Updating “Romeo and Juliet” in a Bid to Fight Prejudice in Japan
With William Shakespeare’s iconic use of English lost in translation, bold and reimagined versions...
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Bard or Blockbuster
Theatre is a business as well as a craft. And surveys about theatre often have a business side to...
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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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“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...
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“For Me, The Script Is Not God”: Interview With Sunil Shanbag, Director Of “Words Have Been Uttered”
“While being respectful, I am not reverential,” says he, an Indian theatre director, screenwriter,...
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“Macbeth” at Oregon Shakespeare Festival
“They [the Macbeths] have many attributes that we all share in contemporary society, including...
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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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Soyinka Meets Shakespeare
One of the only three curated shows showcased at the 2019 edition of the Lagos Theatre Festival...
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Company of Fools: No Foolin’. This “Romeo and Juliet” Is a Capering Classic
Has A Company of Fools rediscovered its mojo? After a series of hits and misses, including last...
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Shax, The Hong Kong Theatre Group That Is Shaking Up Shakespeare
Rosalind Wong didn’t plan to win the Hecklers Award 2016 for Best Director – but she did, walking...
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Translating Shakespeare
Translation of Shakespeare’s works is almost as old as Shakespeare himself; the first German...
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“Stimmen des Kiezes”: A Site-Specific Movement–Text Collage in Berlin-Friedrichshain
In the middle of the vibrant Berlin district Friedrichshain, well-known for party tourism, hipster...
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“Garry” at The White Bear Theatre
In the programme notes, director Graham Watts states, “there are hundreds of astonishing plays...
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Napoli’s World-Class Theatre Festival
What do Napoli, Avignon, and Edinburgh have in common? They host world-class international theatre...
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Backstage Costume Magic Of The Bolshoi’s Little Brother (Photos)
The Bolshoi Theater is known all over the world, whereas the Maly Theater, which is located...
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Shakespeare’s Globe Touring Ensemble Will Return To Hong Kong
One of the world’s most established Shakespearean theatre groups from London puts on The Comedy of...
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“Outrageous Fortune” at Greenwich Theatre
It’s 2019 and we’re in purgatory. Some (many?) might say hell, considering the late capitalist...
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“As You Like It”at The Oregon Shakespeare Festival
To take the title of dramaturg Amrita Ramanan’s program note, As You Like It is “a comedy that...
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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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