Category: theatre

“The Oscar-nominated director sued in November, alleging that producers including Michael Cohl’s 8 Legged Productions continued to make use of her creative contributions even after she left. After the lawsuit was filed, 8 Legged brought counterclaims that stated she failed to live up to her obligations on the high-profile show.”

Lyn Gardner: “We should be prepared to let institutions die. We should stop building bricks and mortar and empires, and rid ourselves of the belief that growth is a good thing for the arts. We should put money into the bottom of the pyramid, not the top – it is only by funding the bottom that we can create the future.”

Director Daniel Fish is presenting “House for Sale” – Franzen’s 2006 essay for The Guardian about selling his family home in Missouri after his mother’s death – Off-Broadway. Fish describes the adaptation as “five actors covering Franzen’s essay, the way a band would cover a song … word for word.”

“Executive director designate Anita Gaffney said the layoffs of facilities workers are an attempt by the Southern Ontario repertory theatre company to reduce expenditures without affecting the art on the stages.”

Just no. At least not at fringe festivals – and don’t even try to fool yourself with your “editing.”

“The River and the Mountain, which tells the story of a young businessman coming to terms with being gay in a climate of homophobia, was due to be performed at the National Theatre of Uganda last week before regulators intervened. Some shows went ahead at two smaller venues.”

Now this is getting arts out into the community: Opera Australia sent technical staff and three indigenous professional performers (including pop star Casey Donovan) to a north Queensland aboriginal settlement to write and perform a community-based musical about the town’s painful history and resilience.

“The future of Tasmania’s state theatre company is in doubt after the flagship troupe failed to secure government funding for the second consecutive year.”

Tuesday of this week saw “a rigorously rehearsed Shakespeare flashmob which kicked off a week of pop-up performances across the capital in a project created by the actor Mark Rylance.”

“With a repertoire that includes a Hairy Bikers chef, a boxing champion and Lemmy from Motörhead, Lucy Evans is a woman of many faces. The former trainee nurse goes by the stage name Pixie Truffle and is spearheading a thriving scene of colourful male impersonators in Manchester, fast emerging as the UK’s drag king capital.”