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Of all the unexpected things I think I might be able to imagine, one I could never have imagined for a minute was Alexander Zeldovich's production of Sarah Kane's 4.48 Psychosis at the Stani…
The history of puppetry is full of supernatural bodies on stage that dramatically or subtextually represent their quest of coming to life and gaining autonomy from their masters. A puppet's …
Sudhanva Deshpande's book, Halla Bol remembers the legendary theatremaker and activist through a series of events that recall his life's worth. A book tour with a difference is currently mak…
One of the major figures in Polish experimental theatre, WÅ‚odzimierz Staniewski, is the founder of the world-famous company, "Gardzienice." In January 2018, Tomasz WiÅ›niewski conduct…
Mark Bly is an American dramaturg, editor, and lecturer. He was the chair of the MFA Playwriting Program at the Yale School of Drama from 1992-2004 while being the associate artistic directo…
Your story. Our story. Their story. Just imagine: you're a political refugee, and, having experienced horrible things that happened to your family, you finally, after a lot of trouble, arriv…
Launcher 5's honest rendition of narrative and characters is its winning card, which drew an increasingly large number of audiences to the theater during the eight months it was staged in Te…
Having opened in May 1955, the Teatro Stabile in Turin is one of the most important artistic institutions in Italy. Since 1977, its main productions have been officially hosted at the Teatro…
Tracy Letts's Bug may be fourteen years old, but this tale of a couple convinced that they are suffering an insect infestation feels infinitely more topical now than when it was first seen i…
"The theatre is a device for empathy " its job is to create better people." Those are the words of Simon Stephens, one of Britain's foremost, contemporary dramatists. His plays include Heise…
Life cannot exist without art. That is something that is hard to get into people's heads, because they say 'I have to eat. I have to pay the rent. I have to be warm in the Winter…
For ensemble pieces in theatre, where actors never once leave the stage, what becomes all-important are the transitions between scenes " how the action, settings and mood segue in transformi…
No longer is there a "safe place" on the Canadian political spectrum; to be moderate is to be a mere bystander to fascism and anarchy, while to cling to either ideological extreme is to enga…
As the eighth India by the Nile festival approaches, let us celebrate the history of one of the most significant annual events and see what to expect this year. It was in 2012 that I first h…
Princess Boy Wonder, performed by George Fowler (aka Hugo Grrrl), Directed by Lori Leigh, BATS Theatre online live stream event, 20 March 2020. In a sad and desperate week in which shows wer…
A Review on Iranian Adaptation of Coriolanus in Tehran A free adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy Coriolanus was on stage at Tehran Independent Theater in August 2019 for a month. Th…
Ever since his Oscar-nominated Hollywood debut as Lord Katsumoto in 2003's The Last Samurai, Ken Watanabe has been the best-known Japanese actor in the world. Along with other memorable s…
Once-radical theatre companies are increasingly celebrating anniversaries, as if to say, hey, look, we're still here. Now it's the turn of Frantic Assembly to mark its 25th anniversary with …
When someone speaks about US and Hungarian theatrical relationships, you cannot miss his name. Philip Arnoult, head of the Center for International Theatre Development (CITD) says that he sp…
'Kenyan History has been scored and underscored by music. From when it was interwoven with every aspect of life, across all the nations and communities that are now counted as Kenyan, in pre…
The African theatre scene in the 1960s and the 70s was mainly peopled by men. But there were women like Efua Sutherland, Ama Ataa Aido and Rose Mbowa that stood shoulder to shoulder with the…
undercurrents Festival Director Patrick Gauthier and Associate Director Brit Johnston have discussed openly their curatorial strategy for this year, one which stems from an urgent problem: m…
Hair the first Rock Musical opened in 1967 for six weeks at the New York Shakespeare Festival Theatre and moved to the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway the following year wh…
Wondering what may draw young people to theatre? It's a theatre about them, with them and specially designed for them. This is what The Arrival, performed on 22 February 2020 at the National…
In Italy, in the hard times due to the national sanitary alert for COVID-19, everyday life is completely destroyed. The number of deaths is constantly increasing, and anguish is the dominant…
