Four Directors Give Four Reasons To Be Graeae
To mark the launch of Graeae’s new book, Reasons to Be Graeae, which charts the history of the...
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Stefano Massini’s “The Lehman Trilogy” At The National Theatre
Images are what make abstract crises concrete. And who can forget the image of the bankrupt Lehman...
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Longread. Katie Mitchell On Chekhov, Stanislavsky, And Characters Of Flesh And Blood
Katie, or rather, Katrina Jane Mitchell, is a leading British theatre director whose creative...
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“Nine Night” at The National Theatre: The Play About Grief
The good news about so-called black drama on British stages is that it has broken out of its...
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“Absolute Hell” at The National Theatre
Rodney Ackland must be the most well-known forgotten man in postwar British theatre. His legend...
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“The Way Of The World” at The Donmar Warehouse
Let us have a quick moan about repertoire. You know, the types of plays that most of our theatres...
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“The Great Wave” at The National Theatre: True Stories of Japanese People Abducted by the North Korean Regime
Until very recently British theatre has been pretty poor at representing the stories of Chinese...
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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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“The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time” Trades Deadpan For High-octane
The National Theatre’s production of The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time, currently...
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“The Jungle” at The Young Vic: New Immersive Docu-Drama
Refugees, it is said, have no nationality—they are all individuals. This new docu-drama, The...
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David Eldridge’s “Beginning” at The National Theatre
One defining characteristic of Englishness is social awkwardness, and its emotional register is an...
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“Young Marx” at Bridge Theatre
Given the rather uneven record of the National Theatre at the moment, there’s already a certain...
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Kwame Kwei-Armah Has Been Named New Artistic Director Of The Young Vic
“You’re told you can’t do this. I’ve tried to go: yes we can.” The new artistic director of...
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Corbyn-Era Labour Tackled By David Hare In New National Theatre Play
Sir David Hare will return to the National Theatre with the latest addition to a wave of plays...
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Sir Peter Hall: A Colossus Who Rebuilt British Theatre From The Ground Up
A titan of the stage, whose influence over the development of post-War British theatre was...
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Rob Drummond’s New Solo Show About Democracy – “The Majority” at The National Theatre
Another plague is sweeping British theatre: audience participation. Instead of just sitting back...
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What (Good) Examples Of Digital Technology In Theatre Do You Know?
The Field Survey, Part 1: Seeing Summarizing the answers of the playful poll done at the...
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Lucy Kirkwood’s New Drama, “Mosquitoes” at the National Theatre
The question that always needs to be asked of any example of science on stage, and there are now...
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“Ink” – Rupert Murdoch’s Tale of Success and Scandal, Now Playing at Almeida Theatre
The recent general election result proves that the power of the rightwing press has diminished...
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How Far Should We Go When Depicting Violence on Stage?
Last year, London audiences have been horrified by the violence shown on stage in the National...
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