“Re-Storying the Southside”: A Polynesian “Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Dream The Black Friars Theatre Company, Mangere Arts Centre, Auckland, 18-21 September 2019 Where...
Read MorePosted by David O'Donnell | 7th Oct 2019 | Adaptation, New Zealand, Review, Theatre for Young Audiences, Transcultural Collaborations
Dream The Black Friars Theatre Company, Mangere Arts Centre, Auckland, 18-21 September 2019 Where...
Read MorePosted by Sania Lekshmi and Nidhi Panicker | 23rd Sep 2019 | Directing, India, Interview
“While being respectful, I am not reverential,” says he, an Indian theatre director, screenwriter,...
Read MorePosted by Taylor L. Ciambra | 21st Aug 2019 | Review, United States of America
“They [the Macbeths] have many attributes that we all share in contemporary society, including...
Read MorePosted by Iga Szczodrowska | 11th Aug 2019 | Festivals, London, Poland, Polish Theatre Abroad, Review
The Shakespeare and Poland Festival at the Globe – a two-week exploration of the relationship...
Read MorePosted by Franklin Ugobude | 28th Jul 2019 | Adaptation, Festivals, Lagos Theatre Festival 2019, Nigeria, Review
One of the only three curated shows showcased at the 2019 edition of the Lagos Theatre Festival...
Read MorePosted by Patrick Langston | 20th Jul 2019 | Acting, Adaptation, Canada, Review
Has A Company of Fools rediscovered its mojo? After a series of hits and misses, including last...
Read MorePosted by Zabrina Lo | 17th Jul 2019 | Adaptation, Hong Kong, News
Rosalind Wong didn’t plan to win the Hecklers Award 2016 for Best Director – but she did, walking...
Read MorePosted by Alexa Huang | 12th Jul 2019 | Dramaturgy, Japan, Playwriting, Translation
Translation of Shakespeare’s works is almost as old as Shakespeare himself; the first German...
Read MorePosted by Armando Rotondi | 6th Jul 2019 | Czech Republic, Devised Theatre, Germany, Review, Theatre and Religion
In the middle of the vibrant Berlin district Friedrichshain, well-known for party tourism, hipster...
Read MorePosted by Laura Kressly | 3rd Jul 2019 | The Play's The Thing UK
In the programme notes, director Graham Watts states, “there are hundreds of astonishing plays...
Read MorePosted by Erin B. Mee | 20th Jun 2019 | Festivals, Italy, Napoli Teatro Festival 2019, Review
What do Napoli, Avignon, and Edinburgh have in common? They host world-class international theatre...
Read MorePosted by Alexandra Guzeva - Russia Beyond the Headlines | 18th Jun 2019 | Design, News, Russia
The Bolshoi Theater is known all over the world, whereas the Maly Theater, which is located...
Read MorePosted by Zolima Citymag | 13th Jun 2019 | Acting, Dramaturgy, Hong Kong, News
One of the world’s most established Shakespearean theatre groups from London puts on The Comedy of...
Read MorePosted by Laura Kressly | 12th Jun 2019 | The Play's The Thing UK
It’s 2019 and we’re in purgatory. Some (many?) might say hell, considering the late capitalist...
Read MorePosted by Taylor L. Ciambra | 11th Jun 2019 | Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America
To take the title of dramaturg Amrita Ramanan’s program note, As You Like It is “a comedy that...
Read MorePosted by Poonam Trivedi | 6th Jun 2019 | Adaptation, Essay, India
The most striking aspect of Shakespeare in India today is that it seems to have at last got over...
Read MorePosted by Saul Levmore and Martha C. Nussbaum | 4th Jun 2019 | Adaptation, Chicago, Theatre and Age, United States of America
Aging in the world of entertainment is portrayed in a variety of ways. In some cases it’s graceful...
Read MorePosted by Ivanka Apostolova Baskar | 24th May 2019 | Design, Germany, Interview
Jan Pappelbaum is one of the most inventive and internationally renowned set designers, from the...
Read MorePosted by Wendy Arons | 20th May 2019 | Pittsburgh, Review, The Pittsburgh Tatler, United States of America
Quantum’s marketing slogan for this season is “theater that moves you,” and its production of...
Read MorePosted by Nobuko Tanaka | 16th May 2019 | Adaptation, Japan, News, Transcultural Collaborations
With praise for his Hamlet with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2016 still ringing in his ears —...
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