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(Not) Adapting to the French Stage: “Les Producteurs”, Directed by Alexis Michalik, at the Théâtre de Paris

Posted by Lara Cox | 15th Dec 2021 | Adaptation, France, Musical Theatre, Review, Translation

A week after Josephine Baker posthumously entered the French Panthéon, a musical about two...

For Our Poland They Go into Battle! “Berek” at The Ester Rachel and Ida Kaminska Jewish Theater, Warsaw

Posted by Marta Bryś | 15th Jul 2020 | Directing, Poland, Review

Maja Kleczewska’s and Łukasz Chotkowski’s Berek is like a dive into a dark spot of history, a...

Theatre Puppets Through The Ages

Posted by Divna Stojanov | 20th Jun 2020 | Essay, Puppetry, Slovenia

“The puppet says everything that needs to be said so that we are not affected. When we truly...

A Russian in Hong Kong – Kristina Pakhomova and “Lady Death”

Posted by Clement Lee | 27th Nov 2019 | Hong Kong, Interview, Transcultural Collaborations

For most people in Hong Kong, the name Lyudmila Pavlichenko certainly does not ring a bell. She is...

“The Pianist Of Willesden Lane”: A Triumphant Musical Journey With A Strong Contemporary Message

Posted by Alvina Ruprecht | 16th Oct 2019 | Canada, Review

The Shoah has a well defined meaning in contemporary history but clearly, choosing to produce such...

“Kinkakuji:” Staging A Japanese Classic With A German Twist

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 24th Feb 2019 | Adaptation, Japan, News, Theatre and Opera, Transcultural Collaborations

A new opera based on the quintessentially Japanese novel Kinkakuji is set to open in Tokyo...

“Crime And Punishment”: The Crime You’ll Be Glad You Were A Witness To

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 26th Jan 2019 | Adaptation, Japan, News

In a scoop for Tokyo, Theatre Cocoon in Shibuya Ward is set to mark the new year with the world...

The Play That Never Sleeps: “Macbeth” In China

Posted by Hannah Lund | 19th Jan 2019 | Adaptation, China, Immersive Theatre, Review

As we neared the elevator doors, a woman dressed in a beautiful 1930s-era gown directed us to keep...

“Oklahoma!” at 75: Has the Musical Withstood the Test of Time?

Posted by Ryan Raul Bañagale | 4th Apr 2018 | Essay, Musical Theatre, United States of America

Musicals have long depicted utopian worlds, offering an escape for audiences, if only for a few...

“Faithful Ruslan ” Flying After an Ideal: Interview with Helena Kaut-Howson

Posted by Borimir Totev | 27th Aug 2017 | Adaptation, Directing, Interview, United Kingdom

This powerful new stage adaptation of Georgi Vladimov’s cult novel that marks the centenary of the...

Contemporary Ukrainian Dramaturgy: Challenging Audience, Changing Theatre

Posted by Oksana Dudko | 20th Jul 2017 | Documentary Theatre, Dramaturgy, Ukraine

During the post-Soviet period, Ukrainian dramaturgy lagged behind prose and poetry and was almost...

Monique Stalens: A Life Steeped In Polish Theater

Posted by Agnieszka Tworek | 12th Jun 2015 | Directing, Essay, Poland

Today, Monique Stalens often directs her theater adaptations of Gombrowicz and Witkacy in Polish,...

Tag: World War II

(Not) Adapting to the French Stage: “Les Producteurs”, Directed by Alexis Michalik, at the Théâtre de Paris

For Our Poland They Go into Battle! “Berek” at The Ester Rachel and Ida Kaminska Jewish Theater, Warsaw

Theatre Puppets Through The Ages

A Russian in Hong Kong – Kristina Pakhomova and “Lady Death”

“The Pianist Of Willesden Lane”: A Triumphant Musical Journey With A Strong Contemporary Message

“Kinkakuji:” Staging A Japanese Classic With A German Twist

The Play That Never Sleeps: “Macbeth” In China

“Oklahoma!” at 75: Has the Musical Withstood the Test of Time?

“Faithful Ruslan ” Flying After an Ideal: Interview with Helena Kaut-Howson

Contemporary Ukrainian Dramaturgy: Challenging Audience, Changing Theatre

Monique Stalens: A Life Steeped In Polish Theater

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