Sending the Spectator Abroad: Some Reflections on Theatre Translation
How does the work of translation affect how we read, understand and spectate? How do translations...
Read MorePosted by Margherita Laera and Flora Pitrolo | 11th Jan 2017 | Essay, Translation, United Kingdom
How does the work of translation affect how we read, understand and spectate? How do translations...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 10th Jan 2017 | News, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
For the past six months there has only been one news story in town: Brexit. In a referendum on...
Read MorePosted by Nigel Ward | 5th Jan 2017 | Essay, United Kingdom
It’s the time of year when drag collides with family entertainment. Yes, the British pantomime...
Read MorePosted by Aida Rocci | 4th Jan 2017 | Denmark, Immersive Theatre, London, Review, United Kingdom
A lonely corner at night in the London neighborhood of Hackney. A group of strangers meet,...
Read MorePosted by Andrew Edwards | 2nd Jan 2017 | Dramaturgy, Interview, Scotland
An interview with Edinburgh-based improviser Will Naameh about dramaturgy and improvisation....
Read MorePosted by William Gregory | 1st Jan 2017 | News, Translation, United Kingdom
As the London Eye fireworks die down and 2016 segues bleary-eyed in to 2017, one of the most...
Read MorePosted by Alice Jones | 25th Dec 2016 | Immersive Theatre, Musical Theatre, News, United Kingdom
The Celebrity One: Cinderella This is the big one. Paul O’Grady plays the wicked stepmother and...
Read MorePosted by Adrian Heathfield | 15th Dec 2016 | Dramaturgy, News, United Kingdom
In September 2016 the British experimental theatre company Forced Entertainment were the winners...
Read MorePosted by Alice Jones | 13th Dec 2016 | Playwriting, United Kingdom
A new theatre podcast by the playwright Simon Stephens sheds light on the people behind the plays....
Read MorePosted by James Graham | 10th Dec 2016 | News, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
The danger of writing political plays is that reality, of course, has a habit of overtaking you....
Read MorePosted by William Gregory | 8th Dec 2016 | London, News, Translation, United Kingdom
There are plenty of theatre translators who start out as actors, directors, playwrights or other...
Read MorePosted by Hugh Craig | 2nd Dec 2016 | Essay, United Kingdom
A new edition of Shakespeare’s works has identified Christopher Marlowe as a co-author. The...
Read MorePosted by Morven Cook | 22nd Nov 2016 | Musical Theatre, Review, Theatre and Disability, United Kingdom
Earlier this month, Colorado voters approved a ballot that made it the fifth state to legalize...
Read MorePosted by Gillian McDonald | 20th Nov 2016 | News, Scotland, United Kingdom
Thanks to its famous annual Fringe festival, Edinburgh is well known as a place to discover new...
Read MorePosted by Aida Rocci | 19th Nov 2016 | London, Review, United Kingdom
J. B. Priestley’s most famous play An Inspector Calls has had quite an interesting life. Written...
Read MorePosted by Andrew Edwards | 17th Nov 2016 | Europe, News, Scotland, United Kingdom
David Greig’s artistic directorship at the Royal Lyceum Theatre brings a new Variety Night for Sunday nights in Edinburgh
Read MorePosted by Andrew Edwards | 16th Nov 2016 | News, Scotland, Theatre and Disability, United Kingdom
Birds of Paradise Theatre Company prove that somewhere between Glasgow and Hong Kong, Shakespeare lives
Read MorePosted by Louise Rhind-Tutt | 15th Nov 2016 | Design, News, United Kingdom
Housed inside a stunning Grade II listed building, Manchester’s Royal Exchange is the country’s...
Read MorePosted by Matthew Burgess | 14th Nov 2016 | London, Review, Theatre and Dance, United Kingdom
The Royal Opera House’s production of the real-life mystery of Anastasia comes to a close today....
Read MorePosted by Adam Sherwin | 2nd Nov 2016 | London, News, Theatre and Age, United Kingdom
A new play staged by the National Theatre will thrust actors in their 70s and 80s onto the stage...
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