Franz Kafka News

Frantic Assembly will collaborate with internationally celebrated poet, playwright and broadcaster Lemn Sissay OBE on a new adaptation of Franz Kafka’s shocking tale of cruelty and kindness.  Metamorphosis is a visceral and vital depiction of humans struggling within a system that crushes them under its heel.  

Mit dem Deutschen Theaterpreis DER FAUST 2022 wurden zum 17. Mal und erstmals in zwölf Kategorien herausragende künstlerische Leistungen geehrt.

Heartfelt condemnation of treatment of undocumented immigrants let down by structural issues and predictable plotting

France's support of the nascent United States in 1778 is one of the great diplomatic triumphs of history, credited to the ambassadorial team of Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. An exciting backstory to this miracle of statecraft is the platonic affair between Franklin and the flamboyant, beautiful Madame Brillon (Anne-Louise Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy).

nach der gestrigen Wiederaufnahme von »Richard the Kid & the King« in dieser Spielzeit wurde Lina Beckmann auf der Bühne des SchauSpielHauses mit einer Urkunde für die Auszeichnung als „Schauspielerin des Jahres“ gewürdigt. Nach 2011 erhält sie diese Auszeichnung nun bereits zum zweiten Mal. Die Kritiker*innen-Umfrage 2022 der Fachzeitschrift „Theater heute“ ehrte damit Beckmann für ihre Verkörperung von Shakespeares Antihelden Richard in Karin Henkels Inszenierung am Deutschen SchauSpielHaus Hamburg. »Richard the Kid & the King« ist eine Koproduktion mit den Salzburger Festspielen und eröffnete die Spielzeit 2021-22 in Hamburg.

Two Canadian artists will be featured at the 32nd annual Golden Lion International Theatrical Festival in Lviv- Theaturtle's Kafka and Son, an award-winning one-man show performed by playwright Alon Nashman, and Balaklava Blues, an electro-folk-noir power trio known for their unwavering support for Ukraine in Canada and internationally.

Many interpretations have been given to Franz Kafka’s novella A Report to an Academy, with academics taking different roads. Published in 1917, an ape, trapped and abused by humans, learns their behaviour not out of desire to assimilate but to survive. The fact that it’s the work of a German-speaking Czech born to a Jewish family in Prague, written in the middle of the First World War, certainly carries specific implications. 

Gary Van Miert's philosophy of saying yes whenever asked to do something outside of his comfort zone has taken him to some very interesting places. Performing under the moniker, The Sensational Country Blues Wonders!, Van Miert is a singer, songwriter, musician and entertainer who specializes in Americana.

The 43rd Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival hosted 31 shows and events across Dumfries and Galloway from 20 - 29 May, in local venues, outdoors and online.

Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 announced today a new production of THE NOSEBLEED, written and directed by Aya Ogawa, which will begin performances Saturday, July 16 and run for six weeks only through Sunday, August 28 at the Claire Tow Theater (150 West 65 Street).  Opening night is Monday, August 1.

Following the incredible 23 shows announced as part of the Pleasance Futures season, the third and largest official on-sale brings a host of incredible acts to the Pleasance this summer.  With returning Edinburgh Comedy award-winners, international companies, exciting new companies and debut comics, music, cabaret, live podcasts and children's work. 

National Philharmonic has announced its 2022-2023 season, which includes eight classical programs conducted by Music Director Piotr Gajewski and two by Chorale Artistic Director Stan Engebretson; two pops shows led by Principal Pops Conductor Luke Frazier; and a piano recital.

Garry Marshall Theatre kicks off their 2022 season in their new GMT outdoor stage with Impro Theatre’s Jane Austen Unscripted April 16,2022.   Sara Mountjoy-Pepka co-directs (with Paul Rogan) Impro Theatre company members and live musicians as they mingle amongst the audience having afternoon tea and delectable treats from vendors from the GMT neighborhood. Sara carved open some time to give me a peek into the behind-the-scenes of Jane Austen, as well as her own back story of improv.

The Detroit Repertory Theatre is kicking off the 65th season with a hilarious ode to the performing arts, its artists, and the celebration of live theatre. Michigan's longest-running, nonprofit, professional, union theatre, located in the center - the heart - of the city of Detroit, is known for its diversity-centered approach to live theatre. 

Pulitzer Prize-nominated composer, performer, and writer Kate Soper releases The Understanding of All Things, a portrait album featuring frequent Wet Ink Ensemble collaborator Sam Pluta, on Friday, March 4, 2022 on New Focus Recordings.

Pulitzer Prize-nominated composer, performer, and writer Kate Soper will release The Understanding of All Things, a portrait album featuring frequent Wet Ink Ensemble collaborator Sam Pluta, on Friday, March 4, 2022 on New Focus Recordings.

Shannon Hayes will join the previously announced Niamh Cusack in the world premiere of Colin Teevan's The Seven Pomegranate Seeds directed by Melly Still.  This will be the second Rose Original production in Christopher Haydon's inaugural season as Rose Theatre's Artistic Director.

Max Brod Productions announced today the complete cast and creative team for the new off-Broadway musical comedy A Turtle on a Fence Post, set to re-open the newly renamed Theater 555 (555 W. 42nd Street) with performances beginning Tuesday, October 26, 2021.

The Season, originally scheduled to take place in April 2020, is curated by the Centre for the Less Good Idea founder, William Kentridge and animateur, Phala Ookeditse Phala. The festival of new works will take place over 5 days at Arts on Main in downtown Johannesburg. 

OffFest Award winning, The Tragedy of Dorian Gray by Ross Dinwiddy - a tense and compelling, yet darkly humorous reimagining of Oscar Wilde's classic tale which moves the action to the 1960s is opening at The Drayton Arms Theatre in October 2021.