“The Pulverised” at the Arcola Theatre
In the growing xenophobic atmosphere of Brexit it is a relief to see a show from Europe, to get a...
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Martin Crimp’s “The Treatment” at Almeida Theatre
Playwright Martin Crimp’s 1993 satirical epic, The Treatment, is a fabulous work, but it’s rarely...
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Duncan Macmillan’s “City of Glass” at Lyric Hammersmith
Playwright Duncan Macmillan has had a good couple of years. In 2015, his play People, Places and...
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Storytelling and Catching Wild Birds – Talking Dramaturgy With Shilpa T-Hyland
A conversation about dramaturgy, storytelling and outside eyes with Shilpa T-Hyland, co-artistic...
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“The Plague” at Arcola Theatre
The idea of the plague has a powerful metaphorical aura. Antonin Artaud used it in his seminal...
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“Expensive Shit” at Soho Theatre
It’s hot. Real hot. And you’re dancing, just lost in music. You’re at the legendary Shrine...
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What Theatre and Science Can Learn From One Another
C.P. Snow’s pessimistic view of “two cultures” – the arts and the sciences at war with each other,...
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Audience Gets Closer to the Action in New London Theatre
A new theatre which can adapt its auditorium to suit each play is to open this autumn with a...
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“The Philanthropist” at London’s Trafalgar Studios
One good reason to visit the theatre is to see stars in the flesh. And some of the biggest celebs...
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Adapting for Transmedia – Part II
Felix Mortimer is a former member of Punchdrunk who has gone on to found RETZ with Simon Ryninks...
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Adapting For Transmedia – Part I
Felix Mortimer is a former member of Punchdrunk who has gone on to found RETZ with Simon Ryninks...
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“Consent”: A New Play About a Rape Case That Makes Audiences the Jury
In the airy sitting room of a nice house, a group of friends are catching up over a glass of wine....
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“Guards at the Taj” at the Bush Theatre
The Bush is back! After a whole year of darkness, the West London new writing venue has reopened...
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“Made in India” by Tamasha Theatre Company Tackles the Subject of Fertility and Surrogacy
Tamasha is a touring company that specializes in cultural diversity. It nurtures new writers and...
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Complicite/Simon McBurney West Coast Premiere of “The Encounter” at The Wallis (Beverly Hills)
If your vacations haven’t been focused on interaction with indigenous shamans (as have many of...
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“Don Juan in Soho” Featuring David Tennant
Updating the classics is not without its pitfalls. How can a modern audience, which has a...
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How “Cutting Up” Shakespeare’s Plays Can Be An Act Of Creative Destruction
The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) has been the site of many creative adaptations of...
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David Henry Hwang’s “Chinglish” Premieres in London
There is something strangely genuine and comically truthful about the European première of David...
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“My Country; A Work in Progress” The First Play Explicitly About Brexit
Oh dear. The first play explicitly about Brexit is being staged by the National Theatre in a...
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Brexit Play Attempts to Break the Bubble
Much has been written over recent months about the apparent bubble in which we are all now living,...
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