The Best Live Theatre Coming to UK Cinemas in Early 2017
World-class theatre is becoming an ever growing presence in UK cinemas. Chains like Curzon, Vue...
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Open Online Theatre Invites Its Audience to “Walk Into Space”
IJAD Dance Company begins 2017 with two firsts: the launch of its pioneering new digital platform...
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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...
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How Will Brexit Affect Theatre?
For the past six months there has only been one news story in town: Brexit. In a referendum on...
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A Brief History Of Pantomime And Its Importance Now
It’s the time of year when drag collides with family entertainment. Yes, the British pantomime...
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“A Doll’s House”: Actors in Reality Theatre
A lonely corner at night in the London neighborhood of Hackney. A group of strangers meet,...
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Practising Blind Support and Doing Everything in the Moment: Talking Dramaturgy with Will Naameh
An interview with Edinburgh-based improviser Will Naameh about dramaturgy and improvisation....
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Translated Theatre in Brexit Britain
As the London Eye fireworks die down and 2016 segues bleary-eyed in to 2017, one of the most...
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The Best Alternative Holiday Shows
The Celebrity One: Cinderella This is the big one. Paul O’Grady plays the wicked stepmother and...
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Laudation Delivered on the Occasion of Forced Entertainment’s Acceptance of the International Ibsen Award
In September 2016 the British experimental theatre company Forced Entertainment were the winners...
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The Secret Lives of Playwrights
A new theatre podcast by the playwright Simon Stephens sheds light on the people behind the plays....
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James Graham On How His 2012 Political Hit “This House” Will Go Down in 2016
The danger of writing political plays is that reality, of course, has a habit of overtaking you....
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London Theatre Company Brings Translators Centre-Stage
There are plenty of theatre translators who start out as actors, directors, playwrights or other...
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Here’s Why Christopher Marlowe Co-wrote Shakespeare’s “Henry VI”
A new edition of Shakespeare’s works has identified Christopher Marlowe as a co-author. The...
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“Assisted Suicide”: A Musical That Asks Us to Think Critically About the Portrayal of Euthanasia
Earlier this month, Colorado voters approved a ballot that made it the fifth state to legalize...
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How Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre Is Bringing New Writing Talent to The World
Thanks to its famous annual Fringe festival, Edinburgh is well known as a place to discover new...
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“An Inspector Calls”: Blasting Open the Drawing Room
J. B. Priestley’s most famous play An Inspector Calls has had quite an interesting life. Written...
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Variety Night at the Lyceum: a Social Event
David Greig’s artistic directorship at the Royal Lyceum Theatre brings a new Variety Night for Sunday nights in Edinburgh
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Making Shakespeare Live with Birds of Paradise
Birds of Paradise Theatre Company prove that somewhere between Glasgow and Hong Kong, Shakespeare lives
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Behind the Scenes at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre
Housed inside a stunning Grade II listed building, Manchester’s Royal Exchange is the country’s...
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