Shakespeare and India
The most striking aspect of Shakespeare in India today is that it seems to have at last got over...
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Tag: Hamlet
It’s Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” But Not As You Know It
With praise for his Hamlet with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2016 still ringing in his ears —...
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Absurdist Comedy “Every Good Boy Deserves Favour” Gets Its Japan Debut
Tom Stoppard is one of the most influential figures in theater today and one of the most...
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Revolution Is A Necessary Cause, But Impossible Today: Interview with Director Kokan Mladenović
Kokan Mladenović’s name is well known both within and outside the theatre: he is the director who...
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Ravi Jain’s “Prince Hamlet”: A Meta-theatrical Reversal Of Disability And Gender
Why Not Theatre’s Prince Hamlet, adapted and directed by Ravi Jain, is a performative exploration of the relationship between aesthetics and disability. Prince Hamlet is a gender-bent, bilingual play which uses English and American Sign Language (ASL).
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The “King” Returns And Theaters Look To Russia For 2019 – Theatre in Japan
Whether it’s a regular theatre that gets you going these days—or you’re skipping along more to...
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“Crime And Punishment”: The Crime You’ll Be Glad You Were A Witness To
In a scoop for Tokyo, Theatre Cocoon in Shibuya Ward is set to mark the new year with the world...
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Yukio Ninagawa, The Architect Of Cultural Crossroads
Part of the Asian Theatremakers series I met the late Japanese director Yukio Ninagawa in 2013...
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Moi Qui Parle A Moi-Même Dans Le Numérique Auditory Alienation And Liberation For The Intermedial Performer
With backgrounds in performance and sound design, we were interested in investigating how the...
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The Importance Of “Hamlet”
The Bard’s tale on the machinations of Denmark’s royal family remains his most influential plays...
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“Love Me Now” at The Tristan Bates Theatre: Love in the Time of Tinder
Love may well be the strongest four-letter word, but what is the latest news from the front line...
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“Humble Boy” at The Orange Tree Theatre: The Tragi-Comedy of Generational Conflict
Good programming is an art, and Paul Miller—artistic director at this venue—is clearly on a...
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Contemporary “Electra” by DumbWise at The Bunker Theatre
Electra is the protagonist in two Ancient Greek tragedies, one by Sophocles and the other by...
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Audience To Vote For Bard’s Play They Want Performed At Shakespeare’s Globe
“Come, and take choice of all my library, And so beguile thy sorrow,” Shakespeare wrote. Now...
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The Role Of The Dramaturg In The Creation Of New Opera Works
The successful development of new work for the opera stage is a complex and often elusive process....
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Tom Hiddleston is the Obvious Choice to Play Hamlet
It was only a matter of time before Tom Hiddleston tackled the most famous role in all of theatre....
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Two Shakespeare Adaptations in Iran
How do Iranian artists adapt Shakespeare’s drama? The Iranian directors, Mohammad Aghebati and...
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Hamlet-Inspired “Love in Idleness” at the Menier Chocolate Factory
The rehabilitation of playwright Terence Rattigan has surpassed even the stage when not only are...
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“Hamlet” at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
John Caird is widely known as the co-director with fellow Englishman Trevor Nunn of Les...
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A New Version of Christopher Marlowe’s “Tamburlaine” by Yellow Earth Opens in London
Global Shakespeare has been a phenomenon of adaptation, translation, cultural appropriation and...
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