A ‘Mahabharata’ Staged and Acted Entirely by South Asians—Why Not?
Adapting the Sanskrit epic into two-part spectacle for the Shaw Festival, Ravi Jain goes back to the beginning—and imagines the end.
All Stories About Peter Brook
The View From the Aisle Over ‘10,000 Nights’
Choice notes from an extraordinary theatregoing career, documenting trends and artists of the late 20th-century stage.
Updating the Classics: When, Where—and Why
From ‘Cherry Orchard’ on Broadway to ‘Cymbeline’ in London, period transplants have varied success.
Chekhov, Our (Distracted, Prosaic, Prophetic) Contemporary
Somehow a Russian doctor who died in 1904 was able to pre-diagnose our 21st-century ways of not connecting, of spending our lives alone together.
New Book on The National Theatre Features the Feud Between Laurence Oliver and Peter Brook
An excerpt from the new book, “The National Theatre Story” features the feud between Laurence Oliver and Peter Brook.
Fine Feathers
Aaron Posner’s new take on the Persian adventure ‘The Conference of the Birds.’
A Year of the Hamlets
Three European directors plumb the tragedy’s limitless possibilities.
A Certain Path
The master director talks about Shakespeare, metaphysics, fame, and who deserves credit for his work.