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German Theatre and the Power of the Moment: Acting, Text, and “Logic”

By On 20/05/2015 · 1 Comment

For years now, I have been trying to figure out and describe what exactly is so special about German theatre. In some ways, particularly from the perspective of the English-speaking theatre world, it may seem like I’d need to draw up a pretty long list of oddities: no historical costumes, no respect for the text, […]

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Performance and Authorship

By On 26/01/2014 · 2 Comments

A couple of days ago, Howard Sherman, a US “arts administrator and producer,” “communications, marketing, and branding consultant,” and “theatre pundit” published a blog post in which he excoriates directors and theatre companies for their invidious practice of “improv[ing] playwrights’ work” — altering words, adding or cutting characters, removing (the horror, the horror) […]

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After the Old Farts: Questions about Toronto Theatre

By On 20/07/2012 · 11 Comments

Two days ago, the actor and director David Ferry posted a letter on Facebook and the Praxis Theatre website excoriating the city’s young — 35 and under — theatre practitioners for their alleged silence in response to the firing of Ken Gass, the influential long-time Artistic Director of the Factory Theatre. This letter […]

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People Being Stupid About Shakespeare V

By On 07/07/2012 · 10 Comments

The silly season is upon us.

Shakespeare is one of the key focal points of the celebrations surrounding the Olympic Summer Games in London, with a major exhibition at the British Museum (see my thoughts on that here), an international theatre festival stretching through most of the year, and a series of related […]

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