Oscar Barney Finn and Paulo Brunetti Interview
I had the opportunity to interview frequent collaborators, writer-director Oscar Barney Finn and...
Read MorePosted by Jack Wernick | 20th Aug 2024 | Adaptation, Argentina, Interview
I had the opportunity to interview frequent collaborators, writer-director Oscar Barney Finn and...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 23rd Oct 2023 | Adaptation, Books, London, Review, United Kingdom
Why are stage adaptations of bestselling novels so disappointing? Okay, I appreciate the...
Read MorePosted by Emma Smith | 5th May 2023 | Dramaturgy, Essay, United Kingdom
It has been 400 years since the publication of the first collected edition of Shakespeare’s plays,...
Read MorePosted by Eslam Omar | 20th Sep 2021 | Adaptation, Egypt, News
By making his 12-year-old dream come true, director Mohmed Abdalla aims to send a message of hope...
Read MorePosted by Nobuko Tanaka | 25th Jul 2021 | Adaptation, Japan, Review, Theatre and Politics
William Shakespeare is one of the world’s most influential playwrights, but his life continues to...
Read MorePosted by Alexa Alice Joubin | 12th Jun 2021 | Adaptation, Essay, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea
During the AAPI (Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders) heritage month, let us explore the...
Read MorePosted by Rhiannon Ling | 6th Sep 2020 | Covid-19, LGBTQ+ Theatre, New York, Review, Transmedia, United States of America
Beginning with the erecting of a green screen and ending with its dismantling, Different Stars: A...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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:...
Read MorePosted by Konrad Zielinski | 11th Sep 2019 | Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
Beliefs of racial purity and superiority were at the heart of the conflict that brought about the...
Read MorePosted by Christine Deitner | 31st Aug 2019 | Los Angeles, Review, United States of America
Incest, attempted murder, attempted rape, and a family desperately seeking out a better life only...
Read MorePosted by Vikram Phukan | 7th Aug 2019 | India, News, Producing
One of India’s emergent theatre-makers, and also a young veteran when it comes to acting legs, the...
Read MorePosted by Rathsaran Sireekan | 2nd Aug 2019 | Adaptation, Belgium, Essay, Review, Theatre and Dance, Theatre and Politics
Engaging choreography in a green discourse Anyone associating ‘De Keersmaeker’ and P.A.R.T.S....
Read MorePosted by Christine Deitner | 24th Jul 2019 | Los Angeles, Review, United States of America
Independent Shakespeare Co. began performing for free in Los Angeles at Barnsdall Park after...
Read MorePosted by Marjan Moosavi | 19th Jul 2019 | Adaptation, Iran, Review, Theatre and Politics
Ruhollah J’afari’s Richard III Will Not Take Place is an excavation of real historical events. A...
Read MorePosted by Christine Deitner | 17th Jul 2019 | Los Angeles, Review, United States of America
Tucked in the middle of one of Los Angeles’ many canyons, Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum...
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 Ahram Online | 23rd Apr 2019 | Acting, Egypt, News
El-Fakharany will be accompanied by many famous actors at Cairo performance of King Lear,...
Read MorePosted by Michael Appler | 14th Apr 2019 | New York, Review, United States of America
Emily Sun begins her book Succeeding King Lear with words from the philosopher of...
Read MorePosted by Chris Thurman | 30th Dec 2018 | Interview, South Africa, Theatre and Decolonization
South Africa’s education authorities are reviewing the school curriculum. Basic Education Minister...
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