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A breath of Mexico blows on the Royal Court stage this week
The venue continues its endeavour with international institutions to bring and boost the talent of authors from all around the world while helping them explore their craft and skills. Among playwrights from other countries, the upstairs auditorium will host the UK premiere of two original Mexican pieces, with a community-conscious theme as its main element.…
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Review of ‘Via Katlehong’s Via Injabulo’: “Lekker jol”
Dance Umbrella presents this new experimental proposal bringing out the cultural background of South Africa’s townships. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if their heels were either kicked or dragged. How can you tell a thousand stories without even saying a single word? There’s something about dance that epitomizes,…
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Review of ‘All of it’: “There was even more”
Kate O’Flynn stars in this puzzling show featuring three plays in one, exploring the oddities of our own existence through new unusual points of view. Guillermo Nazara shares his thoughts on this production running at the Royal Court Theatre for a strictly limited period, to tell us all about a montage that, regardless in which…
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Feature: When London looked to the Eastern sky
Last month, the Royal Court Theatre world-premiered a set of three original pieces in association with Tokyo’s New National Theatre, in an unprecedented collaboration between both venues. Guillermo Nazara offers us an insight look at this intricate venture, upon interviewing its dramaturgs and artistic directors, to guide us into the depths of this innovative project…
