This innovative production combines Sophocles’ revenge play with Ingmar Bergman’s film to explore ideas of identity and performativity.
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This dynamic production of Synge’s 1907 play refuses to treat it as a museum piece.
The play makes a clear statement about Indhu Rubasingham’s thoughts on the power of the theatre and what audiences might expect under her leadership.
The play captures the light and dark sides of the beautiful game.
An expert in Greek tragedy can’t get past a seemingly callous approach to suicide in the National Theatre’s new take on Phaedra.
Streaming has made theatre more accessible to a wider audience. However, it needs to be monetised and shouldn’t take the place of live theatre, which is in dire need of funding.
Scrutinising the output of a national theatre at a time of rising nationalism is a worthwhile activity, but it needs either radical intention or emotional insight.
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Vice-Dean of Education and Senior Lecturer, School of Performing and Digital Arts, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Professor of Theatre and Performance, University of Greenwich
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Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching, Anglia Ruskin University
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PhD candidate, Classical Languages and Literature, University of Oxford
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Research Associate with the Sheffield Performer and Audience Research Centre, University of Sheffield
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PhD Candidate, School of English, Dublin City University