Adaptation of “Huzur” An Iconic Turkish Novel by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar at the State Theatre
State Theatre revived Kenan Işık’s adaptation of Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar’s Huzur, or A...
Read MorePosted by Nagihan Haliloglu | 24th Apr 2017 | Adaptation, Turkey
State Theatre revived Kenan Işık’s adaptation of Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar’s Huzur, or A...
Read MorePosted by Felix Mortimer | 22nd Apr 2017 | Adaptation, Immersive Theatre, Transmedia, United Kingdom
Felix Mortimer is a former member of Punchdrunk who has gone on to found RETZ with Simon Ryninks...
Read MorePosted by Felix Mortimer | 22nd Apr 2017 | Adaptation, Immersive Theatre, Transmedia, United Kingdom
Felix Mortimer is a former member of Punchdrunk who has gone on to found RETZ with Simon Ryninks...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 15th Apr 2017 | Adaptation, London, Review, United Kingdom
Updating the classics is not without its pitfalls. How can a modern audience, which has a...
Read MorePosted by Bruce Smith | 11th Apr 2017 | Adaptation, United Kingdom
The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) has been the site of many creative adaptations of...
Read MorePosted by Leigh Sykes | 5th Apr 2017 | Adaptation, New Zealand
The concepts of the self and the troll are at the heart of this adaptation by Eli Kent, alongside an investigation of the nature of theatre itself. This is a resolutely post-modern, meta-theatrical play that tackles themes that resonate powerfully with the currently very prevalent culture of narcissism and self-interest.
Read MorePosted by Diwan Singh Bajeli | 3rd Apr 2017 | Adaptation, India, Puppetry
Anurupa Roy’s much-feted Mahabharata thrilled audience with the innovative use of puppetry in...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 3rd Apr 2017 | Adaptation, London, Review, United Kingdom
The rehabilitation of playwright Terence Rattigan has surpassed even the stage when not only are...
Read MorePosted by Andreea Scridon | 22nd Mar 2017 | Adaptation, Review, Russia, Russian Theatre Abroad
The Little Prince–the classic novella by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry–is about a pilot stranded in the...
Read MorePosted by Ketaki Datta | 17th Mar 2017 | Adaptation, India
It was a socialite evening at Uttam Manch on 14 January, while the mercury was dipping low, making...
Read MorePosted by Tomasz Wiśniewski | 17th Mar 2017 | Adaptation, Interview, Poland, Theatre and Dance
In 2016 Song of the Goat Theatre celebrated the twentieth anniversary of its existence. Founded by...
Read MorePosted by Mary Mazzilli | 15th Mar 2017 | Adaptation, United Kingdom
Global Shakespeare has been a phenomenon of adaptation, translation, cultural appropriation and...
Read MorePosted by Molly Ziegler | 11th Mar 2017 | Adaptation, United Kingdom
Molly Ziegler reviews Cheek by Jowl’s adaptation of The Winter’s Tale at Glasgow’ Citizen’s Theatre.
Read MorePosted by J Neil Garcia | 4th Mar 2017 | Adaptation, Philippines
Dulaang UP’s current production, Rody Vera’s Filipino adaptation of Faust, directed by José...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 22nd Feb 2017 | Adaptation, Review, United Kingdom
There are few modern literary fables that really resonate in the wider culture. And most that do...
Read MorePosted by Robert Reid | 14th Feb 2017 | Adaptation, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
Orwell’s novel 1984 is currently a bestseller in the U.S. We can soon expect many...
Read MorePosted by Diwan Singh Bajeli | 4th Feb 2017 | Adaptation, India
With its debut production of Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharni presented at the 21st Urdu Drama Festival in...
Read MorePosted by Jeff Robson | 1st Feb 2017 | Adaptation, Review, United Kingdom
The antithesis of some of the slick, accomplished television premieres of the festive season was...
Read MorePosted by Alexandra Guzeva - Russia Beyond the Headlines | 29th Jan 2017 | Adaptation, News, Russia
The Vakhtangov Theatre’s interpretation of Leo Tolstoy’s famous novel, Anna Karenina, is...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 27th Jan 2017 | Adaptation, Review, United Kingdom
Theatre conventions are a funny thing. Nowadays, it’s actually quite difficult to see a modern...
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