So-called method acting seems to be having a moment. Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst apparently didn't speak to each other on the set of their new film, Power of the Dog, to …
A daring and nuanced documentary virtual theatre piece about Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany for Cuba by means of the M.S. St. Louis"a diesel-powered passenger ship in 1939"is a chapter…
The classic play 'Dance Like a Man' captures the subtle undertones found in familial relationships. On the surface, Mahesh Dattani's play, Dance Like a Man explores relationships withi…
Metsi, staged at the State Theatre is a daring and brave production in how it includes elements of dance, music and drama into one tapestry of creativity. In doing this, it creates two…
A couple of days ago, I watched a live stream of Milk and Gall, an American-based playwright and screenwriter Mathilde Dratwa's new play at Theatre 503. Set in a Brooklyn apartment, the plot…
Ten mentor Mothers and one Father, devised theatre, drama therapy, healing, and community performances. This is You Will Never Walk Alone. It is beyond theatre, storytelling, and perfo…
Is the Bosnian conflict of 1992"95 the war that Europe forgot? Maybe, although most fans of new writing for the British stage will remember its massacres as the inciting incident for Sarah K…
Italian theatre director Anna Dora Dorno talks about her project, Dante Beyond Borders. Italy was among the initial sufferers of the COVID-19 pandemic. More than the numbers, the sights of o…
After lockdown, the stage monologue saved British theatre. At venue after venue, cash-strapped companies put single actors into simple playing spaces to deliver good stories for audiences th…
Every three years 1000 young dancers from all over the world audition for PARTS, the renowned school for contemporary dance in Brussels, directed by choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker.…
A Fight Against… (Una Lucha Contra…) marks Chilean playwright Pablo Manzi's English-language debut. Translated by William Gregory, it's a timely look at how violence acts as a catalyst f…
Louis Siu is performing the oldest known musical practice in the world, in a coffee shop in North Point. "This is percussion," he says, tapping the table. "This is percussion," he demonstrat…
Every month, Etcetera gazes into the soul of a performing artist. We choose artistic interest over human interest. This time, we are happy to give the word to Florentina Holzinger (1986). Sh…
A few days ago, I lost one of my dearest theatre friends, my most avid and soul-searching correspondent over the years, Alaknanda Samarth. In a way, her death was a blessing because she was …
The National Theatre has a good record in staging classic American drama by black playwrights. James Baldwin's The Amen Corner, August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and Lorraine…
A day at the National Children's Theatre in the magical IMAGINATION Outdoor Theatre is a day like no other especially for children, young adults and their parents or guardians who throng the…
Chinese cities have established thousands of new museums over the past two decades, but construction is all too often motivated by dreams of real estate riches rather than accessibility. Eve…
A musical theatre legend has died. Stephen Sondheim, the greatest composer-lyricist of his generation, passed away on November 26 at the age of 91. His dramatic genius combined a rare ble…
If you've never seen an opera before, start here. If you've seen a ton of opera before, re-start here. The Met's new production of Matthew Aucoin's Eurydice with libretto by Sarah Ruhl (base…
A week after Josephine Baker posthumously entered the French Panthéon, a musical about two producers with a hairbrained scheme to outrage all "races, creeds and religions" debuted at the Th…
The 28th edition of the Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theater (CIFET) takes place between 14 and 19 December, offering 14 plays in its main competition, in addition to worksh…
All the rage in Bejing's stand-up circuit, Pazilye Parhat says much of comedy stems from genuine anger she's experienced all her life. A little after 8 p.m. on the eve of the Mid-Autumn Fest…
After lockdown, the stage monologue saved British theatre. At venue after venue, cash-strapped companies put single actors into simple playing spaces to deliver good stories for audiences th…
After its premiere at north London's Almeida Theatre in 2019, Robert Icke's The Doctor earned glowing reviews and plaudits, most notably Olivier Award nominations for best new play and best …
Indoor theatre is back. Despite audiences being inscrutable in masks, I've seen two packed shows and begun to believe that theatres are finally recovering after a dreadful year. But the outd…