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Shakespeare on Zoom: How a Theatre Group in Isolation Conjured up a “Tempest”

Posted by Laura Jayne Wright | 13th May 2020 | Review, Transmedia, United Kingdom

While theatres remain closed, the way we watch Shakespeare is changing. When I picture the...

Polish Shakespeare Online: Maja Kleczewska’s “Macbeth”

Posted by Konrad Zielinski | 8th May 2020 | Poland, Polish Theatre Abroad, Review

L. P. Hartley’s much-recycled observation that ‘the past is a foreign country’ seems an oddly...

After the Plague, Shakespeare Imagined a World Saved from Poison, Slander and the Evil Eye

Posted by Paul Yachnin | 12th Apr 2020 | Dramaturgy, Essay, United Kingdom

Shakespeare lived his life in plague-time. He was born in April 1564, a few months before...

Shakespearean Tragedy Unfolds Wave of Populism on Tehran Stage

Posted by Niloofar Mohtadi | 28th Mar 2020 | Adaptation, Iran, Review

A Review on Iranian Adaptation of Coriolanus in Tehran A free adaptation of William Shakespeare’s...

Girls to the Front: “Mac Beth” at Hunter Theater Project

Posted by Andrew Agress | 1st Mar 2020 | New York, Review, United States of America

Reading dry Shakespeare texts and going to parties at friends’ places seem like quintessential...

Updating “Romeo and Juliet” in a Bid to Fight Prejudice in Japan

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 28th Feb 2020 | Interview, Japan, Theatre and Gender

With William Shakespeare’s iconic use of English lost in translation, bold and reimagined versions...

Bard or Blockbuster

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 2nd Feb 2020 | Essay, London, United Kingdom

Theatre is a business as well as a craft. And surveys about theatre often have a business side to...

Jan Klata’s “King Lear” at the Theatre Olympics: In the Name of the Father

Posted by Emiliia Dementsova | 2nd Nov 2019 | Festivals, Poland, Review, Russia, Theatre Olympics 2019

King Lear by William Shakespeare. Text adaptation and music scoring by Jan Klata. Translation:...

“Re-Storying the Southside”: A Polynesian “Midsummer Night’s Dream”

Posted 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...

“For Me, The Script Is Not God”: Interview With Sunil Shanbag, Director Of “Words Have Been Uttered”

Posted 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,...

“Macbeth” at Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Posted 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...

“Songs of Lear” Performed by The Song of the Goat Theatre: Where Inspiration Meets High Culture With Unrefined Expression

Posted 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...

Soyinka Meets Shakespeare

Posted 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...

Company of Fools: No Foolin’. This “Romeo and Juliet” Is a Capering Classic

Posted 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...

Shax, The Hong Kong Theatre Group That Is Shaking Up Shakespeare

Posted 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...

Translating Shakespeare

Posted 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...

“Stimmen des Kiezes”: A Site-Specific Movement–Text Collage in Berlin-Friedrichshain

Posted 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...

“Garry” at The White Bear Theatre

Posted 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...

Napoli’s World-Class Theatre Festival

Posted 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...

Backstage Costume Magic Of The Bolshoi’s Little Brother (Photos)

Posted 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...

Tag: Shakespeare

Shakespeare on Zoom: How a Theatre Group in Isolation Conjured up a “Tempest”

Polish Shakespeare Online: Maja Kleczewska’s “Macbeth”

After the Plague, Shakespeare Imagined a World Saved from Poison, Slander and the Evil Eye

Shakespearean Tragedy Unfolds Wave of Populism on Tehran Stage

Girls to the Front: “Mac Beth” at Hunter Theater Project

Updating “Romeo and Juliet” in a Bid to Fight Prejudice in Japan

Bard or Blockbuster

Jan Klata’s “King Lear” at the Theatre Olympics: In the Name of the Father

“Re-Storying the Southside”: A Polynesian “Midsummer Night’s Dream”

“For Me, The Script Is Not God”: Interview With Sunil Shanbag, Director Of “Words Have Been Uttered”

“Macbeth” at Oregon Shakespeare Festival

“Songs of Lear” Performed by The Song of the Goat Theatre: Where Inspiration Meets High Culture With Unrefined Expression

Soyinka Meets Shakespeare

Company of Fools: No Foolin’. This “Romeo and Juliet” Is a Capering Classic

Shax, The Hong Kong Theatre Group That Is Shaking Up Shakespeare

Translating Shakespeare

“Stimmen des Kiezes”: A Site-Specific Movement–Text Collage in Berlin-Friedrichshain

Napoli’s World-Class Theatre Festival

Backstage Costume Magic Of The Bolshoi’s Little Brother (Photos)

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