It's Cold and Gray in Scandinavian Plays
The mood is downbeat in two plays by the Swedish playwright Lars Noren currently on stage in Paris.
The mood is downbeat in two plays by the Swedish playwright Lars Noren currently on stage in Paris.
The proportion of French plays written and directed by women is low. But four Paris productions show a great diversity of talent.
Yasmina Reza wrote "Bella Figura" for the Schaubühne in Berlin, and the Moscow Art Theater commissioned Pascal Rambert's "Actrice." The two authors are now directing their works on Paris st…
Recent productions in the French capital examine the response to terrorism, deep loss and questions of national identity.
The Avignon Festival is a central event in the French theatre calendar. Every July, hundreds of productions are presented between the official