Without the First Folio, the canon of Shakespeare’s plays would have decisively shifted.
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An expert in Greek tragedy can’t get past a seemingly callous approach to suicide in the National Theatre’s new take on Phaedra.
These wartime abductions aren’t specific to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Throughout history, they’ve inflicted trauma on society’s most vulnerable – making them a rich subject matter for the stage.
Shakespeare often portrayed crises of legitimacy and reflected on the politics of his day but the Tories might not fare so well in a modern production.
He is certainly important to English but he isn’t responsible for as much of it as you might think.
Role play and drama offer young people struggling with mental health issues an opportunity to explore the feelings that can lead to suicide.
Literary texts are useful for environmental communication and can deal with the complexity of climate change.
Zadie Smith’s first play delivers on what women want.
The renowned playwright saw theatre as a link to the wider community - and ultimately our common humanity.
When the future is clearly changing but we can’t focus on tomorrow, should we just keep dancing? Pamela Rabe anchors the absurdity of The Cherry Orchard.
Nigeria’s poet and playwright, John Pepper Clark-Bekederemo, died on October 13 aged 86
Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s personal battle with polio, and his steady hand while overseeing a national eradication campaign, highlights decisive leadership against a virus that terrified America.
Brontëk is a rare work that encourages Brontë fans not to take the sisters too seriously.
Stephen Sewell’s 1986 exemplifies the traits of the decade: apocalyptic in feel, epic in scope and unforgiving in length
The Broadway hit offered an escape from the anxieties of World War II. But the America it portrayed – unified, patriotic and white – rings hollow today.
A new form of ticketing is becoming more popular in the arts – and it might help us be more charitable than before.
The stage is the perfect place to explore dark thoughts.
To the recently deceased playwright, the nation’s greatest tragedy was its move from an agricultural society to an urban, industrial one.
No other Australian playwright has mined their own life as much as Dorothy Hewett. In this expressionist drama, she depicts a girl of yearning heart, looking for love and hungry for life.
The plays of Alex Buzo captured the spirit of rebellion of a new generation of theatre artists.
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Professor of Creative Arts, Griffith University
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Professor of English, University of Newcastle
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, RMIT University
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Associate Professor of English Literature, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Screenwriting and Media Production, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Professor of Shakespeare Studies, University of Oxford
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Professor of Afrikaans, University of Pretoria
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Dean's Professor of English and Professor of Theatre, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Research Fellow, Cardiff University
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Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town
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Adjunct Professor of English, Bridgewater State University
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Lecturer in English, University of Liverpool
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Senior Lecturer with School of Economics, Finance and Marketing and Behavioural Business Lab Member, RMIT University
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Crown Family Professor for Innovation in the Arts, Colorado College
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Associate Professor of Theatre and Media Drama, University of South Wales
