Counterpoint Players – Timely But a Bit Overstuffed.”Omnibus Bill” Tackles Reproductive Rights
When U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence lauded Donald Trump’s pro-life stance during his recent visit...
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Theatre and Politics
“Zinc (Zn)”: The Element That is Necessary for Life Becomes an Element of Death
A Wounded Soldier pushes pawns across a chess board while a Mother tells Svetlana the story of her...
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Zilele Teatrului Matei Vişniec/Festival of the Matéi Visniec Theatre in Suceava (Romania), Or Breaking Into the Festival Circuit
Arguably, it is not common practice to name a theatre after a living playwright, and neither is to...
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Where Have You Gone, Davey?
The Polish narrative of 1968 tends to end with the conclusion that Jews lived in Poland after...
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About “Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons”
Last night, I went, for the first time, to the Barons Court Theatre, which is staging a compact...
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The Toronto Theatre Laboratory
Art Babayants, of Armenian origin, has a doctorate in theatre performance, he taught acting in the...
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This Odia Theatre Group Cycles From Village to Village for Stories
Members of theatre group Natya Chetana travel to villages teasing out stories from the everyday...
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Staging the Political
With its three transformable stages, the “Schaubühne at Lehniner Platz” is the largest theatre in...
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Simple As ABC #3: The Wild Hunt – Thomas Bellinck/ROBIN
A bust of Aristotle stares out at the audience. A vaguely Romantic-style landscape depicting men...
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“ANNA” at The National Theatre
Stasiland is a fascinating mental space. As a historical location, the former East Germany, or...
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In Black Swan’s “Water,” Three Vignettes Explore The Politics of Immigration, Drought, and Family Dynamics
Water, written by Jane Bodie and directed by Emily McLean, was commissioned by Clare Watson,...
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Sachli Gholamalizad’s “Let us believe in the beginning of the cold season”: Iranian Identity in an Age of Diaspora
I can give two accounts of Sachli Gholamalizad’s solo performance Let us believe in the beginning...
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Julia Pascal’s “Blueprint Medea” at The Finborough Theatre: Mythical Reboot
The rewriting of Ancient Greek myth offers a way of creating contemporary stories that have a deep...
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salt. at The Royal Court
A hit of the Edinburgh Fringe 2017, Selina Thompson’s one-woman show salt is on at the Royal Court...
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“We Live in Cairo:” Fully Committed, Still in Beta-Testing
We Live in Cairo, a new musical written by brothers Daniel Lazour & Patrick Lazour, directed...
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Review: “Scenes from 71* Years” by Hannah Khalil
Scenes from 71* Years is a play of remembrance showing a diasporic perspective on the Palestinian...
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Ella Hickson’s “ANNA” at The National Theatre
Something is tantalizingly amiss at the National’s Dorfman Theatre. There is a headset attached to...
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Russia Meets Iran: J’afari, Vișniec and Meyerhold, Partners of Ideology, Traversers of History
Read Farinaz Kavianifar’s interview with Rūhollah J’afari. On the evening of August 3, 2018,...
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Self-Censorship Is a Castration of Ideas: A Conversation with Ruhollah J’afari, Dramaturg and Director of the Play Richard III Will Not Take Place
Also, about this production, read “Russia Meets Iran: J’afari, Vișniec, and Meyerhold,...
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Staging The Present Moment: International Festival of Iberian Expression Theatre
FITEI – International Festival of Iberian Expression Theater, taking place in Porto, Portugal,...
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