CultureLetters from the TheatreHeavenly Melancholy: an Irish tragicomedy at the National Theatreimage-mobile img {object-position: center 60%;} Playwright John Synge wrote The Playboy of the Western World in 1907. It was staged…
CultureLetters from the TheatreInto the New Year with Theatre: What Is London Preparing for December?No, there won’t be traditional carols here — but there will be excellent, complex English-language plays and wonderful actors. As…
CultureTom Stoppard Has DiedOne of the greatest playwrights of our time is gone. Tom Stoppard has passed away at the age of 88…
InterviewRoman Mints: “Restoring justice has special meaning for me”One of the brightest and most original musicians of his generation, violinist Roman Mints has performed with dozens of renowned…
CultureLetters from the TheatreTragedies and Dramas: London Theatres in NovemberOh, you, the darkest of months. November. Yes, Christmas is coming, and New Year, and gifts, and joy — but…
InterviewLetters from the TheatreAskhat Maemirov and Shynargul Kabysheva: “It’s important not to forget to remain human!”The private theatre The Arts Stage from Kazakhstan is bringing the play “The Black Cloak” by Georgy Khugaev to London. The performances…
CultureFive cozy shows for the rest of autumnThis autumn is unusually beautiful — quiet, bright, and warm. It makes you long for something calm and picturesque: walking…
InterviewLetters from the TheatreArtemy Troitsky: “My goal is to make sure people have fun and comfortable dancing”In November, Artemy Troitsky — historian, music critic, host, and writer — will give a series of lectures on Russian…
InterviewLetters from the TheatreMaxim Didenko and Galya Solodovnikova: «Salome» in LondonIn London, two artists who have long worked together and deeply understand each other — director Maxim Didenko and scenographer…
CultureA New Hope: “New Beginning” Photo Exhibition in LondonLast week in London, a short — just one evening! — exhibition of photographers’ works took place under the telling…
CultureLetters from the TheatreFolds of Time: Salome by the Gesher TheatreThe Gesher Theatre’s tour with Salome had been planned from the very beginning of work on the production. And now,…
CultureLetters from the TheatreAdaptations of the Classics in the Mirror of the London Stage: London Theatres in SeptemberWell, autumn is here. Again. Summer had only just begun, and already—before you know it—it’s almost Christmas. But while the…
