“What the Constitution Means to Me” Is As Timely As Ever
In 2019, I sat in the balcony of the Helen Hayes Theatre. My social media circles had been abuzz...
Read MorePosted by Trevor Boffone | 21st Sep 2023 | Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America
In 2019, I sat in the balcony of the Helen Hayes Theatre. My social media circles had been abuzz...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 19th Sep 2023 | Documentary Theatre, India, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
Nobodies who kill somebodies: let’s make a list. Okay, there’s Lee Harvey Oswald (JFK), James Earl...
Read MorePosted by Rhiannon Ling | 13th Sep 2023 | News, Participatory Theatre, Theatre and Politics, United States of America
When it comes to Wild Home: An American Odyssey, the project is best-described by its subtitle....
Read MorePosted by Kasia Lech | 7th Sep 2023 | Essay, Ireland, Management, Poland, Theatre and Politics
In 2004, Ireland, as one of the first countries in the EU, invited Polish people to live and work...
Read MorePosted by Kitty Brandon-James & Alma Prelec | 5th Aug 2023 | Festivals, Review, Russian Theatre Abroad, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
Vanya is alive; Vanya is alive and healthy; Vanya is alive and healthy and totally free. And we...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 4th Aug 2023 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
Trauma is the source of identity politics. In the case of African-Americans, the experience of...
Read MorePosted by Mert Dilek | 29th Jun 2023 | Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
Martin McDonagh is perhaps better known today globally for his recent accomplishments on screen as...
Read MorePosted by Sarah-Jane Coyle | 22nd Jun 2023 | Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
Ken Loach’s 2016 film I, Daniel Blake is a scathing indictment of the British benefits system. The...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 11th Jun 2023 | Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
Peter Morgan’s Patriots at the Noël Coward Theatre: award-winning story of Putin’s triumph is vivid but unreal
Read MorePosted by Hanna Yermakovich | 7th Jun 2023 | Belarus, Directing, Interview, Theatre and Politics
Alexey Strelnicov was a Belarusian theatre critic, director, actor, and tutor. He is considered to...
Read MorePosted by Kuan-Ting Lin | 12th May 2023 | Directing, Review, Taiwan, Theatre and Politics, Transcultural Collaborations
Originally a collection of West Asian folktales, The Arabian Nights may be the series of...
Read MorePosted by Emiliia Dementsova | 1st May 2023 | Hungary, Musical Theatre, Review, Theatre and Politics, Theatre Olympics 2023
Young Barbarians – director: Attila Vidnyánszky Jr. They say the best way to get to know each...
Read MorePosted by Camilla Nelson | 29th Apr 2023 | Australia, Review, Sydney, Theatre and Gender, Theatre and Politics
Just over 10 years ago, then-Prime Minister Julia Gillard stood up in the House of Representatives...
Read MorePosted by Christine Brubaker, Taiwo Afolabi, Yvette Nolan, Jessica Thornton, and Heather Russek | 28th Apr 2023 | Canada, News, Theatre and Decolonization, Theatre and Politics
Does it seem far-fetched to imagine a future where the government subsidizes theatres and theatre...
Read MorePosted by Emiliia Dementsova | 26th Apr 2023 | Adaptation, Greece, Review, Theatre and Politics, Theatre Olympics 2023
No matter how trends, themes, agendas and moods of society change, the focus of the study of art...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 13th Apr 2023 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
Some plays are instantly forgettable, others leave a tender fold in the memory. I well remember...
Read MorePosted by Tim Hamilton | 10th Apr 2023 | Chicago, Palestine, Review, Theatre and Decolonization, Theatre and Politics, United States of America
Hummus is not appropriated hipster dip, it’s Palestinian food. So argues Wally, a...
Read MorePosted by Mert Dilek | 9th Apr 2023 | Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
Contemporary Black British theatre is admirably adamant about pushing its own boundaries and...
Read MorePosted by Jonathan Kalb | 2nd Apr 2023 | Devised Theatre, Documentary Theatre, New York, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom, United States of America
Alexander Zeldin’s Love— a much-celebrated, quietly confrontational, British-devised piece from...
Read MorePosted by Heather Waters | 2nd Apr 2023 | Essay, Theatre and Politics, Theatre and Science, Transmedia
That AI is poised to take over countless jobs, wipe out entire job sectors, is all over the news...
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