Corbyn-Era Labour Tackled By David Hare In New National Theatre Play
Sir David Hare will return to the National Theatre with the latest addition to a wave of plays...
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Gatekeepers: Imagining Non-Traditional Leadership In The Arts
Those in power positions or the “gatekeepers” (funders, policymakers, artistic...
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Disability And The Arts – A Separate Sector?
The notion of “dance and disability” as a sector of the arts in its own right is both...
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“Jane Eyre” at the National Theatre
Jane Eyre is one of those mythical stories that make their home in your imagination. Where they...
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Complicité: Intermingling Literary And Theatrical Conventions
Among numerous interests of dramaturgy, intense performativity of literature, on the one hand, and...
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My Translation Odyssey: Translating Alexandra Badea’s “The Pulverised”
Currently performing with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Lucy Phelps is an actor and translator...
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“The Knowledge” at Charing Cross Theatre
The black cab is such an iconic symbol of London that it’s easy to forget that inside every taxi...
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David Storey’s “The March On Russia” at Orange Tree Theatre
The family celebration drama is a genre that had its heyday in the 1960s when social mobility made...
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“Yerma” at The Young Vic.
Yerma in London, as the subtitle states, is a contemporary adaptation of Federico García...
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Sir Peter Hall: A Colossus Who Rebuilt British Theatre From The Ground Up
A titan of the stage, whose influence over the development of post-War British theatre was...
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“The Blinding Light” at Jermyn Street Theatre
Anyone who likes playing “Spot the weirdo” will find themselves instantly at home in Howard...
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“Road” at The Royal Court
Some legendary plays are a disappointment when you see them again — they don’t live up to the...
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“Lions And Tigers” at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
Gandhi has a lot to answer for. I don’t mean the saintly campaigner for Indian independence, who...
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Joe Orton’s “The Loot” Revived at Park Theatre
Fifty years ago this month, playwright Joe Orton was murdered by his lover Kenneth Halliwell. His...
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150 Years After Ira Aldridge’s Death, The Need For a Colour-Blind Stage Is as Vital as Ever
At a time when many black British actors are leaving their home country to travel to the US in...
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Rob Drummond’s New Solo Show About Democracy – “The Majority” at The National Theatre
Another plague is sweeping British theatre: audience participation. Instead of just sitting back...
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“Faithful Ruslan ” Flying After an Ideal: Interview with Helena Kaut-Howson
This powerful new stage adaptation of Georgi Vladimov’s cult novel that marks the centenary of the...
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Everyone’s a Dramaturg
Everyone’s a dramaturg. We all practice it, even if we don’t know it, particularly if...
Read MoreTranssexual Theatre: Two Brave New Edinburgh Plays Tell of Harrowing Journeys
The struggle for transgender people is a leading theme at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe thanks to two shows from the National Theatre of Scotland, Adam and Eve. The shows begin in different times and places, but both are about...
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How Virtual Reality is Changing the Way We Experience Stage Shows
When the legends of opera were composing their works, it is unlikely they ever envisaged a time...
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