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Tag: Theater
The Theater at War
In shows like “The Burnt City,” the chaos of war meets the curated artifice of performance, our critic writes. But “Oresteia” took a different view, and the audience was better for it.
Royal Shakespeare Company Names Two Directors for Top Job
In an unusual move for a major British theater, Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey will jointly helm the major British theater troupe.
How a 79-year-old Film Director Learned to “Fly” on a Trapeze
Tom Moore made a name for himself as a film, TV and theater director. But his dream has always been to “fly” on the trapeze, high in the air. And that’s what he is doing at age 79.
Shakespeare or Bieber? This Canadian City Draws Devotees of Both
For nearly 70 years, Stratford, Ontario, has attracted legions of theater fanatics to its Shakespeare festival. About a dozen years ago, a very different type of pilgrim began arriving: Beliebers.
Your Friday Briefing
President Biden speaks on democracy.
At Shakespeare’s Globe, a Nonbinary Joan of Arc Causes a Stir
Even before the production debuted, it had inflamed a rancorous debate about sex and gender that plays out almost daily in Britain.
At Comedy Shows in Lviv, Crowds Look for Humor Amid a Deadly War
At the Cultural Defense shows in Lviv, comedians and audiences look for humor amid a deadly conflict. Don’t mind the air raid alarms.
‘Long Live the Theater’: Mariupol’s Drama Company to Perform Again
Thirteen members of the Mariupol Drama Theater have reconvened in western Ukraine where they are rehearsing a new play about a Ukrainian dissident who died in a Russian prison camp in the 1980s.
‘Long Live the Theater’: Mariupol’s Drama Company to Perform Again
Thirteen members of the Mariupol Drama Theater have reconvened in western Ukraine where they are rehearsing a new play about a Ukrainian dissident who died in a Russian prison camp in the 1980s.