“Bacantes” (The Bacchae) In The Best Theater In the World
The first time I saw a play by Oficina Uzyna Uzona, at Teatro Oficina, was in 1994. Better said,...
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In Today’s Popular Shows, Shakespeare’s Iconic Characters Live On
Though Shakespeare’s death didn’t attract much attention in 1616, it’s big news today. To mark its...
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A Golden Age of Theater for Japan’s Seniors
At the age of 91, Saitama resident Izumi Noguchi is speaking at his first press conference — at...
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Hamlet in New Delhi: The World Is A Prison
K. Madavane has directed about 100 plays in English, Hindi, French, and German. His directorial...
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Shanghai Jingju Theatre Company’s “Hamlet” in Chicago
Internationally renowned Shanghai Jingju Theatre Company transforms Shakespeare’s Hamlet...
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“The Merchant of Venice” Opera That’s Been 55 Years in the Making
For a composer in search of characters and a good plot, Shakespeare might appear a rich source,...
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Interview with Thomas Ostermeier: “Every Generation Writes its Own Shakespeare”
Thomas Ostermeier, a German theatre director, working for the Schaubühne, is known for his...
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The Hamlet Commons
Setting Shakespeare in modern Africa is risky business for a white first-world director. That...
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Interview with Ricardo Bartis: The Dead and the Actor
Ricardo Bartis (born in Buenos Aires, 1949), one of the major figures of Argentine theatre, took...
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The Tragedy of Hamlet With an Egyptian Twist in Al-Hanager Theatre
In his famous tragedy Hamlet, which portrayed revenge, death, greed, and betrayal, William...
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The Tragedy Of “Hamlet” With An Egyptian Twist In Al-Hanager Theatre
In his famous tragedy Hamlet, which portrayed revenge, death, greed, and betrayal, William...
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Bell Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” Reviewed: The Same Great Themes In Some Strange New Haunts
Today, Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a play that haunts itself. Its saturation into cultural...
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Does ‘Translating’ Shakespeare Into Modern English Dimish Its Greatness?
An uproar ensued after it was reported that the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) – southern...
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Tackling Gender Inequality On Stage Needs To Go Further Than Female Hamlets
Several British theatres have made a pledge to address the levels of gender inequality on the...
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Patriarchy’s Ghosts In The Light Bulbs: “Hamlet” At The Royal Exchange
The ghost, in this autumn’s Royal Exchange Theatre production of Hamlet, is in the light bulbs....
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Romeo, Juliet, Viola, And Will: “Shakespeare In Love” Mash-Up Hits The Stage
I don’t really go in for creative mash-ups. You know: Alien Vs. Predator, or the films where...
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The 16th Shakespeare Festival in Gdańsk
This year, the plays staged at the festival spoke about distrust of authority and suspicion of the...
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