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“The Blinding Light” at Jermyn Street Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 17th Sep 2017 | Adaptation, London, Review, United Kingdom

Anyone who likes playing “Spot the weirdo” will find themselves instantly at home in Howard...

“Road” at The Royal Court

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 11th Sep 2017 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Some legendary plays are a disappointment when you see them again — they don’t live up to the...

“Lions And Tigers” at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 5th Sep 2017 | India, London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Gandhi has a lot to answer for. I don’t mean the saintly campaigner for Indian independence, who...

Joe Orton’s “The Loot” Revived at Park Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 30th Aug 2017 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Fifty years ago this month, playwright Joe Orton was murdered by his lover Kenneth Halliwell. His...

150 Years After Ira Aldridge’s Death, The Need For a Colour-Blind Stage Is as Vital as Ever

Posted by Theresa Saxon | 29th Aug 2017 | United Kingdom

At a time when many black British actors are leaving their home country to travel to the US in...

Rob Drummond’s New Solo Show About Democracy – “The Majority” at The National Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 28th Aug 2017 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Another plague is sweeping British theatre: audience participation. Instead of just sitting back...

“Faithful Ruslan ” Flying After an Ideal: Interview with Helena Kaut-Howson

Posted by Borimir Totev | 27th Aug 2017 | Adaptation, Directing, Interview, United Kingdom

This powerful new stage adaptation of Georgi Vladimov’s cult novel that marks the centenary of the...

Everyone’s a Dramaturg

Posted by Christopher Harris | 26th Aug 2017 | Dramaturgy, United Kingdom

Everyone’s a dramaturg. We all practice it, even if we don’t know it, particularly if...

Transsexual Theatre: Two Brave New Edinburgh Plays Tell of Harrowing Journeys

Posted by Sylvia Morgan | 24th Aug 2017 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, Scotland, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

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...

How Virtual Reality is Changing the Way We Experience Stage Shows

Posted by Andrea Moneta | 23rd Aug 2017 | Transmedia, United Kingdom

When the legends of opera were composing their works, it is unlikely they ever envisaged a time...

New Shakespeare’s Globe Director Michelle Terry Promises the Bard Unplugged’

Posted by Adam Sherwin | 21st Aug 2017 | London, Management, News, United Kingdom

Michelle Terry, the new artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe, has promised a return to the...

Conversation with Simon Stephens About Teaching Playwriting – Part 2

Posted by Ana Candida Carneiro | 19th Aug 2017 | Interview, Playwriting, United Kingdom

For Part 1, click here. Ana: I really wanted to interview you because I think what is outstanding...

Sexual Desires of People with Learning Disabilities are Taboo – It’s Why We Mishandle their Pregnancies

Posted by Sam Abdulla | 16th Aug 2017 | Scotland, Theatre and Disability

Mia: Daughters of Fortune is a play at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe about a young woman who falls...

Lucy Kirkwood’s New Drama, “Mosquitoes” at the National Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 13th Aug 2017 | London, Review, United Kingdom

The question that always needs to be asked of any example of science on stage, and there are now...

In Conversation With Simon Stephens About Teaching Playwriting – Part 1

Posted by Ana Candida Carneiro | 12th Aug 2017 | Interview, Playwriting, United Kingdom

As part of the research to write my book The Global Playwriting Workbook (Methuen Drama), I have...

“Apologia” Is Unapologetic About Its Understanding Of Radical Ideology And The Human Heart

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 10th Aug 2017 | Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

The 1960s were “hilarious,” says one young character in this revival, starring Broadway icon...

“Touch” Is A Humorous Blend Of Contradiction And Sexual Exploration

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 9th Aug 2017 | Review, United Kingdom

Fleabag was such a massive hit, both on stage and on the box, that it is inevitable that anyone...

Tom Hiddleston is the Obvious Choice to Play Hamlet

Posted by Alice Jones | 9th Aug 2017 | London, Review, United Kingdom

It was only a matter of time before Tom Hiddleston tackled the most famous role in all of theatre....

“The Land Has a Hold on Us” A Look at Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru’s New Production “Hollti”

Posted by Christopher Harris | 7th Aug 2017 | Playwriting, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

The New Wylfa construction remains a controversial subject and one that sparks intense debate. In Hollti, audiences are offered a sensual journey through a land torn over the prospect of an exciting, if not frightening change.