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.
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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.
The ‘Most Real Richard III There’s Ever Been’
The Royal Shakespeare Company has cast a disabled actor to play the “deformed, unfinish’d” king for the first time. The choice has been hailed as a landmark moment.
Libyans Try to Move On From Conflict With Comedy and Burgers
After more than a decade of chaos and war, fed-up Libyans are clamoring for peace — and making clear they’ve had enough violence: “We want to taste life, not death.”
Little Amal, a Refugee Puppet Who Traveled Europe, Will Visit New York
Last year, the 12-foot-tall Syrian girl trekked from Turkey to Britain to find her mother. This fall, she’ll visit all five boroughs.
This Trump Play in London Is a Comedy. Unless You’re American.
Mike Bartlett’s “The 47th” presents political turmoil in the United States for laughs. But some find it more like a horror story.