(Helen Pitt’s article appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald, 1/10/23; Photo: Swiss-French circus performer, violinist and actor James Theirree in Sydney.CREDIT:JAMES BRICKWOOD.) When perfo…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 06:29PM(Vanessa Thorpe’s interview appeared in the Observer, 1/8; via Pam Green; Photo: ‘A workaday farce’: (from left) Felicity Kendal, Alexander Hanson and Tracy-Ann Oberman in Noises …
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:17PM(Michael Cronin’s articl appeared in the Irish Times, 12/20; Photo: Lady Gregory; the Irish Times.) Molière became a mainstay of the early Abbey stage, but not all critics were impressed …
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 04:55PM(Olivia Salazar-Winspear’s, Marion Chaval’s, Sonia Paricelli’s and Gerome Vassilacos’s article appeared on France 24, 1/3.) We take a tour of the spectacular shows illuminating the d…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 07:08PM(Benjamin Lee’s article appeared in the Guardian, 1/1/23; via the Drudge Report; Photo: Franco Zeffirelli directing Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting in Romeo and Juliet. Photograph: REX S…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 05:37PMThe words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: In order to express a most delicate and largely subconscious life it is necessary to have control of an unusually responsive, excellently pre…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 06:39PM(Dalya Alberge’s article appeared in the Guardian 12/31; via Pam Green; Photo: The gatehouse at Nottingham Castle. The site has been forced to close, despite a three-year, multimillion…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 04:56PM(The Guardian readers’ article appeared 12/19 in that media; via Pam Green; Photo: ‘It managed to surpass my expectations’ … Davina De Campo in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Photograph…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 09:05PM(Laura Snapes’s article appeared in the Guardian, 12/24; Photo: ‘A desperate cry’ … (L-R) Diana Burkot, Taso Pletner, Maria Alyokhina and Olga Borisova of Pussy Riot performing in …
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:34AM(David Belcher’s article appeared in The New York Times, 12/23; Photo: Members of the cast of “The Threepenny Opera” at the Volksoper in Vienna. The production’s cross-gender casting…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 05:17PM(PJ Cresswell’s article appeared in TimeOut, 12/22; Photo: Croatian National Theatre.) New backing and expertise to transform the experience for audiences at this venerable Zagreb landmark…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 07:12PMListen In Our Time Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Orson Welles’ film, released in 1941, which is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, films yet made. Welles pla…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:04PM(Steve Dow’s article appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald, 12/20; Photo: Ivo van Hove’s four-hour Dutch-language play A Little Life is based on Hanya Yanagihara’s bestselling 2015 nov…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 07:54PM(via Michelle Farabaugh, Adrian Bryan-Brown) BEST THEATER OF 2022 The New York Times THE BEST PLAY OF 2022 Los Angeles Times LEOPOLDSTADT Extends Broadway Engagement Through July 2, 2023 …
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 06:53PMThe words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: Our aim (as actors) is not only to create the life of a human spirit, but also to ‘express it in a beautiful, artistic form.’ An actor is…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 02:11PM(David Jays’ article appeared 12/12 in the Guardian; Photo: ‘Action, activism and engaging with the world’ … Lillian Hellman in 1945. Photograph: AP.) As Hellman’s 1941 play is re…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 12:33PM(Boyan Tonchev’s and Will Tizard’s report is from Radio Free Europe, 12/16.) (The report is by Boyan Tonchev and Will Tizard, from Radio Free Europe, 12/16.) Musico is a glowing, ver…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:28PM(from France 24, 12/13.) The Belarus Free Theatre has been banned in its own country. Its artists now live in exile making powerful, political work like their latest play “Dogs of Europe�…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 01:18PM(Clare Brennan’s article appeared in the Guardian, 12/12; via Pam Green; Photo: Eleanor Fransch, ‘sassy’ in the role of Alice. Photograph: Andrew Billington.) New Vic, Newcastle-unde…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 02:47PM(Arifa Akbar’s article appeared in the Guardian 12/6; via Pam Green; Photo: Shines in every role … James Ifan in Tales of the Brothers Grimm. Photograph: Photo by Mark Douet.) Sherman t…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:50AM(FOX 5 NY Staff, 12/6; via the Drudge Report.) NEW YORK – The comedy venue mainstay Carolines on Broadway will close at the end of the year, FOX 5 NY has confirmed. The club’s owner,…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 05:13PM(Grégoire Sauvage’s article appeared on France24, 12/3; via Drudge Report; Photo: Israeli-Persian singer Liraz recorded her third album, “Roya”, with musicians from Israel and Ira…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 04:10PM(Susannah Clapp’s article appeared in the Observer, 11/27; via Pam Green; Photo: ‘Utterly concentrated’: Oliver Johnstone as Henry V. Photograph: Johan Persson.) Sam Wanamaker Playhous…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:05PM(Matt Wolf’s article appeared in The New York Times, 11/24; via Pam Green; Photo: Rebecca Humphries and Alex Austin in “Blackout Songs,” directed by Guy Jones at the Hampstead Downst…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 01:58PM(Chris Wiegand’s article appeared in the Guardian, 11/25; via Pam Green; Photo: It’s a scream … Mary Law in the West End production of The Mousetrap in 1957. Photograph: Mirrorpix/G…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 07:04PM(Adam Sweeting’s article appeared in the Guardian, 11/27; Photo: Irene Cara as Coco Hernandez in Fame, 1980, directed by Alan Parker. She also sang the title song, which topped the Briti…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 11:31AMCan you beat the Bard? Questions by Joyce E. Henry, Ph.D. All rights reserved.
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 05:03PM(Michael Paulson’s article appeared in The New York Times, 11/16; via Pam Green; Photograph: Julie Taymor, who not only directed the show but also designed its costumes, puppets and masks,…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 02:09PM(Nadeem Badshah’s article appeared in the Guardian, 11/17. Photo: The portrait is unveiled by conservator Adrian Phippen (right) and Art and Antiques writer Duncan Phillips. Photogr…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 06:47PM(Don Aucoin’s article appeared in the Boston Glober, 11/14; Photo:Jae Woo (left) and Sophorl Ngin in “The Chinese Lady” at Central Square Theater.NILE SCOTT STUDIOS.) CAMBRIDGE — Whe…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 06:08PMAsia-Pacific (Eva Corlett’s article appeared in the Irish Times–from Wellington–10/14.) New Zealand’s arts council has pulled funding for a Shakespeare festival that has been running…
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