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Back to Somewhere That’s Green: “Little Shop of Horrors” at Boston’s Lyric Stage Company

Posted by James Montaño | 14th Oct 2019 | Boston, Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

When Audrey (Katrina Pavao) sings “Somewhere That’s Green” in Lyric Stage Company of Boston’s...

Samuel Gallet’s “Mephisto [A Rhapsody]” at the Gate Theatre

Posted by Mert Dilek | 13th Oct 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

What does it really mean to do political theatre? Does the theatre even hold any potential to...

Caryl Churchill’s “Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp.” at the Royal Court

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 12th Oct 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

At the age of 81, Caryl Churchill, Britain’s greatest living playwright, is still going strong....

Interview with Emily Mann

Posted by Jack Wernick | 4th Oct 2019 | Interview, New York, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

Emily Mann, long-time Artistic Director of the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey is...

“Venus vs Modernity”: Rethinking Sara Baartman

Posted by Marié-Heleen Coetzee | 4th Oct 2019 | Review, South Africa, Theatre and Gender, Theatre and Politics

“Venus vs Modernity” centers on South African icon Saartjie Baartman whose horrific experiences of exploitation have become a reference point for black women’s body image and representation worldwide.

“Self Life Drawing” – Eunkyung Jeong

Posted by Rathsaran Sireekan | 23rd Sep 2019 | Belgium, Festivals, Review, South Korea, Theatre and Politics

The political self of beauty South Korean artist Eunkyung Jeong’s interdisciplinary work at...

“Chiaroscuro” at The Bush Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 22nd Sep 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Identity politics have been around for decades. But it’s always good to revisit the subject....

Maya Arad Yasur’s “Amsterdam” at the Orange Tree Theatre: Crimpian Account of the Past in the Present

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 21st Sep 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

The past can often hang like a nightmare on the present. And, in the case of Jewish identity, this...

Alexander Zeldin’s “Faith, Hope and Charity” at the National Theatre

Posted by Mert Dilek | 21st Sep 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Alexander Zeldin’s new play arrives at the National Theatre’s Dorfman stage with a title...

“Hansard” at the National Theatre

Posted by Konrad Zielinski | 20th Sep 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Simon Wood’s debut play Hansard, performed at London’s National Theatre Lyttleton...

There But For the Grace: Cusi Cram’s “Novenas for a Lost Hospital”

Posted by Abigail Weil | 19th Sep 2019 | Immersive Theatre, LGBTQ Theatre, New York, Review, Theatre and Politics, Theatre and Religion, United States of America

The dramatis personae of Novenas for a Lost Hospital is wide-ranging. There are doctors and nurses...

Ugandan Show Tackles Language and Culture

Posted by Alexander Nderitu | 18th Sep 2019 | Applied Theatre, News, Theatre and Politics, Theatre for Young Audiences, Uganda

It is still not uncommon to hear various parts of the continent being referred to as ‘Anglophone Africa’, ‘Francophone Africa’, ‘Lusophone Africa’, and so on. In fact, there are more French and English speakers in Africa today than there are in France and England respectively!