Robert Patrick, Playwright, Has Passed Away
Robert Patrick, playwright, passed away on April 23, 2023, at his home in Los Angeles. He was 85....
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“The Arabian Nights” in Taiwan: Deserted in the Oriental Dream
Originally a collection of West Asian folktales, The Arabian Nights may be the series of...
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Drag Queens in Musical Theatre
Dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the first publication of the play by Jean Poiret La Cage Aux...
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“Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead” at the Barbican Theatre
Imagine yourself in a remote place: it could be a mountaintop, or a lost village, or the Amazon....
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Vinnie Heaven’s “Faun” at Theatre 503: queer show is both joyful and thought-provoking
We are watching history being made: after decades of being in the shadows, queer drama is now...
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“Young Barbarians”: Non-serious Seriousness and Hungarian Drive
Young Barbarians – director: Attila Vidnyánszky Jr. They say the best way to get to know each...
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Sydney Theater Company’s “Julia” Powerfully Imagines the Life and Emotions of the Woman Behind the “Misogyny Speech”
Just over 10 years ago, then-Prime Minister Julia Gillard stood up in the House of Representatives...
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“Sea Creatures,” Hampstead Theatre
Is it possible to successfully challenge naturalism in British theatre today? At a time when...
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The Theatre We Want In 2040? We Used “Strategic Foresight” To Plan On The Prairies
Does it seem far-fetched to imagine a future where the government subsidizes theatres and theatre...
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Brian Friel’s “Dancing at Lughnasa” at the National Theatre: Josie Rourke’s Spirited Revival of This 1990 Classic Is More Fun than Subtle
Brian Friel’s classic play about the blending of Paganism and Christianity in 1930s Ireland is...
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“Report to an Academy”: To Be or Not to Be Human?
No matter how trends, themes, agendas and moods of society change, the focus of the study of art...
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“Nora”: Present Continuous Hell
Get inside a woman’s head and, by understanding her, unravel the mystery of how the world...
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A Question of Diversity: In Conversation with Paulien Geerlings
Paulien Geerlings is the head dramaturg at Amsterdam’s The Toneelmakerij, a theatre company...
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Easy Reading (or not): Cristina Morales’s “Lectura fácil” on the Stage
There is nothing easy about Alberto San Juan’s Lectura fácil. His adaptation of Cristina Morales’...
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Miriam Battye’s “Little Scratch” at the New Diorama Theatre: Restaged Adaptation of Rebecca Watson’s Novel Is Powerfully Theatrical
The popularity of plays that feature trauma is certainly a trend in British theatre today. But is...
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The Brilliance of Nuria Espert: Secrets, Lies and “La Isla Del Aire”
Alejandro Palomas has transformed his acclaimed 2005 novel La isla del aire (The Island of Air)...
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The Sphinx’s Riddle Remains Unsolved. Scattering Chinese Art with “The First-Ever Metaverse Theatre Festival”
Even though for the last decade there have been numerous attempts to unleash Chinese theatre’s...
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“Further Than the Furthest Thing” at the Young Vic
Some plays are instantly forgettable, others leave a tender fold in the memory. I well remember...
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“The Winter’s Tale” Review: Jarring Shakespeare’s Globe Production Lacks Warmth
The Winter’s Tale is one of Shakespeare’s great “hospitality plays” — a tragicomedy about what...
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Exploring Palestinian Allyship in “Decolonizing Sarah”
Hummus is not appropriated hipster dip, it’s Palestinian food. So argues Wally, a...
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Arden of Faversham: A True Crime Thriller
A small boat sails the stage while a trap door serves as the river depths for one of the characters to sink beneath the waves. And as the story reaches its inevitable conclusion, a snowstorm complete with snow drifts – an element taken directly from the origin story of Arden.
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IOTF 2023: INTERNATIONAL ONLINE THEATRE FESTIVAL – “Theatre and Its Others” – Launches April 17-30
IOTF 2023: International Online Theatre Festival will launch April 17 – 30. Now in its...
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Ryan Calais Cameron’s “For Black Boys…” at the Apollo Theatre
Contemporary Black British theatre is admirably adamant about pushing its own boundaries and...
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“The Iliad” at Betty Nansen Theatre, Copenhagen
It’s about two years since I moved to the Oresund region, the liminal place between southern...
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“Love”—A Dissenting View
Alexander Zeldin’s Love— a much-celebrated, quietly confrontational, British-devised piece from...
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The House Where Phantom Lived. Part II – Her Majesty’s Theatre, London.
Аn Exclusive Interview with James Paterson who was part of the original cast of the legendary...
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“TRACES:” An Interview With Co-Creators James Clements and Sam Hood Adrain of What Will the Neighbors Say?
TRACES is a new devised documentary theater piece presented by the investigative theatre group...
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With Faith and Trust into the Future: The 10th International Theatre Olympics in Hungary
When the world is engulfed in flames of enmity, would another flame be superfluous? Not if it is...
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The Envy of Baz Luhrmann: A Parkside “Romeo + Juliet” to Remember
It can be difficult to gain contemporary audience for Shakespearean performance. Though the Bard’s...
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Interview: The “Best Time to Be Alive” and The Reclamation of Identity
On March 17, 2023, New York City’s Bedlam hosted the first industry reading of Best Time to Be...
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Touching the Azerbaijani Theatre: From Ritual to Spontaneity
The term of ritual has always been an object for endless discussions amongst theologians, cultural...
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“Theatre Is King”: The 2023 Kenya Theatre Awards
The second edition of the Kenya Theatre Awards took place on 23rd February 2023 at the Kenya...
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Broadway Bodies: An Interview with Ryan Donovan
Productions of Broadway musicals have body issues. Full stop. From casting norms for Broadway...
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You Came to See the Obscene?—”2020: Obscene”
Alexandra Bachzetsis’s latest group performance, 2020: Obscene, estranges the word obscene from...
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Bjørg Vik’s “The Journey To Venice” At the Finborough Theatre: Norwegian Memory Play Is Tender If Slight
Bjørg Vik’s The Journey to Venice at the Finborough Theatre: Norwegian memory play is tender if slight
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Art and Tech Imaginings of Kat Mustatea
Creating art that reflects our time, Kat Mustatea is a playwright and technologist whose...
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Remembering A Silenced Teacher: Xavier Bobés And Alberto Conejero’s “El Mar. Visión De Unos Niños Que No Lo Han Visto Nunca”/”The Sea. Vision Of Some Children Who Have Never Seen It”
Xavier Bobés is one of those remarkable artists able to conjure a world through a few objects that...
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Speaking from Outside: Interview with Olga Voronkova
Olga Voronkova is a London-based, Belarusian video editor, scriptwriter, copywriter, and producer...
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Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini’s “Sleepova” at the Bush Theatre: Rather Predictable, but Fun Show about Coming of Age
Is anyone still nostalgic about their teen years? The coming-of-age drama is a staple of...
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Breaking Down Barriers through Cultural Policies: A Conversation with Artistic Director and Producer Jesús Cimarro
Jesús Cimarro is the current President of the Spanish Academy of Performing Arts (Academia de las...
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Prototype Festival: “Mary Motorhead/Trade” and “In Our Daughter’s Eyes”
It has been so challenging to write these reviews of three recent works presented as part of the...
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Friendship And Its Discontents: Juan Mayorga’s “Amistad”
Juan Mayorga, one of Spain’s most decorated dramatists — a member of Spain’s Spanish Royal Academy...
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Sitting Down with Emerging Artist Thalia Ranjbar
The work of Thalia Ranjbar may be challenging– pushing beyond norms and expectations, but at its...
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“Much Ado About Nothing:” National Youth Theatre Gives Shakespeare the Love Island Treatment
“What’s your type on paper?” is frequently asked by contestants on the popular reality dating...
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Brecht, Kabarett, and Pussy Riot: The Impact of AnomalousCo’s “(beyond) Doomsday Scrolling”
Entering the theatre at HERE Arts, there is already a sense of broken ground. My companion and I...
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More Than 2,000 People from Wittenoom Died of Asbestos-Related Diseases. A Powerful and Compelling Requiem Brings Their Story to the Stage
Deep in the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia, the town of Wittenoom lies empty,...
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The Digital Spectator. Romanian Experiences During the Pandemic
The topic of the digital spectator and, implicitly, the one of the multi-stratified co-presence,...
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The House Where Phantom Lived—Part I: The Majestic Theatre, New York
Dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the Broadway musical “The Phantom of the Opera.” It is known...
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Laura Horton’s “Breathless” at the Soho Theatre: Slender but Heartfelt Account of Hoarding
The female monologue is a well-established contemporary theatre form, but often the content is...
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Josep Maria Pou Excels In a Minimalist Catalan-language Production of Florian Zeller’s “The Father”
Florian Zeller’s The Father, first produced in 2012, remains a timely play for various reasons. It...
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