Hungarian Theatre, After the Crackdown
The nation’s still-questing independent theatres don’t face censorship amid the ascendant right-wing climate—just economic isolation.
Category Archives: Global
Top Girls: British and Irish Theatres and the Women Who Lead Them
The gender-parity tide may finally be turning in Britain and Ireland, but there’s still work to be done.
Politics, Playmaking Collide at the Edinburgh Fringe
A dispatch from this year’s record-breaking festival, where 3,000 shows competed for theatregoers’ attention.
‘Seedfolks’ Seeds Future Partnerships at ASSITEJ World Congress
Children’s Theatre Company took a signature work to the gathering in South Africa.
Russian Theatre: A Delicate Balance
A week at Moscow’s Golden Mask Festival shows that theatre is popular in Russia—but with popularity comes scrutiny.
A Dangerous Boat Ride to a Better Life in ‘Al-Shaqaf’
A Tunisian/Canadian coproduction urgently stages the mass-migration crisis afflicting the Middle East and North Africa.
In the Netherlands, the Avant-Garde Is the Establishment
Dutch artists like Ivo van Hove and Wunderbaum only became mainstream forces after an audience revolt. Will the tide ever take a similar turn in the U.S.?
Sibiu, Romania’s Miracle, Shares Its Spotlight With the World
This year’s multifaceted arts fest offered a breathtaking global menu, but no dishes were more bracing than the latest moves in dance.
New York Gets More Than a Dash of Soulpepper
The troupe, which grew from modest origins into one of Canada’s essential theatres, takes Manhattan.
Journey to the East: A Survey of Chinese Theatre
If you can gauge a nation’s health by its theatre, China looks vital, youthful—and ambivalent.
