Manga Musicals and Takarazuka Revue: A Model of Theatre in Episodes
The adaptation of Japanese manga into musical theatre productions represents an interesting...
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Political Adaptations: Raleigh Literary Society’s “Waiting for Godot” and “Hayadavana”
In his institutional history of literature in American colleges and universities, Gerald Graff...
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Budapest National Theatre’s Production of “The Boy Who Turned Into a Deer” Shown in Paris
The joint performance of Budapest National Theatre and Illyés Gyula Theatre from Beregszász, A...
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Song of the Goat Sings the Tragedy of Cordelia in “Songs of Lear”
Devising their works in a 13th-century refractory and former monastery in Wrocław’s Old Town, Song...
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Dziady Recycling Festival Explores Memory, Performance, and Ritual Across Cultures
It is noteworthy that the custom of banqueting the dead seems to be common to all pagan peoples,...
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Romanian Women Directors Remix Ibsen. Now in New York.
Future is Feminine introduces American audiences to innovative Romanian women artists remixing...
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José Rivera Adapts Jean Genet’s “The Maids”
The Maids, September 29-October 23, The INTAR Theatre, New York City Invoking the...
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“An Enemy of the People”: The Egyptian Experience
It was September 2012 that I had decided to stage An Enemy of the People, by Henrik Ibsen. A play...
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Shanghai Jingju Theatre Company’s “Hamlet” in Chicago
Internationally renowned Shanghai Jingju Theatre Company transforms Shakespeare’s Hamlet...
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Pushkin and Chekhov Stagings to Be Shown in US and Canada Cinemas
Productions of Moscow’s leading theaters will be shown in cinemas all over the U.S. and...
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Natak Phatak: A Bold Attempt in Adapting “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” to the Bengal Stage
Kolkata Rangeela began its journey as a new theatre group in March 2014. But even before that,...
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Bangalore Little Theatre’s Latest Play is an Adaptation of a French Classic
In the early 1900s in Paris, a farcical play by Georges Feydeau called A Flea In Her Ear went on...
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Interview: Rachel Valentine Smith Of The Faction On Gorky’s “Vassa Zheleznova,” Gender Equality And Contemporary Theatre
Rachel Valentine Smith is a director, producer, designer, and filmmaker. She joined The Faction...
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A Chekhov-Inspired Play Tops The Line-Up At Yale Theater Festival
The U.S. is crazy over Krymov – Russian director gives a modern twist to a classic play. A...
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Theatre Review: Odéon–Théâtre De L’Europe’s “Phaedra(s)” With Isabel Huppert At The Barbican
Polish theatre director Krzysztof Warlikowski’s Phaedra(s) is in London from the Odeon Theatre de...
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The Secret River, Silences, And Our Nation’s History
Neil Armfield’s new stage adaptation of Kate Grenville’s 2005 novel The Secret River invites us to...
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The Tragedy Of “Hamlet” With An Egyptian Twist In Al-Hanager Theatre
In his famous tragedy Hamlet, which portrayed revenge, death, greed, and betrayal, William...
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Cultural Differences Over Suicide Made For An Interesting Creative Process In “Eternal Chikamatsu”
In 2014, rising playwright and director Kenichi Tani translated Harold Pinter’s Old Times for an...
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If I Be Left Behind: Toni Morrison’s “Desdemona” Reminds Us Too Many Voices Remain Unheard
The tragedy of Shakespeare’s Desdemona haunts the literary canon. Her murder at the hands of her...
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Toni Morrison’s “Desdemona” Invites Us To Listen Not Just Hear
In Desdemona, Toni Morrison’s response to Shakespeare’s Othello, which opens today at the...
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