Kitchen-sink drama, the genre that brought social realism to the stage in a clatter of dirty dishes, is widely dismissed as a mid-20th century relic. What began as a revolution in the hands of such ...

This month marks 170 years since the birth of the Yiddish playwright and journalist Jacob Gordin, who was born in the Ukrainian city of Mirgorodon on May 5, 1853. Gordin is credited with having ...

The playwright’s stage adaptation of her semi-autobiographical novel explores Australia’s changing attitude to war, but it never rises above the schematic Patricia Cornelius is a playwright drawn to ...

In Little Children Dream of God, playwright Jeff Augustin uses aspects of magical realism, a style that originated in literature and visual art. The framework of his play is apparently realistic, ...

The stranglehold which realism has on the modern theatre is leading to the deterioration of drama, acting, and imagination, John Burrell told a scant audience at New Lecture Hall yesterday. Burrell, ...

The public is invited to a series of free summer workshops on theatre history and practice in the 20th century. “Paving the Road to Realism in the Art of Theatre and Drama” will cover the European and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Re: “No ifs, ands or butts,” Jan. 4 editorial. Verisimilitude: the appearance or semblance of truth; the quality of appearing to be true or real. For ...