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How LUNG Is Breathing Radical Joy into Theatre in the United Kingdom
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How LUNG Is Breathing Radical Joy into Theatre in the United Kingdom
by verity healey, Matt Woodhead, Helen Monks
5 March 2024
Strengthening International Exchange in Turbulent Times
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Strengthening International Exchange in Turbulent Times
A Meeting of the International Presenting Commons (IPC) at the Edinburgh International Festival
Wednesday 9 August 2023
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dear England/England Now
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Dear England/England Now
by verity healey
19 October 2023
Masterclass by Tim Supple at MIR-5 Studio of Individual Directing
Stanislavsky Electrotheatre
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Masterclass by Tim Supple at MIR-5 Studio of Individual Directing

Tuesday 7 June 2016
Moscow, Russia

Stanislavsky Electrotheatre and Boris Yukhananov's MIR-5 Studio of Individual Directing in Moscow presented a masterclass conducted by British director Tim Supple on space and the creation of atmosphere livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Tuesday 7 June at 18:00-22:00 MSK/EEST (Moscow) / 17:00-21:00 CEST (Berlin) / 4pm-8pm BST (London) / 15:00-19:00 GMT / 11 a.m.-3 p.m. EDT (New York) / 10 a.m.-2 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 8 a.m.-12 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles). Share your thoughts and media using #howlround.

He That Plays The King
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He That Plays The King

29 April 2016

In this installment, Matthew Minnicino discusses gender politics in Shakespeare’s work, and productions of King Lear with women starring in the title role.

The World Premiere of Sket by Maya Sondhi at the Park Theatre
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The World Premiere of Sket by Maya Sondhi at the Park Theatre

Wednesday 20 April 2016
London, UK, United States

PMJ Productions at the Park Theatre in London presented World Premiere of Sket by Maya Sondhi livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 20 April at 8 a.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 10 a.m. CDT (Chicago) / 11 a.m. EDT (New York) / 15:00 GMT / 16:00 BST (London). On Twitter, use #howlround to join the conversation. 

Meta
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Meta

A Quiet Theatrical Revolution

14 April 2016

verity healey on Cardboard Citizens’ Meta in London, England, and theatre for social change. 

The Father
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The Father

How Scene is Set by Stage

5 April 2016

Rhiannon D’Averc on The Father by Florian Zeller, playing in London’s West End.

How Western Theatre Has Portrayed Islam
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How Western Theatre Has Portrayed Islam

20 March 2016

In this installment, Michael Lueger examines historical and contemporary depictions of Muslims in Western drama. 

Peformance of Macbeth at University of Wales Trinity Saint David
University of Wales
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Peformance of Macbeth at University of Wales Trinity Saint David

Thursday 3 March 2016
Carmarthen, Wales, UK

University of Wales Trinity Saint David's School of Performing Arts in Carmarthen, Wales, United Kingdom presented a performance of Macbeth livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 3 March at 19:00 GMT (London) / 2 p.m. EST (New York) / 1 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 11 a.m. PST (Los Angeles). In Twitter, follow @UWTSD_Perf_Arts, @HowlRoundTV and use #howlround.

Place Hacking, Belarus Free Theatre, and Coming Home
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Place Hacking, Belarus Free Theatre, and Coming Home

13 February 2016

verity healey is back with a report on Belarus Free Theatre’s Staging a Revolution festival that was held November, 2015 in London.

To Moscow?
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To Moscow?

4 February 2016

verity healey on what four new Russian plays performed at London’s Frontline Club say about the present and future of theatre in Russia.

Photograph 51 at London’s Noël Coward Theatre
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Photograph 51 at London’s Noël Coward Theatre

2 February 2016

Rhiannon D’Averc on Anna Ziegler’s Photograph 51 now playing in London, starring Nicole Kidman.

Power vs. Truth in Belarus Free Theatre’s Being Harold Pinter
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Power vs. Truth in Belarus Free Theatre’s Being Harold Pinter

21 January 2016

verity healey reviews Belarus Free Theatre’s Being Harold Pinter at the Young Vic in London, England.

Pop Up Performance in a Dictatorship? No Problem!
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Pop Up Performance in a Dictatorship? No Problem!

13 January 2016

verity healey offers an overview of pop up performances by Belarus Free Theatre’s studio Fortinbras, highlighting the treatment of disabled citizens in Belarus.

The Sustainable Temporary
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The Sustainable Temporary

An Interview with Andy Field of Forest Fringe

10 September 2015

Patrick Gaughan interviews Andy Field, co-director of Forest Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland. 

Scandal and Empire Bring Shakespearean Drama to Network Television
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Scandal and Empire Bring Shakespearean Drama to Network Television

2 August 2015

Dana Sayre illuminates the parallels between popular television series Scandal and Empire and the works of Shakespeare, arguing that their popularity shows television embracing a more theatrical style. 

Bodies On The Line
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Bodies On The Line

Able-Bodied Actors, Disabled Roles, and Praise

27 July 2015

Scholar Eli Van Sickel examines the casting of able-bodied performers to play disabled characters through the performances of Bradley Cooper, Daniel Radcliffe, and Kevin Spacey.

Performance of Helen Benedict's The Lonely Soldier Monologues at Cockpit Theatre
The Cockpit Theatre
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Performance of Helen Benedict's The Lonely Soldier Monologues at Cockpit Theatre

14, 15, 21, 27 May 2015
London, UK

PMJ productions presented the European Premiere of The Lonely Soldier Monologues by Helen Benedict at the Cockpit Theatre, London livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv 14, 15, 21, 27 May at 7:30 p.m. BST (London) / 18:30 GMT / 2:30 p.m. EDT (New York) / 11:30 a.m. PDT (San Francisco).

The Indian(s) in the Attic—Divining a Message from August: Osage County
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The Indian(s) in the Attic—Divining a Message from August: Osage County

23 February 2015

Native voices week continues! August: Osage County’s Kimberly Guerrero explores her work on the show, and what lesson the American theatre can learn from it.

Innocence by Dea Loher at University of Wales Trinity St David
University of Wales
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Innocence by Dea Loher at University of Wales Trinity St David

Thursday 12 February 2015
Wales, UK

 

University of Wales Trinity St David (UK) presented Innocence by Dea Loher —an English language translation of the German-language play Unschuld—performed by 3rd year BA Acting/BA Design and Production students livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 12 February at 7 p.m. GMT (London) / 2 p.m. EST (New York) / 1 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 11 a.m. PST (Vancouver).  

The Long Shadow of Marble Busts
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The Long Shadow of Marble Busts

12 February 2015

Brett Bailey’s Exhibit B poses actors in tableau vivants that nod to 19th century human zoos, and Southwest African concentration camps. Patrick Gaughan charts the controversy around the show and his own experience of it. 

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Staged Reading of Flight by Patrick Gabridge at Liminal Space
Liminal Space Arts
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Staged Reading of Flight by Patrick Gabridge at Liminal Space

Monday 27 October 2014
London, UK

Liminal Space Productions in London presented a staged reading of Flight by Patrick Gabridge livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 27 October at 7:30 p.m. GMT / 3:30 p.m. EDT (Toronto) / 2:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 12:30 p.m. PDT (Vancouver).

The Scottish Independence Debate at the Edinburgh Festival, Part Two
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The Scottish Independence Debate at the Edinburgh Festival, Part Two

16 September 2014

Talya Kingston continues her look at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival and diologue on the Scottish independence referendum, here she writes about Rona Munro's triology of James plays.

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Video Experiment from Miracle Theatre's The Tempest 
Miracle Theatre
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Video Experiment from Miracle Theatre's The Tempest 

Tuesday 9 September 2014
Falmouth, UK

Miracle Theatre of Cornwall, United Kingdom presented a performance of The Tempest livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 9 September at 19:30 BST (UK) / 18:30 GMT / 2:30 p.m. EDT (New York) / 1:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 11:30 a.m. PDT (Los Angeles).

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The Scottish Independence Debate at the Edinburgh Festival, Part One
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The Scottish Independence Debate at the Edinburgh Festival, Part One

28 August 2014

Talya Kingston writes about plays and events at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival which address the possibility of Scotland's independence from the UK.

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A Reading of Sket by Maya Sondhi at Liminal Space
Liminal Space Arts
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A Reading of Sket by Maya Sondhi at Liminal Space

Monday 24 March 2014
London, UK

Liminal Space in London presented a staged reading of Sket by Maya Sondhi livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 24 March 2014 at 12:30 p.m. PDT (Vancouver)/ 2:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago)/ 3:30 p.m. EDT (Toronto)/ 7:30 p.m. GMT (London)/ 8:30 p.m. CET (Berlin).

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Barbie Caerdroia, a Welsh Translation of Christine Evans' Trojan Barbie
University of Wales
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Barbie Caerdroia, a Welsh Translation of Christine Evans' Trojan Barbie

Friday 21 March 2014
Wales, UK

University of Wales Trinity St David (UK) presented Barbie Caerdroia—a Welsh translation of Trojan Barbie by Christine Evans, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 21 March at 7 p.m. GMT / 3 p.m. EDT (New York) / 2 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 12 p.m. (Vancouver).