Rising From the Ruins: A Theatre Persists in Gaza
Even after their building was destroyed by Israeli airstrikes, the actors and artists of ASHTAR Theatre keep the show going.
Global
It’s Noh, It’s Viewpoints—It’s Superdrama
How U.S.-trained director Jon Kellam has adapted global influences into a new theatrical form with the Italian company Bämsemble.
How to Write a Viral Play, According to Nassim Soleimanpour
How the Iranian playwright of ‘White Rabbit Red Rabbit’ got his work produced in 50 countries, and got around the travel ban.
London Calling: The Art and Business of the Transatlantic Transfer
There’s more to it than a spot of transatlantic travel.
Egypt’s Theatre Rebels
Facing censorship and worse in post-revolution Cairo, theatremakers resist and persist.
Everything’s Different, Nothing’s Changed: ‘Company’ With a Female Bobbie
By flipping a few genders, Marianne Elliott’s new London revival turns Sondheim and Furth’s classic into a meditation on modern relationships.
Small World: The Actor’s Lot Across the Atlantic
How does the thespian’s life in Paris, London, Edinburgh compare to that of U.S. actors? For better and worse, we’re in the same boat.
Poland Takes a Right Turn, but Theatremakers Aren’t Taking It Lying Down
In speaking truth to power, audacious young directors at a Warsaw new-works showcase conjured bracing theatrical power of their own.
Robert Lepage and Matías Umpierrez: The Language of Theatre
Two interdisciplinary artists, paired for a Rolex mentorship, had a cross-generational exchange that spanned the globe and many cultures and languages.
True West Africa
In Senegal and Cote d’Ivoire, theatre persists despite declining government support and lingering questions about who it’s for.