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Modern World Theatre Feature Writer: Mike Mackenzie

Check here for international theatre productions of works written since the 1950s to present day, from current on and off Broadway shows to theater terms, tips for audiences, the Tony Awards, performance reviews, interviews with and profiles of playwrights, directors and actors, regional theater offerings, theater schools and much more.

From Harold Pinter and Arthur Miller to Neil Simon and Edward Albee, Caryl Churchill to Sam Shepard and Tom Stoppard to Tony Kushner, we'll cover the names who have made modern theatre from London's Covent Garden to NY and all points in between.

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Feature Writer Articles in Modern World Theatre

 		Beyond Eden at the Vancouver Playhouse
Beyond Eden has been in the works for twenty years, according to creator and writer Bruce Ruddell. It tells an important story in Canada's history.
One Good Marriage - Fighting Chance Productions
One Good Marriage received its world premiere in Toronto a few years ago, and is one of a handful of Canadian plays that have seen the light of day south of the border.
Evil Dead Musical at Vogue Theatre, Vancouver
It's hard not to love Evil Dead: The Musical. What started out as a Fringe Festival Show in Toronto has made the leap to Off-Broadway, and now it's arrived in Vancouver.
How to Produce a Show – Staffing and Budgeting
You've chosen a show, and are in the process of budgeting for it accordingly. Next, you have to find the team of people who will bring the play or musical to life.
How to Produce a Show
It can be pretty baffling to produce your first show, whether it's a new work or one that audiences know. Here are some tips to make things easier.
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Contributing Articles in Modern World Theatre

 		The Secret of Sherlock Holmes, Reviewed
A timely tour for the successor to The Hound of the Baskervilles, given the Hollywood film starring Robert Downey jr and Jude Law, from the director of The Woman in Black
Inana World Premiere
The world premiere tour of "Inana," a play written by Michele Lowe and directed by Michael Pressman, began in Denver, Colorado at the Ricketson Theatre.
Reviewing Live Art
The National Review of Live Art showcases acts from around the world- even if it is difficult to define what Live Art actually means.
Endgame
Beckett's plays are often seen as being alienating but Endgame is a play that contains themes that touch all humans such as ceasless nostalgia and a need for meaning.
Ghosts at Duchess Theatre, West End – Review
This thrilling and beautifully directed revival of Ibsen's dark masterpiece is sure to captivate London audiences.
Hedda Gabler, Reviewed
Rosamund Pike stars beside Robert Glenister, Tim McInnery and Colin Tierney in director Adrian Noble's production of a controversial heroine, translated by Michael Meyer
New Zealand Fringe Festival 2010
On the 28th of January 2010 the program for the 20th New Zealand Fringe Festival was officially released.
Calgary Kid's Festival Performance Line-Up
Music, theatre, dance, puppets, storytelling & art for young people are showcased at the Olympic Plaza & adjoining Epcor Centre for Performing Arts, May 25th-29th, 2010.
Toronto Theatre 2009-2010 Season
The First half of The 2009-10 Theater Season saw many new productions touching a wide variety of subjects and excellent revivals of some great classics.
Non-profit Theatre in Greater Wellington
New Zealand's 'creative capital' is home to numerous non-profit theatre companies providing opportunities for amateur actors and backstage crew, as well as audiences.
A Raisin in the Sun (Royal Exchange Theatre)
It's been over fifty years since Lorraine Hansberry wrote about the struggles of an African-American family. Yet its themes still resonate with a modern audience.
Exploring Waiting For Godot
Beckett's play in which famously 'nothing happens...twice' is actually packed with existential themes and questions.
Lilly Through the Dark Theatre Review
Lilly Through The Dark was critically acclaimed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2009, and is now preparing to embark on a Summer 2010 Tour across the U.K.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
Stoppard uses the text of Hamlet and draws inspiration from Waiting for Godot to raise Absurdist themes and question the relationship between the audience and the play.
Brechtian Elements in Blood Brothers
Willy Russell employs the theatrical techniques of Bertolt Brecht in order to emphasis the social issues in his musical Blood Brothers.
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