Worldwide
Debating Identity: Is It Time to Rename Cairo’s Experimental Theater Festival?
by Ati Metwaly | 26th Sep 2025 | Egypt, Essay, Festivals
The Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theater (CIFET) has long been a vital platform for the boundary-pushing theatrical voices in the Arab world, and beyond. Recently, debates have emerged over whether to keep “experimental” in its name, as the festival faces pressure to broaden its scope and attract wider audiences. The question now is how to balance honoring the festival’s experimental roots while evolving to meet the changing theatrical landscape of the 21st century.
-
-
-
-
“My Father’s Fable,” Bush Theatre
by Aleks Sierz | 25th Jun 2024 | Nigeria, Review, United Kingdom
International Project – Dramaturgy Lab: Exploring West Balkan Plays – “Big Deal” By Mia Efremova
by Ivanka Apostolova Baskar | 17th Sep 2025 | Dramaturgy, Hong Kong, Interview, Macedonia, Transcultural Collaborations
Collective interview with Amy Sze (Theatre maker and arts producer, London, UK-Hong Kong), Mia...
-
We Passed Through The Wall Of Sorrow Together
by Mehdi Shahedi | 26th Aug 2025 | Essay, Iran, Theatre and Politics
-
-
-
Conor McPherson’s “The Weir” at the Harold Pinter Theatre: Beautifully Acted Revival Of A 1990s New Writing Classic
by Aleks Sierz | 26th Sep 2025 | Acting, Dramaturgy, London, Review, United Kingdom
Perhaps it’s an indicator of the feebleness of new writing after the pandemic that so many of the...
-
Theatre Is A University, A Lifelong Study Of Human Nature
by Ivanka Apostolova Baskar | 15th Sep 2025 | Acting, Interview, Macedonia
-
-
Lessing’s “Emilia Galotti” As Directorial Debut In Bremen
by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe | 9th Sep 2025 | Directing, Germany, Review
-
Cruelty, Guilt, And Redemption Intertwine In “The Mutt” At IATI Theater
by Victoria Zavyalova | 19th Sep 2025 | Adaptation, New York, Review, United States of America
With minimal décor and symbolism in every gesture, The Mutt — an adaptation of Dostoevsky’s The...
-
-
“Buen Camino,” Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
by Margaret Rose | 13th Aug 2025 | Edinburgh 2025, Review, Scotland, United States of America
-
-
“The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave”, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
by Duška Radosavljević | 24th Aug 2025 | Edinburgh 2025, Festivals, New Zealand, United Kingdom
Oli Mathiesen’s dance piece The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave has been described by this...
-
-
-
-
Bell Shakespeare’s New “King Lear” Understands The Joy Of A Good Tragedy
by Kirk Dodd | 20th Jul 2024 | Australia, Dramaturgy, Review, Sydney
Oscar Barney Finn and Paulo Brunetti Interview
by Jack Wernick | 20th Aug 2024 | Adaptation, Argentina, Interview
I had the opportunity to interview frequent collaborators, writer-director Oscar Barney Finn and...
Like Us On Facebook

Most Popular Posts
Shakespeare In Iraq: An Interview With Dr. Samir Talib by Amir Al-Azraki 9th November 2024 Cruelty, Guilt, And Redemption Intertwine In… by Victoria Zavyalova 19th September 2025James Graham’s “Punch” at the Apollo Theatre:… by Aleks Sierz 30th September 2025
Debating Identity: Is It Time to Rename Cairo’s… by Ati Metwaly 26th September 2025
“Full Moon” by Josef Nadj at the… by Emilija Kvočka 30th September 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025: Provisional Futures… by Duška Radosavljević 25th August 2025“Tired” Of Consuming Postdramatic… by Ivanka Apostolova Baskar 31st August 2025
Conor McPherson’s “The Weir” at the… by Aleks Sierz 26th September 2025 Maestras On The Podium: Women Conductors On… by Sariva Goetz 11th October 2025 Starlight Express The Musical: 40 Years in The Orbit by Lisa Monde 14th November 2024
Recent Posts
- “All Right. Good Night.:” A Poetic Meditation on the Art of Letting Go 20th October 2025
- Maestras On The Podium: Women Conductors On Broadway, Then And Now 11th October 2025
- “Lale Lili Marleen:” The Promising Relaunch Of A Quaint Chamber Theatre In The Oldest District Of Bremen 10th October 2025
- James Graham’s “Punch” at the Apollo Theatre: Compelling And Emotionally Intense Account Of Restorative Justice 30th September 2025
- “Full Moon” by Josef Nadj at the Festival of International Alternative Theatre (FIAT) in Montenegro 30th September 2025
- Debating Identity: Is It Time to Rename Cairo’s Experimental Theater Festival? 26th September 2025
- Conor McPherson’s “The Weir” at the Harold Pinter Theatre: Beautifully Acted Revival Of A 1990s New Writing Classic 26th September 2025
- Cruelty, Guilt, And Redemption Intertwine In “The Mutt” At IATI Theater 19th September 2025
- International Project – Dramaturgy Lab: Exploring West Balkan Plays – “Big Deal” By Mia Efremova 17th September 2025
- Theatre Is A University, A Lifelong Study Of Human Nature 15th September 2025