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The Critic and the Drama: “Aesthetic Jurisprudence”

The Critic and the Drama: “Aesthetic Jurisprudence”

By George Jean Nathan The leading American drama critic of his time, George Jean Nathan (1882-1958) zealously wrote criticism from 1905 to 1958, published more than 40 books on the theatre, co-edited The Smart Set and The American Mercury with

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Criticism and Artist Engagement

Criticism and Artist Engagement

Steve Capra[1] The Critic as Publicist To examine the relationship between criticism and its national theatre is to ask how, and indeed if, one influences the other. That the theatre influences criticism is self-evident; it is the stimulus to which

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Un œil sur le bazar : Anthologie des écritures théâtrales turques (One eye on the marketplace : An Anthology of Turkish theatre writings)

Un œil sur le bazar : Anthologie des écritures théâtrales turques  (One eye on the marketplace : An Anthology of Turkish theatre writings)

Sous la direction de Dominique Dolmieu et Zeynap Su Kasapoglu 430 pp. Paris: Editions Non Lieu et l’Espace d’un instant Reviewed by Irène Sadowska-Guillon[1] (France) On peut en effet comparer au bazar le théâtre turc qui ne s’est jamais départi de

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In Search of Lost Space (În căutarea spaţiului pierdut)

In Search of Lost Space (În căutarea spaţiului pierdut)

by Octavian Saiu. 400 pp. Bucharest: National University of Theatre and Cinematography Press. Translated by Ioana Jucan. Originally published in Romanian by Nemira Publishing House. Reviewed by Ion Bogdan Lefter[1] (Romania) With apologies to Proust (whose famous title echoes in

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Must You Go? My Life with Harold Pinter

Must You Go? My Life with Harold Pinter

By Antonia Fraser 328 pp. New York: Random House Reviewed by Patricia Keeney[1] (Canada) The name Harold Pinter, renowned British playwright, conjures up notions of austerity and menace that emanate from a general impression that his work typically lurches along

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Directors/Directing: Conversations on Theatre

Directors/Directing: Conversations on Theatre

By Maria Shevtsova and Christopher Innes 279 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Reviewed by Don Rubin[1] (Canada) The clue here is the subtitle of this fascinating and important volume – “conversations on theatre.” That is, to a very great extent,

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Who Kills Heiner Mueller? A Chinese Performance of Hamletmachine

Who Kills Heiner Mueller?  A Chinese Performance of Hamletmachine

Qingyan Zhang[1] Heiner Mueller: Hamletmachine, directed by Wang Chong. Théatre du Rêve Expérimental(薪传实验剧团)at the Bee Hive Theatre in Beijing. Shakespeare performances are beginning to resemble gymnastic competitions. Stage maestros seek to exhibit their creativity through their own adaptations in the

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Musical Life Is Beautiful!

Musical Life Is Beautiful!

Maria Zărnescu[1] The International Festival for Musical Performing Arts, in Bucharest, November 2010. In a world haunted by social anxieties, economic crises and global unrest, a festival that is exclamatively entitled Life Is Beautiful!appears like an act of mad courage.

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Leonce and Lena from Cluj: Finally, and Gently, It Makes Sense

Leonce and Lena from Cluj:  Finally, and Gently, It Makes Sense

Aglika Stefanova-Oltean[1] Georg Büchner: Leonce and Lena, directed by Gábor Tompa at the Hungarian State Theatre in Cluj, Romania. Of the few performances of Leonce and Lena I have seen in my life, all of them treated Leonce and Lenaas

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New Year and a New Relationship!

New Year and a New Relationship!

Mehrdad Rayani Makhsous [1] Zack, written by Harold Brighouse, directed by Greg Hersov, at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (UK) until 22 January 2011. The Christmas show at The Royal Exchange theatre is a comedy classic by Manchester playwright Harold Brighouse.

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