Special Performances In Ramadan

Special Performances In Ramadan

City Theatre Complex hosts special performances due to forereach of Qadr nights and mourning time of Imam Ali (A.S) martyrdom named "Sun and Moon".

Samandarian, An Eternal Master

Samandarian, An Eternal Master

Sunday, July 13th is the anniversary of Master Hamid Samandarian who had taught many students during last five decades and left precious heritage in directing and education of Iran's theatre.

Transporting the Bard to the Blitz

Transporting the Bard to the Blitz

Director Damien Ryan's first main-stage production for Bell Shakespeare isn't taking the safe route - he's reframed the popular Henry V within a meta-narrative that sees the production played out by a group of boys trapped in a bunker during the Blitz of 1941.

Eastwood Defends Casting Stage Vets in JERSEY BOYS Movie

Eastwood Defends Casting Stage Vets in JERSEY BOYS Movie

In a recent interview with MTV, film icon Clint Eastwood defended his choice to cast his movie adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical Jersey Boys with stage veterans. Eastwood said, "It seemed logical to use people that had this tremendous amount of experience playing it."  

The Elephant Man, Starring Bradley Cooper, Sets Broadway Dates

The Elephant Man, Starring Bradley Cooper, Sets Broadway Dates

Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Wednesday, June 4 at 10 AM exclusively to American Express Card Members for two-time Academy Award nominee Bradley Cooper, Academy Award nominee Patricia Clarkson and Alessandro Nivola in Bernard Pomerance's Tony Award-winning play The Elephant Man, directed by ...

'Wolf Hall' takes to the stage

&#039Wolf Hall&#039 takes to the stage

Hilary Mantel's Booker Prize-winning best-seller about deadly intrigue at the court of King Henry VIII, "Wolf Hall" and sequel "Bring Up the Bodies" have already been adapted into plays that plunge audiences into a world of murky Tudor machinations.

Agatha Christie and a bad case of literary criticism

Agatha Christie and a bad case of literary criticism

She was the "Queen of Crime", whose murder mysteries centred on a final "big reveal". But newly seen correspondence between Agatha Christie and those who staged her plays, including her most famous, The Mousetrap, show that, despite her stature as a master and innovator of the ...

A look at Iranian traditional “Ma’reke”

A look at Iranian traditional “Ma’reke”

By Farideh Shirejhian “Ma’reke” is a forgotten Iranian traditional performing art type and there are so few resources (written, visual or audio) available for us. Today, finding a sample of this performing type is impossible. To gain a true knowledge about this performing ...

Washington, DC, theater cancels Russian festival amid chilled relations

Washington, DC, theater cancels Russian festival amid chilled relations

WASHINGTON — The dire turn in Russian-American relations has forced Washington’s Woolly Mammoth Theatre to cancel a major festival of contemporary Russian theater that would have brought four plays and as many as 90 Russian actors, directors and designers to the capital this fall.

Interview with “Peyman Mo’adi” starring at “Waiting for Godot”

Interview with “Peyman Mo’adi” starring at “Waiting for Godot”

Ahmad-Reza Hadjarzade “Waiting for Godot” by Samuel Becket, directed by Homayoun Ghanizade and starring of Peyman Mo’adi as Vladimir, has surprised many theatre fans. Interestingly, many theatre audiences, which every night go to Theatre Shahr, the venue which the play is ...

Tickets on sale for Shrek: The Musical

Tickets on sale for Shrek: The Musical

A musical based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animations feature film Shrek will be staged at Theatre Cambrian next month. Tickets are now on sale. Supplied photo.

International mix for Belfast Festival

International mix for Belfast Festival

The first acts for the 2014 Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen's have been announced and include a number of top international acts that will perform for the first time in Northern Ireland.

The 38th Olivier Awards Winners announced

The 38th Olivier Awards Winners announced

The winners of the 38th Olivier Awards have been announced at a ceremony held at the Royal Opera House, hosted by Gemma Arterton and Stephen Mangan on Sunday 13 April 2014.