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Thursday, March 10, 2011

A Lost Shakespeare? It’s a Mystery by Alexis Soloski

The Classic Stage Company takes on a production of the play “Double Falsehood,” an adaption by Lewis Theobald of “Cardenio,” a very possible collaboration by Shakespeare and John Fle…

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Unhappily ever after: theatre weddings can drive you away from the altar by Alexis Soloski

If I listened to every piece of advice I got from watching plays about marriage, I'd probably never marry my fianceCaroline Bishop may have suggested on this blog yesterday that getting wed …

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Friday, January 28, 2011

No actors. Just robots. Call this a play? by Alexis Soloski

Charming, engaging and they even told jokes ... how two machines made me re-program the way I think about live theatreWhen I was a student, professors would often begin a course on theatre h…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:08AM
Thursday, December 30, 2010

Cyborgs Onstage, Robots in the Wings by Alexis Soloski

Science fiction, long the province of films and novels, has been turning up a lot lately in theaters.

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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

In pursuit of US theatre's past perfect by Alexis Soloski

With no Shakespearean model to set a precedent, America's history plays – as showcased in New York this month – are a varied bunch. But how closely should they stick to events?"Anybody c…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:45AM
Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Full of promise but no prizes: women playwrights suffer for their age | Alexis Soloski by Alexis Soloski

American theatre's Wasserstein prize for young, female writers has failed to find a winner. I'm not surprised – but is it really a gender issue?The playwright Wendy Wasserstein had some ta…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:14AM

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