Bell Shakespeare’s New “King Lear” Understands The Joy Of A Good Tragedy
It is a common reflex to reach for Aristotle’s Poetics to determine what a good tragedy should be....
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52nd Venice Theatre Biennale (15-30 June). Tim Crouch’s “Truth’s A Dog Must To Kennel”
After Brexit, UK productions very rarely play in Italy, but Biennale theatre directors Gianni...
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Rage and Fury: Calixto Bieito Stages Aribert Reimann’s “Lear” at the Teatro Real Madrid
Shakespeare’s King Lear has defied composers who refused invitations to render this bleakest...
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Four of Shakespeare’s Plays and How They Speak to the Current Political Situation in Britain
The last few years in politics have gifted the keen observer many allusions to some of...
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Four Times Shakespeare Has Inspired Stories About Robots and AI
Science fiction is a genre very much associated with technological marvels, innovations, and...
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Nonverbal “King Lear” Review – Conflict in Visuals, Sounds, and Imaginations
What has been left after all well-written dialogues, which were once deemed to be the spirit of...
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Jan Klata’s “King Lear” at the Theatre Olympics: In the Name of the Father
King Lear by William Shakespeare. Text adaptation and music scoring by Jan Klata. Translation:...
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Caryl Churchill’s “Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp.” at the Royal Court
At the age of 81, Caryl Churchill, Britain’s greatest living playwright, is still going strong....
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Entering “Yellow Inn”: A Conversation Between the Playwright and Translator, Part 2
To read Part 1 of this interview, click here. TRANSLATION AND ADAPTATION For the Illinois State...
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Entering “Yellow Inn”: A Conversation Between the Playwright and Translator, Part 1
Interview and translation by Kee-Yoon Nahm with contributions from Laura Gisondi. Lee Kang-baek is...
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“Songs of Lear” Performed by The Song of the Goat Theatre: Where Inspiration Meets High Culture With Unrefined Expression
The Shakespeare and Poland Festival at the Globe – a two-week exploration of the relationship...
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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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Shakespeare, Sinatra, And The Philosophy Of Aging
Aging in the world of entertainment is portrayed in a variety of ways. In some cases it’s graceful...
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Designing for Site-Specific Theatre: An Interview with Designer Susan Tsu on her Costumes for “King Lear” at Quantum Theatre
Susan Tsu is an advocate for educating costume designers and devotes much of her time to her...
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In Photos: Egypt’s Renowned Actor Yehia El-Fakharany To Return As King Lear
El-Fakharany will be accompanied by many famous actors at Cairo performance of King Lear,...
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We Shall Never See So Much (On Broadway): Glenda Jackson Is King Lear
Emily Sun begins her book Succeeding King Lear with words from the philosopher of...
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“An Enemy Of The People”: The Not-So-Silent Majority Speaks Out Again
In one bound, the rising English director Jonathan Munby found himself in the spotlight of...
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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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4 Russian Theatre Performances To See In U.S. And UK Cinemas This Season
The Stage Russia project continues to bring classic novels by leading theaters to big screens...
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The Gladstone Celebrates A Decade Of Drama
The Gladstone Theatre turns 10 years old this fall. That may make it a mere stripling in the art...
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