England
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Thebes at New Diorama Theatre. I saw a preview performance of The Faction’s new adaptation of the Oedipus cycle, which attempts to cram three plays into one evening, and ends up doing such a cursory treatment of all the interlinking stories that it tells none of them satisfactorily. The adaptation can’t decide if it’s ancient…
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December can be a pretty quiet month for theatre going, if you’re not into seeing The Nutcracker or A Christmas Carol again. Luckily, London has plenty of alternatives for us humbugs. Still, between working on the lighting design for Feral Pigeons’ The Sisters: Return to the Isle of Queef and having a lovely visit with my…
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November was a very good month for feminist theatregoing. And agitating about the representation of women in our field, with the GAP Salon (Gender and Performance) which I cofounded with Susan Crothers and Kate Baiden in October. More on that in another post, but if you can’t wait, check out the GAP website and @GAPsalon…
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Despite directing a showcase of three short plays this month, I still managed to get to 12 other performances in September (6 of them in the same weekend!!). For more on the showcase I directed, She Writes: What’s Through the Door? check out the project page on my website, or the 17Percent site with links…
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Hey America, long time no see. How’ve you been these last two and a half months? I’m settling in to London life, figuring out where to buy basic things like coat hangers and granola, exploring the city, constantly going the wrong way when I get out of the tube, and seeing as much theatre as…
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My brain is broken. For the last two or three days, my mouth has repeatedly stopped in the middle of my sentences, like a wind-up toy that has run out of spring force. My notebook is about full, and I’m covered in bruises, so it must be time to go home. I’ll miss the intensity…
AMY CLARE TASKER 