Five Myths About Shakespeare’s Contribution to the English Language
Shakespeare’s language is widely considered to represent the pinnacle of English. But that status...
Read MorePosted by Jonathan Culpeper and Mathew Gillings | 11th Sep 2022 | Essay, Theatre and Decolonization, Translation, United Kingdom
Shakespeare’s language is widely considered to represent the pinnacle of English. But that status...
Read MorePosted by Duška Radosavljević | 10th Sep 2022 | Festivals, Musical Theatre, Review, Sweden, United Kingdom
Here’s a few things to start with. Following my recent relocation from London to the Swedish...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 14th Aug 2022 | India, London, Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
While Britain is experiencing a “summer of discontent”, with inflation, strikes and other...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 4th Aug 2022 | Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
Yesterday evening I went to see Dog/Actor at the Etcetera Theatre in Camden. Written by Steven...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 24th Jul 2022 | London, Review, Theatre and Decolonization, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom
I live in Brixton, south London. A few days ago, the borough’s aptly named Windrush Square hosted...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 18th Jul 2022 | Directing, Musical Theatre, Review, United Kingdom
Is gig theater the latest sugar rush? Okay, it ups the brain’s serotonin levels and charges around...
Read MorePosted by Yizhou Zhang | 5th Jul 2022 | China, LGBTQ Theatre, London, Review, Theatre and Disability, United Kingdom
As London celebratess the 50th anniversary of the Pride Parade on July 2, I’m reminded of the only...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 22nd Jun 2022 | London, Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom
Theatre is slowly recovering from the effects of the pandemic, and many shows which were canceled...
Read MorePosted by Ivanka Apostolova Baskar | 21st Jun 2022 | Dramaturgy, France, Interview, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
There is always a cultural gap between scholars and artists, each group being suspicious of the...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 18th Jun 2022 | Dramaturgy, London, Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Decolonization, United Kingdom
In the past, most plays by black-British writers have been about the legacy of the Windrush...
Read MorePosted by Konrad Zielinski | 14th Jun 2022 | Playwriting, Review, United Kingdom
Konrad: Hello, I’m Konrad. I’m here to share an account of the production of Mark Ravenhill’s The...
Read MorePosted by Ati Metwaly | 3rd Jun 2022 | Festivals, News, Theatre and Decolonization, United Kingdom
Celebrating Arab culture, the Liverpool Arab Arts Festival (LAAF) is gearing up for its upcoming...
Read MorePosted by Duška Radosavljević | 24th May 2022 | Adaptation, Immersive Theatre, London, Review, United Kingdom
Punchdrunk theatre, the eponymous progenitors of “immersive theatre,” have been wowing...
Read MorePosted by Duška Radosavljević | 19th May 2022 | Adaptation, Netherlands, Review, United Kingdom
Ivo van Hove’s production of Age of Rage is sourced from six plays by Euripides and one by...
Read MorePosted by Jamie Q. Roberts | 2nd May 2022 | Education, Essay, Transmedia, United Kingdom
Although I’m wary of declaring any literary work to be the greatest ever, Shakespeare’s Hamlet...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 2nd May 2022 | London, Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
Although the current government has blundered through both Brexit and the pandemic, and is now...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 26th Apr 2022 | London, Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
What does it feel like to be British and black? Ryan Calais Cameron has recently emerged as the...
Read MorePosted by Mert Dilek | 25th Apr 2022 | London, Review, Theatre and Gender, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
Jackie Sibblies Drury is one of the most exciting voices working in American theatre today. The...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 23rd Apr 2022 | London, Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
When do you have to take a stand? What compels you to do it? And what are the costs involved?...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 18th Apr 2022 | Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
In 1987, Caryl Churchill — without doubt the best living playwright in Britain — premiered her...
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