation, London, Nigeria, Review, Theatre and Decolonization, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

In recent years there has been a resurgence of progressive adaptations of Chekhov’s realist...

Martin Crimp’s “Cyrano de Bergerac” at the Playhouse Theatre

Posted by Mert Dilek | 12th Dec 2019 | Adaptation, London, Review, United Kingdom

“You into words?” Jamie Lloyd’s magnificent treatment of Cyrano de Bergerac very much...

Do You Believe in Magic? A Panto Review

Posted by Clio Unger | 10th Dec 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Jack and the Beanstalk, written by Joel Horwood. Lyric Hammersmith. London. 20 December 2017. As...

Dance Umbrella’s “The Future Bursts In” at Linbury Theatre celebrates Merce Cunningham

Posted by Lisa Marie Bowler | 8th Dec 2019 | Festivals, Review, Theatre and Dance, United Kingdom

Within ten seconds, I am in love. Three men have taken off their shoes at the side of a white,...

Tom Morton-Smith’s “Ravens: Spassky Vs Fischer” at the Hampstead Theatre: Real-Life Cold War Chess Match

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 8th Dec 2019 | Documentary Theatre, Playwriting, Review, United Kingdom, United States of America

Today, we call it soft power. During the Cold War it was more like success at any cost—and by any...

Jackie Sibblies Drury’s “Fairview” at the Young Vic

Posted by Mert Dilek | 8th Dec 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Fairview is a scorching minefield that looks like a green meadow. At long last, London audiences...

Jude Christian’s “Cinderella” at the Lyric Hammersmith

Posted by Mert Dilek | 6th Dec 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

’Tis the season for Christmas pantos across the UK, and there could not be a more ideal opener to...

Dance Umbrella Celebrates Merce Cunningham Centenary with “The Future Bursts In” at the Linbury Theatre in London

Posted by Lisa Marie Bowler | 5th Dec 2019 | Dance Umbrella 2019, London, Review, Theatre and Dance, United Kingdom

Within ten seconds, I am in love. Three men have taken off their shoes at the side of a white,...

The World Premiere of “Bad Habits” at Ruskin Group Theatre Co.

Posted by Christine Deitner | 3rd Dec 2019 | Los Angeles, Review, United Kingdom

’Tis the season for holiday-inspired and joy-infused entertainment and Ruskin Group Theatre Co. in...

Ian Kershaw’s “The Greatest Play in the History of the World” at the Trafalgar Studios: Science Fantasy Hymn to Love

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 1st Dec 2019 | London, Playwriting, Review, United Kingdom

Naturalism is both the best thing about British theatre, being democratic and comprehensible by...

“When the Crows Visit” at The Kiln Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 30th Nov 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Some news stories have a very long half-life. Their power to shock does not diminish; they...

Elena Ferrante’s “My Brilliant Friend” at The National Theatre

Posted by Mert Dilek | 29th Nov 2019 | Adaptation, Italy, London, Review, United Kingdom

Adapting novels for the stage is a tricky business. When the novel in question happens to be...

“Sydney & The Old Girl” at The Park Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 28th Nov 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Age, United Kingdom

Actor Miriam Margolyes is a phenomenon. Not only has this Dickensian specialist starred in...

Celebrating Dramaturgy in the UK: The 2019 Kenneth Tynan Award

Posted by Mert Dilek | 26th Nov 2019 | Dramaturgy, News, United Kingdom

Founded in 2001, the Dramaturgs’ Network is the only organization in the United Kingdom solely...

Can Dündar’s “#WeAreArrested” at the Arcola Theatre: Committed Political Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 24th Nov 2019 | Documentary Theatre, London, Review, Turkey, United Kingdom

Truth is the first casualty of war, and often it is journalists who have to pay the price. Killing...

Tue Biering’s “Land Without Dreams” at the Gate Theatre

Posted by Mert Dilek | 24th Nov 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Art, Translation, United Kingdom

What’s the use of thinking about the future? What’s the use of thinking about the future in a...

Dance Umbrella’s “Out of the System” at Bernie Grant Arts Centre

Posted by Lisa Marie Bowler | 24th Nov 2019 | Dance Umbrella 2019, Festivals, Review, Theatre and Dance, United Kingdom

For the last three years, dance maker and artist Freddie Opoku-Addaie has been a guest programmer...

An Expansive and Permeating Work Embracing Death and Humanity: A Paradox for Our Times: Gregory Maqoma – “Cion: Requiem of Ravel’s Bolero”

Posted by Miranda Laurence | 23rd Nov 2019 | Dance Umbrella 2019, Review, South Africa, Theatre and Dance, United Kingdom

In darkness, a quiet sobbing, acutely intimate in the vastness of the Barbican main stage. Now...

United Kingdom

John Webster’s “The Duchess of Malfi” at the Almeida Theatre

Any One Thing’s Souvenir: Being a Guest in A Dystopian Birthday Party

National Theatre: Inua Ellam’s “Three Sisters” Surges with Narrative Energy, Depicting Sisterhood and Colonial Injustice in the Short-Lived Republic of Biafra

Martin Crimp’s “Cyrano de Bergerac” at the Playhouse Theatre

Do You Believe in Magic? A Panto Review

Dance Umbrella’s “The Future Bursts In” at Linbury Theatre celebrates Merce Cunningham

Tom Morton-Smith’s “Ravens: Spassky Vs Fischer” at the Hampstead Theatre: Real-Life Cold War Chess Match

Jackie Sibblies Drury’s “Fairview” at the Young Vic

Jude Christian’s “Cinderella” at the Lyric Hammersmith

Dance Umbrella Celebrates Merce Cunningham Centenary with “The Future Bursts In” at the Linbury Theatre in London

The World Premiere of “Bad Habits” at Ruskin Group Theatre Co.

Ian Kershaw’s “The Greatest Play in the History of the World” at the Trafalgar Studios: Science Fantasy Hymn to Love

“When the Crows Visit” at The Kiln Theatre

Elena Ferrante’s “My Brilliant Friend” at The National Theatre

“Sydney & The Old Girl” at The Park Theatre

Celebrating Dramaturgy in the UK: The 2019 Kenneth Tynan Award

Can Dündar’s “#WeAreArrested” at the Arcola Theatre: Committed Political Theatre

Tue Biering’s “Land Without Dreams” at the Gate Theatre

Dance Umbrella’s “Out of the System” at Bernie Grant Arts Centre

An Expansive and Permeating Work Embracing Death and Humanity: A Paradox for Our Times: Gregory Maqoma – “Cion: Requiem of Ravel’s Bolero”

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