(Andriy Kurkov's article appeared in the Kyiv Post, 3/24. Photo: Candles are displayed on letters reading the word "Children" in Russian language during a commemorative event to mark the…
This week on Broadway, we saw the arrival of a powerful new production: On Broadway: An Enemy of the People (Drama): Opened Monday, March 18th. A scathing social commentary by Ibsen, this ne…
*** WARNING graphic content Russia's state security services say at least forty people are dead, and over a hundred injured, after heavily armed gunmen burst into a packed theatre near Mosco…
Discovering the vibrant landscape of Off-Off Broadway reveals a tapestry of diverse narratives and artistic innovations that defy conventional norms. Here's a glimpse into the upcoming perfo…
A look at current issues, challenges, and controversies spilling beyond the proscenium. The following three stories, discussed by prominent stage journalists, provided tension and debate …
On March 21, 1880, a pivotal event unfolded in the annals of American theatre: the renowned French actress Sarah Bernhardt graced the New York stage for the first time. This momentous occasi…
The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: Every person who is really an artist desires to create inside of himself (or herself) another, deeper, more interesting life than the one tha…
By Bob Shuman The aesthetic issue being explored in Orson's Shadow (Austin Pendleton's own play now celebrating its 25th Anniversary) might best be expressed if I show you a picture of the L…
Listen In Our Time Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the dance which, from when it reached Britain in the early nineteenth century, revolutionised the relationship between music, literature an…
(Shaun Walker's article appeared in the Guardian, 3/16; Photo: The bombed theatre in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine. Reuters.) When the bombs hit the Mariupol Drama theat…
The next few weeks promise new excitement on Broadway with noteworthy productions due to open: An Enemy of the People(Golden Theatre, 252 West 45th Street, New York, NY 10036). Previews begi…
(From Shakespeare Plus, Folger Magazine blog, 3/15/2024; This article was originally published in the Spring 2010 issue of Folger Magazine. Listen to an NPR interview from 2009 with Ge…
A look at current issues, challenges, and controversies spilling beyond the proscenium. The following three stories, discussed by prominent stage journalists, provided tension and debate …
Walt Kelly's Songs of the Pogo Presented by Frank Farrell Productions " Ridgewood, New Jersey WALT KELLY'S SONGS OF THE POGO recreates the hysterical, imaginative and wonderful world of cart…
The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: If an action has no inner foundation, it cannot hold your attention. If you were compelled (to do something) . . . for a particular purpose (…
(Kateryna Bankova's and Will Tizard's report appeared on Radio Free Europe, 3/12.) Petro Konoplya, a celebrated Ukrainian stage and film actor, once just played soldiers onscreen. Now, after…
(from the Guardian, 3/12/2024; Photo: Tom Francis as Joe Gillis and Nicole Scherzinger as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard. Photograph: Marc Brenner. ) Sunset Boulevard and Dear Engl…
Off-off Broadway, a vibrant realm of artistic exploration, is set to showcase an eclectic array of productions, each promising to captivate audiences with its unique narrative and thematic d…
(Nick Ahad's article appeared in the Guardian, 3/10/2024. Magnetic … Anoushka Lucas and Simon Manyonda in The Crucible at Crucible, Sheffield. Photograph: Manuel Harlan.) Crucible, She…
Just as Andrei Sakharov tirelessly championed human dignity in the face of Soviet oppression, and Narges Mohammadi continues her fight for freedom of expression in Iran, we must stand gua…
(Bohdan Nahaylo's article appeared in the Kyiv Post, 3/19; Â This article was originally published in the May 2019 issue of the monthly in-flight magazine of Ukraine's International Airlin…
(Edward Bond's essay appeared in the Guardian, 3/6/2024; From the archive:Â In this piece first published on 28 June 1995, the late playwright asks if Shakespeare was a Tory and suggests w…
The past week's international stage highlights, brought to you via the world's foremost journalism.  Gemini, the large language model from Google AI, and Perplexity, provided informati…
(Mark Lawson's article appeared in the guardian, 3/8; Near deranged … James Lance as Vanya. Photograph: Manuel Harlan.) Orange Tree theatre, London This chamber staging, movingly played…
(Bard [Gemini], the large language model from Google AI, and Perplexity AI, the innovative AI search engine and knowledge discovery platform, provided information, insights, and materials fo…