The writer Erika Sheffer takes a big swing in a Manhattan Theater Club production examining “the point at which a society finds itself on the brink.”
Tag: Theater
Festival d’Automne in Paris Honors Rabih Mroué and Lina Majdalanie
A retrospective in Paris honors Lina Majdalanie and Rabih Mroué, whose theater works have examined the region’s troubles for decades.
When the Paris Olympics Begin, the Seine Is His Stage
To open the Games, the theater director Thomas Jolly has masterminded a spectacular waterborne ceremony depicting 12 scenes from French history.
Russian Playwright and Theater Director Are Convicted of ‘Justifying Terrorism’
A theater director and playwright were sentenced to prison, a stark indication of the increasing suppression of free speech since Russia’s attack on Ukraine, their lawyers and critics say.
Onstage, Witches and Cossacks Strike a Chord With Ukrainians
A play based on a 19th-century literary classic is a smash hit among Ukrainians who see in the story cultural and historical echoes of what they face after two years of war.
A Night to Remember at the Opera, Complete With a Phantom
About 130 children took part in a sleepover at Rome’s opera house, part of a campaign to make up for a lack of music education by making the theater and the art form more familiar and accessible.
‘Patriots’ Review: What Happened to the Man Who Made Putin?
Michael Stuhlbarg and Will Keen shine as a kingmaker and his creature. But in Peter Morgan’s cheesy-fun play, it’s not always clear which is which.
The Music That Made Us
What happens when we re-encounter cultural artifacts that were deeply important to us and they’ve changed, or we have, or both?
At Willy Wonka Event in Glasgow, Police Called and Families Outraged
Families traveled to Glasgow for an event that claimed to channel the magic of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” They got a couple of jelly beans.
‘Shawshank’ in China, as You’ve Never Seen It Before
A stage adaptation of the film featured an all-Western cast, was performed in Chinese and raised questions about translation, both linguistic and cultural.