A New Version of Christopher Marlowe’s “Tamburlaine” by Yellow Earth Opens in London
Global Shakespeare has been a phenomenon of adaptation, translation, cultural appropriation and...
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“My Country; A Work in Progress” – The First Brexit Play at the National Theatre
Oh dear. The first play explicitly about Brexit is being staged by the National Theatre in a...
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Interview With Oliver Chris: “I’ve Lived My Whole Life With People Saying ‘When Are You Going to Be Prince William?’”
“I didn’t think this was what I would be doing when I left drama school,” says Oliver Chris. What...
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Cheek by Jowl’s “The Winter’s Tale” – A Stone, A Woman, A Journey
Molly Ziegler reviews Cheek by Jowl’s adaptation of The Winter’s Tale at Glasgow’ Citizen’s Theatre.
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Review: “Sex With Strangers” at Hampsted Theatre
The current crisis in British new writing for the theatre is exemplified by the reliance of so...
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“Escaped Alone”: Catastrophe and Fear Meet Surrealism
Like Beckett and Pinter, Caryl Churchill is writing fugues in old age (she’s 77). Far Away, A...
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‘Coughing Major’ Millionaire Scandal Turned into Play
The story of the “coughing Major” who cheated to win the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? jackpot is...
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Review: “Low Level Panic” at Orange Tree Theatre
The 1980s were a great decade for British women playwrights. During those Thatcher-dominated...
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I Want To Hear You Breathing: A Conversation With Mischa Dohler
The Theatre Times recently republished an article called “A New Form of Theatre Consumption...
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“Killer” – An Experiential Thriller
One of the reasons that Philip Ridley is the crown prince of imaginative playwriting is that he...
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Fusions, Explorations and Making It Make Sense: Talking Dramaturgy with Flavia D’Avila
An interview with Edinburgh-based theatre-maker Flavia D’Avilia about dramaturgy and...
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“Trainspotting” On Stage Brings a Disturbing Reality Vividly to Life
Irvine Welsh’s in-yer-face, anti-fairy tale of no-hope NEDs (non-educated delinquents), and the...
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Bryan Cranston to Star in Fake News-Predicting “Network” at National Theatre
The Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston will make his London stage debut in a National Theatre...
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Anthony Burgess’ “A Clockwork Orange” at Park Theatre
There are few modern literary fables that really resonate in the wider culture. And most that do...
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“Years of Sunlight” at Theatre 503
The new writing year has started slowly. Apart from a couple of obscure fringe shows, there have...
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“Dubailand” – A Story About Globalization and Social Justice
Young British writers are often surprisingly unadventurous when it comes to locating their plays...
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Plays Written In ‘Show Ghetto’ Offer New Insight Into Experience of the Holocaust
The film Denial, which opened in the U.K. on Holocaust Memorial Day, tells the story of author...
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A New Form Of Theatre Consumption Aims To Revolutionize The World Of Theatre
The way media is produced and consumed has been transformed in the past decade or so thanks to...
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Roland Schimmelpfennig’s “Winter Solstice” Probes the Lure of Fascism
A day or so after Theresa May’s keynote speech about Brexit the words Europe and European carry an...
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Headlong Theatre’s “1984”: Orwell’s Nightmare or a Smug Satire for The Inner Party?
Orwell’s novel 1984 is currently a bestseller in the U.S. We can soon expect many...
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