(Michael Billington’s article appeared in the Guardian, 5/20. Photo Lucy Tregear as Meg Page, Richard Cordery as Sir John Falstaff and Claire Carrie as Alice Ford in The Merry Wives of W…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 04:06PMThe New York Drama Critics’ Circle has unveiled its annual awards, and this year’s ceremony promises exciting winners. David Adjmi’s “Stereophonic,” a play that premiered at Playwr…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 06:41PMThe first act, at Theater for the New City, features Stan Baker, a man with a treasure trove of tales from the fringes of fame. Baker’s one-man show, “Party Clown of the Rich & Famou…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 04:24PMFOR THE PAST THREE DECADES FRENCH ALGERIAN AMERICAN AWARD-WINNING PLAYWRIGHT, LIBRETTIST AND ACTIVIST CATHERINE FILLOUX HAS BEEN TRAVELING TO CONFLICT AREAS WRITING PLAYS THAT ADDRESS HUMA…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 08:25PM(Alex Ross’s article appeared in the New Yorker, 5/13; Zemlinsky, once regarded as a weak-willed eclecticist, is attracting modern admirers. Illustration by Romy Blümel.) The Musica Non G…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 06:40PM(On Democracy Now!, 5/10.) The play Grenfell: In the Words of Survivors, which is being staged this week in Brooklyn, tells the story of the 2017 apartment fire at Grenfell Tower in London t…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:48PM(Michael Billington’s article appeared in the Guardian, 5/10; Photograph: Geraint Lewis.) The theatre director, now teaching at Oxford after years running the RSC, thinks The Two Gentl…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 08:29AMALL FREE WHERE AND WHEN: May 16 to 20, 2024 The Segal Theatre Center, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, at 34th Street FREE – First Come, First Served So…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 01:37PMThe words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: [Using the concept of] If is also a stimulus to the creative subconscious. Besides it helps us to carry out another fundamental principle of…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 04:25PM(Solene Clausse’s Olivia Salazar-Winspear’s, Jennifer Ben Brahim’s Marion Chaval’s, Magali Faure’s and Clemence Delfaure’s article appeared on France24, 5/7. Photo: arts24 © …
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 09:13PM(Arifa Akbar’s article appeared in the Guardian, 5/3; Photo: The party’s over … Nina Hoss in The Cherry Orchard. Photograph: Johan Persson.) Donmar Warehouse, London Nina Hoss stars i…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:30PMINTO THE EVERYDAY AND EXISTENTIAL Nobel Laureate Jon Fosse’s Texts for Performance in New York 2004 to the present NEXT MONDAY, MAY 6 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM Ongoing engagement and experiment…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 04:00PM(Emma Brockes’s interview appeared in the Guardian, 4/29; Photo: Photograph: Teddy Wolff.) As she takes the words of Grenfell Tower fire survivors to the New York stage, the playwright tal…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 08:05AMBy Bob Shuman Director Simon Godwin’s structured, composed descent into the “defilement of a mind” in Macbeth is objective and clear, filmed unpoetically, yet sustained with uniforml…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 12:04PMHenry V Listen Drama on 3 by William Shakespeare A new production of Shakespeare’s hugely popular history play. As King Henry’s ambitions lead him to invade France, he finds himself fa…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 08:50AM(via Emily Owens; Chat GPT) FRIGID New York’s 2024 New York City Fringe Festival culminated with a spectacular awards night, on April 21, honoring the brightest stars of indie theater. Thi…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 08:51AMListen In Our Time Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the greatest European playwrights of the twentieth century. The aim of Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) was to make the familiar ‘strang…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 06:35PMHere’s a compilation of new Off-Off-Broadway and Off-Broadway (and one on Broadway) shows: Bardcore (Episodic Theatre Project) (Comedy): Written by The Episodic Theatre Project ensemble, t…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:49AM(Renaud Lefort’s, Armelle Caux’s, Olivia Salazar-Winpear’s, Stephanie Cheval’s and Sonia Baritello’s report appeared on France 24, 4/22.) Visit In 1924, French poet André Breto…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 02:17PMSPEAK FOR THEM attempts to shine a light on artists and writers around the world who have faced silencing, intimidation, and persecution. May justice prevail. Nisha Singh, Playwright, India …
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 09:38AMCrystal Field, Executive Director for Theater for the New City, will showcase over 200 luminaries in the performing arts, poetry, puppetry, cinema, and independent artistry May 24-26, under …
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 04:09PM(Clare Brennan’s article appeared in the Guardian, 4/2/2024; Photo: Pete Stonier.) New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme A first-rate cast delight in controlled chaos of the highest order in Conra…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 09:52AMBorn 1564; 460 years old today! William Shakespeare: 1564-1616
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 08:13AMBy Bob Shuman In the disaster that ensued (Grenfell: in the Words of Survivors, now playing at St. Ann’s Warehouse until May 12), a Syrian man, a disabled man, who in this production is pl…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 01:30PMA solo show about dating in New York . . . She’s back. Lolo lands a dream-come-true European tour with her punk cabaret show. But when it gets canceled, after just a few weeks, she’s fo…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 09:13AMThe words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: Ask an actor, after some great performance, how he felt while on the stage, and what he did there. He will not be able to answer because he w…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 12:30PMS.N. Behrman, the king of witty social comedies like “Biography” and “Second Marriage,” took a sharp turn with “No Time for Comedy” which premiered on April 17, 1939. Hailing fro…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 12:20PM(Schulman’s article appeared in the New Yorker, 4/15/2024; Photograph by Robert Wright / Redux.) The Tony-winning playwright’s dark, antic satire were many people’s gateway to theatre.…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:58AMThe past week on the international stage, innovative productions and captivating performances continue to grab the spotlight. Here are 6 highlights for the theatre aficionado: GLOBAL VOICES …
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:54PM(Lanre Bakare’s article appeared in the Guardian, 4/14; Photo of Nicole Scherzinger, from True Story.) Jamie Lloyd’s revival takes home seven awards including for Nicole Scherzinger but …
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:01AMHenry IV, Part 2 Listen Drama on 3 by William Shakespeare Introduced by Toby Jones Cast: KING HENRY IV ….. James Purefoy PRINCE HARRY …..Luke Thompson SIR JOHN FALSTAFF …..Toby Jones L…
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