Alexandra Wood’s “The Tyler Sisters” at the Hampstead Theatre: The Future Is Female In Epic Family Saga
What has Saint Augustine of Hippo got to do with new writing? At first sight, not very much. That...
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Tom Morton-Smith’s “Ravens: Spassky Vs Fischer” at the Hampstead Theatre: Real-Life Cold War Chess Match
Today, we call it soft power. During the Cold War it was more like success at any cost—and by any...
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Ian Kershaw’s “The Greatest Play in the History of the World” at the Trafalgar Studios: Science Fantasy Hymn to Love
Naturalism is both the best thing about British theatre, being democratic and comprehensible by...
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David Baddiel’s “God’s Dice” at the Soho Theatre: Mid-Life Crisis as Science Confronts Religion
One of the great cultural divides is that between religion and science. Of course, as novels such...
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Arinzé Kene’s “Little Baby Jesus” at the Orange Tree Theatre: Lyrical, Energetic and Wise Coming-of-Age Drama
Wow. Just wow. The moment you enter the auditorium of this venue it’s immediately obvious that...
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The Enduring Tale Of “Imam-E-Hind”
Ahead of the première of Dastaan-e-Ram, writer Danish Iqbal discusses the joys and challenges of...
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The Dublin Fringe Festival celebrates its 25th year this year and duly provided the Irish capital its characteristic combination of artistry, controlled chaos and thought-provoking content. The stated theme of Dublin Fringe 25,...
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Sex and Theatre: Stephen Chifunyise’s “Intimate Affairs”
The late Stephen Chifunyise rarely wrote about politics. He was more fascinated with social issues...
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Entering “Yellow Inn”: A Conversation Between the Playwright and Translator, Part 2
To read Part 1 of this interview, click here. TRANSLATION AND ADAPTATION For the Illinois State...
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Entering “Yellow Inn”: A Conversation Between the Playwright and Translator, Part 1
Interview and translation by Kee-Yoon Nahm with contributions from Laura Gisondi. Lee Kang-baek is...
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Which Theatre Style Connects With You the Most, Asks Deepro Roy’s New Play
In his play Azad Theatre, Deepro Roy uses a singular set as the backdrop to spar a debate on two...
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The Power of a Collective: Playwright Groups at Centre 42
Playwriting can be a lonely career. For the independent playwright, creating work and searching...
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Stephen Joel Chifunyise and his Legacy to Zimbabwean Theatre and Performance
Stephen Chifunyise’s death At about 1830hrs on Monday, 5 August 2019, Stephen Joel Chifunyise...
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Oriza Hirata’s “In the Heart of a Forest”: Mastering Multilingual Performance
Tokyo’s cozy 60-odd-seat Komaba Agora Theater isn’t perhaps where you would expect a cutting-edge...
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Working With a Cultural Consultant When Writing an International Play: Interview With U.S. Playwright Gabriel Jason Dean and Humaira Ghilzai, an Afghan Expert
The playwright “I spring from ministers, murderers, rebels, addicts, closeted queens, soldiers,...
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Translating Shakespeare
Translation of Shakespeare’s works is almost as old as Shakespeare himself; the first German...
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Remembering Girish Karnad: A Visionary Playwright
Rooted in Indian tradition, Girish Karnad’s plays will continue to converse with the...
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Remembering Girish Karnad
For the theatre world, the passing of Girish Karnad has been nothing short of a giant tree...
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“School Girls; Or The African Mean Girls Play”: A Show About Competition
Jocelyn Bioh’s School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play now appearing at Boston’s SpeakEasy...
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“White Pearl” at The Royal Court
Royal Court’s Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone’s commitment to staging a diversity of...
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