Al Pacino will bring Shylock to New York audiences next summer in Central Park. Pacino will take part in Public Theater's popular Shakespeare in the Park offering of the classic Merchant of Venice, which he played on screen in 2004.

Cüneyt Gökçer, one of Turkey’s most distinguished and prolific stage actors, revered for his performances of Shakespearean characters, died on Wednesday in Ankara. He was 89.

Three members of the International Theater Critics Society and two members of the National Theater Critics Association of Iran will evaluate the works of the Fadjr International Theater Festival.

The list of accepted works of the 28th Fadjr International Theater Festival’s Guest section was announced.

Down a grim alley in Wapping, past elevated train tracks and housing projects, sits the world’s oldest music hall, Wilton’s (Graces Alley, E1 8JB; 44-20-7702-2789; www.wiltons.org.uk; Tube: Tower Hill/Aldgate East), where a return engagement celebrates its 150th anniversary.

Simin Amirian is going to stage "The Amber" in the Panorama section of the 28th Fadjr International Theater Festival.

The second International Afro-Asian Theatre Festival would be held at Thrissur from December 20 to 29.

We may think of alphabet books as being for preschoolers and first-graders.

Text by Eugene Scribe and Ernest Legouve, directed by Michel Fau, with Louis Arena, Joris Avodo, Julian Barret, Astrid Bayiha, Barbara Bolotner, Hadrien Bouvier, Valentin Carbonnières, Ludmilla Dabo, India Hair, Matila Malliarakis Marie Marquis Jean-René Oudot, Fannie Outeiro, Melody Richard and ...

IRAN THEATER – The selection committee of the street section of the 28th Fadjr International Theater Festival includes Behzad Sediqi, Payam Azizi and Shahram Karami, has approved 7 works. Also 5 works have been selected conditionally and 2 works have been selected for the non-competitive section.

The Deutsche Theater in Berlin last week gave its own "Yes" answer by staging a theatrical version of "To Be or Not To Be," Ernst Lubitsch's 1942 cult movie that satirizes Germany's takeover of Poland.

According to the Publication & Research Office of the festival, 6 researches, 3 drama collections and 2 plays will be published during this round of the festival.

China Heaven Creation International Performing Arts Co. Ltd (CHC) Monday formally took over the ownership of the White House Theatre in Branson, Missouri, making the first ever successful purchase of an American theatre by a Chinese company.

The director of the Dramatic Arts Center announced the organization of the religious festivals.

Composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Fosse, Godspell, Pippin) will be honored with the inaugural Junior Theater Festival Award for his contributions to the Advancement of Musical Theater for Young People.

The revision step of the Islamic Revolution Section of Fadjr's Street Theater segment has begun.

The accepted works of the Panorama of Iran's Theater section of the Fadjr International Theater Festival were announced by the Major Selection Council which includes 14 decisively approved works and 3 conditionally approved plays.

The Delhi based Drama and Design Academy (DADA) in collaboration with the Royal Norwegian Embassy is poised for the second edition of its Ibsen festival, which commemorates the great Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, whose plays continue to be performed across the world.

The second press conference of the 28th Fadjr International Theater Festival was held on Dec 15 at the conference hall of the city theater.

"The King & His Stupid Assistant" is a stage coproduction of Germany and Iran for children.

Children have cultural rights. They need the space to express them. This recognition was the most significant outcome of the three-year Tieng noi tre tho (Children’s Voice) project that has just ended, marking the beginning of a determined effort to establish a stage for children’s theater in ...

“I have always felt that theater should be available for everybody, not limited to a certain group,’’ says Drew Murphy, president of Broadway Across America-Boston, which is ramping up services designed to make theater more accessible for the blind and deaf communities.

Written by Jemez R. Brandon "Theater of Asia" has been recently released with a Persian translation by Majid Sar Sangi.

Full casting has been announced for Iain Glen's new production of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts, translated by Frank McGuiness, to run February 8-May 23 at London's Duchess Theatre.

The press conference of The 6th Ashura Rites Meetings was held on Dec 12. IRAN THEATER – Pointing to the 5 successful previous rounds of the festival, General Director of the Culture & Islamic Guidance Office of Golestan, Qolamreza Montazeri, said: "We have tried to hold the festival more ...

BERLINER ENSEMBLE COMPANY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE AUTHOR CLAUS PEYMANN DIRECTOR IN GERMAN, FRENCH SUBTITLES

The Major Selection Committee of the 28th Fadjr International Theater Festival declared the list of accepted works of the New Experiences section. IRAN THEATER – according to the news center of the festival, 4 accepted works of Tehran are as follows:

Yamato, the Drummers of Japan infused Clearwater with Japanese culture at Ruth Eckerd Hall on November 22nd.

The 6th Ashura Rites Meetings hosts 14 productions in the stage section. IRAN THEATER – 7 works from Tehran and 7 works from other cities will take part in the festival.

After the primary evaluation, 8 proposals have been accepted to participate in the 6th Ashura Rites Meetings' research section.

As the clock strikes 8 p.m. Baghdad time, the curtains sweep apart at the Iraqi National Theater in what actors hope is a return to regular night-time performances 6-1/2 years after the U.S. invasion.

Reza Hadad In Fadjr Festival With "Discovery of a Silent Party"Reza Hadad is directing "Discovery of a Silent Party" to participate in the New Experiences section of the 28th Fadjr International Theater Festival.

The Sydney Theatre Company production of A Streetcar Named Desire, starring Academy Award-winning actress Cate Blanchett, begins its sold out engagement at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Nov. 27.

Directed by Zahra Sabri, Earth & Wheel has been invited to Oman, Morocco and Syria.

Race is a play by David Mamet that will premiere on Broadway in December 2009.

The presence of actors and stage directors has warmed up venues. Theatrical names that have been starring in cinema or TV during recent years, return to stage to activate the box offices.

Atila Pesiani is going to the Ibsen Festival of New Delhi early December.

by Eugène Ionesco In a new translation by Rob Melrose Directed by Rob Melrose October 23 – December 12, 2009

Two Iranian theater companies participated in the Carthage International Theater Festival; Nima Dehqan staged "Madar Mande" and Zahra Sabri with "Earth & Wheel".

The director of the International committee of the 28th Fadjr International Theater Festival, Mohammad Atebai, announced that diverse specialized workshops will be held besides the festival.

Without theatre criticism theatre itself will exist only for those present at a performance. Theatre criticism, whether it is favorable or unfavorable, descriptive or analytic, subjective or objective, is a proof of life.

That’s hardly unusual for a political figure who attracts equally fervent admirers and detractors

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Theatre lovers in Delhi are in for a treat as the five-day new age theatre festival begins Sunday.

"Stage actors have great ability to appear in cinema and screen." the director of the TV series called "The Safe", Maziar Miri said.

Abraham Poshtkouhi brings to stage an adaptation of Macbeth decorated with eastern theatrical methods called "Just First Dog Knows Why Does Macbeth Bark?"

Critics, reporters, and international media are invited to take part in the 28th Fadjr International Theater Festival.

Three Taiwan plays will become the first works from the island to be staged at the China Drama Festival, which opens in Xiamen on Nov. 28.

Hamid Reza Azarang is preparing "Bargozin" for revision step of the 28th Fadjr International Theater Festival.

Studio Six Theater Company is hosting internationally renowned director, Alexandre Marine to direct an original adaptation of Dostoevsky’s “The Possessed”, titled, …the Itsy Bitsy Spider… for a limited preview at Baryshnikov Arts Center.

Directed by Manije Mohamedi, Twelve will be staged in the Guest section of the Fadjr International Theater Festival.

Celebrating childhood and showcasing talent of kids from across the country, the National School of Drama (NSD) will host a two-week children’s theatre festival starting from Nov 1.

Nikoo Mahdiye The director of the Four Seasons Project, Job Aqakhani announced that the Call for Entry of the project's new season based on indoor theater has been released.

Behzad Farahani will stage Firooze at the city theater, on Nov 22.

A series of events called "Remembering Rendra", featuring poetry readings, plays and discussions, were held in remembrance of the late leading Indonesian poet and playwright W.S. Rendra, whose birthday fell on Nov. 7.

"Enron," a play about the collapsed U.S. energy trading company, and "Jerusalem," a portrayal of less-than-idyllic life in rural England, were among the top nominations on Monday for the London Evening Standard Theater Awards.

Hussein Parsai appointed Fariba Reisi via an official notice as the new curator of the Puppetry Productions' office.

The Cuban National Council on Performing Arts (CNAE) has invited artists from around the world to take part in the 13th International Theater Festival, dedicated to the 50 years of Cuban Theater under the Revolution, set for October 30 to November 8, 2009, in Havana, Cuba. Venues include Havana ...

Mehrdad Kourosh Nia is preparing a play called "Last Letter" for revision step of Fadjr Festival.

Going through rehearsal processes, Antigone of Sophocles directed by Hassan Fathi is on the way to participate in the Fadjr festival.

CHANDIGARH: The much-awaited SAARC Folklore Festival commenced on Friday with an academic seminar and folk performances at different colleges.