Director and playwright John Retallack staged “Mariupol”, a play by Katya Haddad, at The Cockpit theater with the support of the David Nott Foundation. This is the first staging of the play after a successful reading at Oxford’s The Old…

This Merchant of Venice—with the added subtitle 1936—is pinned to the stage floor, like a model, with push pins, two scenes sharply contradicting the classic content of Shakespeare’s play, yet entirely comprehensible in the context of its new interpretation. The…

Alright, there is one comedy in this selection—but otherwise, prepare yourselves for catharsis. Catharsis is when the audience empathizes deeply with the characters, and this state, as the ancient philosophers believed, purifies and ennobles the viewer—or at least emotionally. Whether…

“The Tempest” in Drury Lane is one of the most talked-about premieres of the year. The production and the portrayal of the main character have already sparked heated debates, but one thing is clear: this performance will go down in…

The play “Our Treasure” by Evgenia Berkovich was shown in London. Last week, Chameleon Theatre brought “Our Treasure” to London—a Christmas parable from the independent theatre project “Daughters of Soso.” The touring performances took place at the Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre.…