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David Baddiel’s “God’s Dice” at the Soho Theatre: Mid-Life Crisis as Science Confronts Religion

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 9th Nov 2019 | Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Religion, Theatre and Science, United Kingdom

One of the great cultural divides is that between religion and science. Of course, as novels such...

Arinzé Kene’s “Little Baby Jesus” at the Orange Tree Theatre: Lyrical, Energetic and Wise Coming-of-Age Drama

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 26th Oct 2019 | London, Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Age, United Kingdom

Wow. Just wow. The moment you enter the auditorium of this venue it’s immediately obvious that...

The Enduring Tale Of “Imam-E-Hind”

Posted by Anuj Kumar | 12th Oct 2019 | India, Playwriting, Review

Ahead of the première of Dastaan-e-Ram, writer Danish Iqbal discusses the joys and challenges of...

Dublin Fringe Festival 2019: Women in Flux

Posted by Síofra Ní Shluaghadháin | 10th Oct 2019 | Festivals, Ireland, News, Playwriting, Theatre and Gender

The Dublin Fringe Festival celebrates its 25th year this year and duly provided the Irish capital...

Sex and Theatre: Stephen Chifunyise’s “Intimate Affairs”

Posted by Samuel Ravengai | 22nd Sep 2019 | Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Gender, Zimbabwe

The late Stephen Chifunyise rarely wrote about politics. He was more fascinated with social issues...

Entering “Yellow Inn”: A Conversation Between the Playwright and Translator, Part 2

Posted by Kee-Yoon Nahm | 15th Sep 2019 | Adaptation, Interview, Playwriting, South Korea, Theatre and Politics, Translation

To read Part 1 of this interview, click here. TRANSLATION AND ADAPTATION For the Illinois State...

Entering “Yellow Inn”: A Conversation Between the Playwright and Translator, Part 1

Posted by Kee-Yoon Nahm | 15th Sep 2019 | Adaptation, Interview, Playwriting, South Korea, Theatre and Politics, Translation

Interview and translation by Kee-Yoon Nahm with contributions from Laura Gisondi. Lee Kang-baek is...

Which Theatre Style Connects With You the Most, Asks Deepro Roy’s New Play

Posted by Sweta Akundi | 4th Sep 2019 | India, Interview, Playwriting

In his play Azad Theatre, Deepro Roy uses a singular set as the backdrop to spar a debate on two...

The Power of a Collective: Playwright Groups at Centre 42

Posted by Daniel Teo | 21st Aug 2019 | India, Interview, Playwriting, Singapore

Playwriting can be a lonely career. For the independent playwright, creating work and searching...

Stephen Joel Chifunyise and his Legacy to Zimbabwean Theatre and Performance

Posted by Samuel Ravengai | 10th Aug 2019 | News, Playwriting, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Stephen Chifunyise’s death At about 1830hrs on Monday, 5 August 2019, Stephen Joel Chifunyise...

Oriza Hirata’s “In the Heart of a Forest”: Mastering Multilingual Performance

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 21st Jul 2019 | Japan, Playwriting, Review

Tokyo’s cozy 60-odd-seat Komaba Agora Theater isn’t perhaps where you would expect a cutting-edge...

Working With a Cultural Consultant When Writing an International Play: Interview With U.S. Playwright Gabriel Jason Dean and Humaira Ghilzai, an Afghan Expert

Posted by Henrik Eger | 14th Jul 2019 | Afghanistan, Interview, Playwriting, Theatre and Gender, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

The playwright “I spring from ministers, murderers, rebels, addicts, closeted queens, soldiers,...

Translating Shakespeare

Posted by Alexa Huang | 12th Jul 2019 | Dramaturgy, Japan, Playwriting, Translation

Translation of Shakespeare’s works is almost as old as Shakespeare himself; the first German...

Remembering Girish Karnad: A Visionary Playwright

Posted by Diwan Singh Bajeli | 26th Jun 2019 | Essay, India, News, Playwriting

Rooted in Indian tradition, Girish Karnad’s plays will continue to converse with the...

Remembering Girish Karnad

Posted by Vikram Phukan | 24th Jun 2019 | India, News, Playwriting

For the theatre world, the passing of Girish Karnad has been nothing short of a giant tree...

“School Girls; Or The African Mean Girls Play”: A Show About Competition

Posted by Jane Baldwin | 30th May 2019 | Boston, Playwriting, Review, United States of America

Jocelyn Bioh’s School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play now appearing at Boston’s SpeakEasy...

“White Pearl” at The Royal Court

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 28th May 2019 | London, Playwriting, Review, United Kingdom

Royal Court’s Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone’s commitment to staging a diversity of...

Interview with Saviana Stănescu: “One could say that I am a 17-year-old American playwright”

Posted by Cristina Modreanu | 24th May 2019 | Interview, Playwriting, Romania, United States of America

A well-known poet and journalist, Saviana Stănescu left Romania for the US thanks to a Fulbright...

Interview With Sasha Marianna Salzmann: The Playwright

Posted by Romy König | 22nd May 2019 | Germany, Interview, Playwriting

When asked about her background, she tends to respond, “I come from the theatre:” playwright and...

Fresh Perspectives: A Selection of Madrid’s Brightest Young Theatrical Voices

Posted by Antonio Hernández | 1st May 2019 | News, Playwriting, Spain

Looking for new playwrights? Why not try young Spanish playwrights? Playwrights featured include Alberto Conejero, Álvaro Tato, Antonio Rojano, Carolina África, Gon Ramos, Iñigo Guardamino, Lucía Carballal, Manuel Benito, Nando J. López, Pablo Remón, Paco Bezerra, and Pilar G. Almansa.