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Playwright Tara Beagan Wins 2020 Siminovitch Prize In Theatre

Posted by Capital Critics' Circle | 23rd Feb 2021 | Canada, Playwriting

November 26, 2020 – OTTAWA (Canada) – Ntlaka’pamux playwright Tara Beagan has been named the 2020...

Our Experiments: How Dakh Theatre Went Digital

Posted by Christy Romer | 6th Feb 2021 | Festivals, Interview, Ukraine

An interview with Andrii Palatnyi, Dakh Theatre / Gogolfest in Ukraine This year, Dakh Theatre and...

2021 Flying Start For Human Rights Art Festival

Posted by Alexander Nderitu | 13th Jan 2021 | Festivals, New York, News, Theatre and Art, United States of America

First of the block is ‘Human Freedom 2021- A Theater for Human Rights Campaign’. This initiative is spearheaded by newly-appointed 2021 IHRAF International Fellow, Alessandro Lenzi. It is organized through a global collaboration between Raizes Teatro (Palermo), International Human Rights Art Festival (NYC), Avant – Garde Lawyers (Paris), and Global Campus of Human Rights (Venice). Alessandro Lenzi is the Director of Raizes Teatro. The Last Era, a play written by Alessandro Ienzi will be one of the features of the campaign.

The Rise of the Ridiculous in “Circle Jerk” by Fake Friends

Posted by Timothy L'Ecuyer | 6th Jan 2021 | Interview, LGBTQ+ Theatre, Transmedia, United States of America

Lights up. Enter a troll. Literally. Circle Jerk, returning to stream on demand January 1 –...

Chennai’s New Theatre Group, The Art Factory, Debuts with a Virtual Production

Posted by The Hindu | 27th Dec 2020 | India, News, Transmedia

Chennai-based theatre group, The Art Factory, debuts with an anthology of Tamil and English short...

How Theatre Can Help Young Nigerians Who Are Living With HIV

Posted by Taiwo Afolabi | 9th Dec 2020 | Applied Theatre, Essay, Nigeria, Theatre and Politics

Nasarawa state in the north-central region of Nigeria is known for agriculture, salt mining, and...

“The Prom”: The Challenges of Adapting The Stage to The Screen

Posted by Christopher Wiley | 24th Nov 2020 | Adaptation, United Kingdom

There is growing excitement for the star-studded release of the Netflix film adaptation of the...

Hamlet is Shakespeare’s Greatest Villain

Posted by Catherine Butler | 7th Nov 2020 | Essay, United Kingdom

Who is Shakespeare’s greatest villain? Richard III? Iago? Macbeth? They all have a claim to the...

Will Theatre Go Back to the Open?

Posted by Shrinkhla Sahai | 21st Oct 2020 | Adaptation, India, Interview

As Agnipankh is televised, Mita Vashisht reflects on the shifts in theatre due to the pandemic....

Performing in Winter: Creating COVID-safe Super Venues and Sharing the Stage

Posted by Neil Thomas Smith | 23rd Sep 2020 | Covid-19, Devised Theatre, Producing

You pass through a wide doorway to a large space with good air circulation. Inside, an usher...

A ‘Puppet Slam’ Hosted By Clowns Is The Most Joyful Meeting On Zoom

Posted by Alice Nelson | 20th Sep 2020 | Applied Theatre, Canada, Covid-19, Puppetry

It’s late on a Friday night in July and I’m setting up my kitchen for co-hosting an online puppet...

Nigerian Comics Fight COVID-19 With Gags And Slapstick Slaps

Posted by Ahram Online | 24th Aug 2020 | Acting, Covid-19, News, Nigeria

The 21-year-old Nigerian comedian Maryam Apaokagi has joined a line-up of the nation’s top...

COVID-19: Can The Show Go On?

Posted by Marié-Heleen Coetzee | 16th Aug 2020 | Covid-19, Essay, South Africa

The COVID-19 pandemic undoubtedly hit the cultural and creative industries sector (CCI) very hard. UNESCO called the situation a “cultural emergency” on a global scale.