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Argentina · ArgentinaLet us always remember the pioneers. Although there is a fair amount of relatively mainstream queer theatre today (fueled in the popular imagination by RuPaul’s Drag Race on BBC television), things were not always so hunky-dory. When alternative theatre-maker Claire Dowie started her career, in the late 1980s, her stand up shows about gender, sexuality and mental health was innovative, daring and dangerous. Now this legendary performer returns t…See the Story
Claire Dowie’s Why Is John Lennon Wearing a Skirt? at the Finborough Theatre: Pioneering Queer Theatre Artist Revisits Her Greatest Hits

London, England · LondonOnly the truth, we are told, can set us free — but there are times in love when the New Testament Gospel of John is an inadequate guide. A good example is the situation that Terence Rattigan explores in his rarely revived penultimate play, In Praise of Love, now billed as a “rediscovery” at Tom Littler’s enterprising Orange Tree Theatre. First staged many years after Rattigan’s reputation had been thoroughly trashed by the Angry Young Men and th…See the Story
Terence Rattigan’s In Praise of Love at the Orange Tree Theatre: Rarely Revived 1973 Study Of Love In A Time Of Deception

Belgrade · BelgradeIn honour of playwright Jovan Sterija Popović, Sterijino pozorje was held this year for the seventieth time. In the selection curated by theatrologist and theatre critic Ana Tasić, nine plays were included in the Competition Selection and three in the international Circles Selection. These are productions from Serbia (Sombor, Lazarevac, Novi Sad, Belgrade), as well as from the region (Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia, and North Macedonia). Under th…Read Article
Creating History, Changing the Future, or Enslaved in Eternal Present: 70th Sterijino Pozorje Festival
Ekman / León-Lightfoot / Dawson – a dance evening of excellence at Rome Opera House
Ubu Is The Symbol Of Rebellion Tyranny And Stupidity/Budget Cuts In Culture – A Serious Threat
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”The Village”, Revolver Copenhagen
"The Pillars of the Earth": Bestseller and Musical. An Exclusive Interview with Ken Follett. Part II
"Hamlet", Teatro La Plaza, Barbican
A "Self-Portrait" By Davide Enia
In black and white. “Five Nightings” by Aleksandr Volodin, directed by Eduard Tolokonnikov, produced by Polina Belkina in New York City (20-30 March, 28 May-15 June 2025)
Ewan McGregor makes an exquisite return to UK theatre in My Master Builder
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