Shakespeare’s First Folio Turns 400: What Would Be Lost Without the Collection? An Expert Speculates
It has been 400 years since the publication of the first collected edition of Shakespeare’s plays,...
Read MorePosted by Emma Smith | 5th May 2023 | Dramaturgy, Essay, United Kingdom
It has been 400 years since the publication of the first collected edition of Shakespeare’s plays,...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 3rd May 2023 | Adaptation, London, Review, United Kingdom
Imagine yourself in a remote place: it could be a mountaintop, or a lost village, or the Amazon....
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 1st May 2023 | London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom
We are watching history being made: after decades of being in the shadows, queer drama is now...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 28th Apr 2023 | Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom
Is it possible to successfully challenge naturalism in British theatre today? At a time when...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 27th Apr 2023 | Directing, Ireland, Review, United Kingdom
Brian Friel’s classic play about the blending of Paganism and Christianity in 1930s Ireland is...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 21st Apr 2023 | London, Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom
The popularity of plays that feature trauma is certainly a trend in British theatre today. But is...
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 Penelope Woods | 11th Apr 2023 | London, Review, United Kingdom
The Winter’s Tale is one of Shakespeare’s great “hospitality plays” — a tragicomedy about what...
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 Lisa Monde | 31st Mar 2023 | Acting, Interview, London, Musical Theatre, United Kingdom
Аn Exclusive Interview with James Paterson who was part of the original cast of the legendary...
Read MorePosted by Anna Tringham | 29th Mar 2023 | Dramaturgy, Essay, London, Theatre and Dance, United Kingdom
When we talk to each other, there’s what we say out loud, what we wish we could say, and what...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 13th Mar 2023 | London, Norway, Playwriting, Review, Translation, United Kingdom
Bjørg Vik’s The Journey to Venice at the Finborough Theatre: Norwegian memory play is tender if slight
Read MorePosted by Allison Newey and Kasia Lech | 7th Mar 2023 | Belarus, Festivals, Interview, London, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
Olga Voronkova is a London-based, Belarusian video editor, scriptwriter, copywriter, and producer...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 6th Mar 2023 | London, Playwriting, Review, United Kingdom
Is anyone still nostalgic about their teen years? The coming-of-age drama is a staple of...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 1st Mar 2023 | Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
With the fast-approaching anniversary of the latest war in Europe, our culture’s continued...
Read MorePosted by Penelope Woods | 23rd Feb 2023 | Adaptation, London, Review, Theatre and Film, United Kingdom
“What’s your type on paper?” is frequently asked by contestants on the popular reality dating...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 16th Feb 2023 | LGBTQ Theatre, London, Playwriting, Review, United Kingdom
The female monologue is a well-established contemporary theatre form, but often the content is...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 15th Feb 2023 | Adaptation, London, Review, United Kingdom
How can old texts speak to us now? The point is not just to adapt classics, but to reimagine them...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 5th Feb 2023 | LGBTQ Theatre, Review, Theatre and Religion, United Kingdom
Willy Hudson is a writer and performer from Exeter — his Willy Hudson Ltd theatre company...
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