Culture Celebrating art-as-commerce: what happens when immersive theatre gets popular New production Queen of the Night – backed by the same producer as Punchdrunk’s wildy popular immersive theatre experience Sleep No More – seems entirely predicated… By Tara Isabella Burton
Culture The New York Review Abroad: A breathless journey around disparate worlds By Tara Isabella Burton
Culture The Muteli Monologues: feminism and activism converge in Georgian theatre By Tara Isabella Burton
Alan Cumming’s Macbeth: Dark desires on Broadway The promise of a one-man Macbeth, particularly as performed by such a winkingly self-aware performer as Alan Cumming, is… By Tara Isabella Burton
Immersive theatre and the anxiety of choice Yes, you might discover a secret orgy in a hidden room or go on a desperate quest for a… By Tara Isabella Burton
Playfulness and pragmatism collide as Georgian theatre comes to London As a biting satire of President Saakashvili makes its English language debut, Tara Isabella Burton explores the state of… By Tara Isabella Burton
“Ghost Stories”: The ubiquitous anti-feminism of young adult romances Teenage girls are being told that romantic desirability is the proof of, and the reward for, individual worth. By Tara Isabella Burton