“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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Tamsin Greig’s Gender-Bending Performance in “Twelfth Night”
In 1602, a law student called John Manningham saw Twelfth Night, or What You Will, and wrote what...
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Hamlet-Inspired “Love in Idleness” at the Menier Chocolate Factory
The rehabilitation of playwright Terence Rattigan has surpassed even the stage when not only are...
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Political Origins of the Edinburgh International Festival
In 1947 Edinburgh was still in a post-war haze. The city was craving colour, culture, and above...
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Mat Fraser, Disabled Actor And Advocate, Will Portray Richard III In New Play
An actor born with defects resulting from the drug Thalidomide has been cast as Shakespeare’s...
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Romeo, Juliet, and You: CoLab Theatre is Back Challenging the Bard with Interactivity
“But he which bore my letter, Friar John, Was stay’d by accident, and yesternight...
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Interview: Mikhail Baryshnikov On The Premiere Of Brodsky/Baryshnikov Project In London
“Fire, Death, Anxiety, Love, Fear…It’s All There.” Brodsky / Baryshnikov is a one-man show based...
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Opera: Sex, Violence, and Politics – An Immersive Exhibition
Scenes depicting graphic sex and violence have a role in modern opera, the departing director of...
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There Is No Friendship In Politics: “Limehouse” Appeals To The Politically Prone
Politics is a serious business, but it’s also a fun spectator sport. Think of the duels in Prime...
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