In his 1993 work A Flying Classroom, the German author Erich Kästner created a vision of a classroom that defies the limits of the possible, and rises to fantastic heights. While this vi…
Towards the end of the Kwame Nkrumah era in 1966, a number of highlife artists wrote songs critical of Nkrumah as Ghana's president; but, during the period leading up to independence in 1957…
Review: Cursed! by Kodie Bedford, directed by Jason Klarwein Tucked away at the back of the program for Kodie Bedford's first play Cursed! is a blurb on Belvoir, mentioning how the company h…
It's now June 2020. In most European countries, the first wave of Covid-19 has started to slow down, and every week politicians announce which parts of society are to resume next. Theatre ha…
The Slovak National Theatre generally stages the major classics, adaptations of novels, and contemporary plays. The latter can appeal to young audiences and also be helpful in understanding …
As a documentary theatre maker, I am typically interested in individuals and characters whom I cannot directly identify with, especially when it comes to their world view, life choices, and …
The arts industry is among the most devastated by the pandemic. Artists and arts workers often rely on casual, project-based, or fixed-term contracts, and COVID-19 restrictions have left …
Conversation with the two authors Charlotte Boimare and Magali Solignat, co-writers of the play, The Day My Father Killed Me. The conversation (condensed and edited) has been…
Co-workers Masha and Nikolai sit side by side in separate black boxes on my laptop screen. Their banter is sexually charged. They are bad for one another and they …
Review: Wonnangatta by Angus Cerini, directed by Jessica Arthur, Sydney Theatre Company Theatre is back in Sydney after the COVID"induced hiatus decimated the cultural life of the city. Wonn…
Owners hopeful of bouncing back to business during the coming festival season After staying shut for more than six months due to the COVID-19 outbreak, theatres and multiplexes reopened to a…
Over the past two years, I have had the privilege of inviting a group of teenagers in Canada, ages 13-17, to consider theatre as a possible means of fighting for climate action. These ten yo…
La compagnie catalane Els Joglars, crée en 1962 par Albert Boadella, Carlota Soldevila, propose une critique sociale, avec ironie et fantaisie, des pouvoirs établis dans le contexte des mo…
Kennosuke Nakamori's sonorous voice fills a small room as he practices the lines of a traditional noh play, even though he hasn't performed before a live audience in months. He moves gracefu…
A Midsummer Night's Dream has the makings of a fairy tale: a forest full of meddling fairies, magic potions that spark romantic fancies, a series of comedic errors and a happy ending. And ye…
On September 7, 1964, during an NBC Monday night movie, the democratic campaign to reelect President Lyndon B. Johnson made an infamous decision- to air the first-ever American political "at…
The actor, who plays his first lead role as a circus artist in the recent film Ram Singh Charlie, talks about his transition from theatre to cinema Famous in theatre circles for over 25 year…
Maybe 13 is an unlucky number? Contemporary theater's annual Festival/Tokyo is known for its focus on young artists and edgy productions, but for its 13th edition it has had to deal wi…
Michael Chekhov Actor Studio Boston, or MCASB, has been one of the leading New England acting training institutions for over a decade. While the name of Michael Chekhov is in the title and D…
All Hallows Eve is one of those rare productions that contain all the spicy ingredients of a classic tale. Whether you choose to celebrate Halloween this year with trick-or-treating, cost…
To the right of the piano, hung on the far wall of the space, was the ravishing 103 x 172.5 inch acrylic on canvas. The Frankenthaler abstract painting dominated the space with a wash of und…
Gianni Rodari is a cult writer and, probably, one of the most influential in the Italian 20th-century tradition, deeply studied mainly by scholars of pedagogy and educational sciences. Au…
I won't be the first or last person to note that 2020 has been a challenging year. It has been hard for so many reasons and day to day the world either seems to be falling apart and/or f…
 As part of the XXX Baltic House International Theatre Festival, the conference "Theatre and Virtual Reality" took place on October 16 " 18, 2020 at the Baltic House Theatre in Saint Pete…
Success smells sweet. The Bridge Theatre's pioneering season of one-person plays continues with sell-out performances of David Hare's Beat the Devil and Fuel's production of Inua Ellams's…