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THEATER TALK to Feature Simon McBurney and Christopher Hampton

THEATER TALK to Feature Simon McBurney and Christopher Hampton

by Ashlee Latimer — November 3, 2016

This week on THEATER TALK, it's two inspired British theatrical artists on Broadway - first, Simon McBurney, the creator and performer in the acclaimed theatrical experience, The Encounter, followed by Christopher Hampton, dramatist of the 1782 book by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Les Liaisons Danger

Sydney Festival 2017 Program Announced

Sydney Festival 2017 Program Announced

by A.A. Cristi — October 25, 2016

Sydney Festival is an annual cultural celebration that transforms Sydney every January, delivering the highest quality art and big ideas.

THE ENCOUNTER Announces Digital Ticket Lottery

THE ENCOUNTER Announces Digital Ticket Lottery

by Ashlee Latimer — October 18, 2016

Complicite's acclaimed production of The Encounter, conceived, directed and performed by Simon McBurney, will launch a digital lottery beginning Tuesday, October 18.

World's First Immersive Storytelling Festival to Hit NYC This Fall

World's First Immersive Storytelling Festival to Hit NYC This Fall

by BWW News Desk — October 7, 2016

The Future of StoryTelling (FoST) today announced the debut of The Future of StoryTelling Festival (FoST FEST), taking place October 7-9 in New York City and featuring 75,000 square feet of exhibitions and other programming--including more than 50 hands-on technology demos, virtual-reality (VR) and

THE ENCOUNTER, Starring Simon McBurney, Headed to San Francisco Next Spring

THE ENCOUNTER, Starring Simon McBurney, Headed to San Francisco Next Spring

by BWW News Desk — October 5, 2016

On the heels of unanimous raves on Broadway, Carole Shorenstein Hays announced today that the Complicite production of The Encounter, Simon McBurney's riveting one-man play where audience members must wear headphones to take part in the journey, will continue at the Curran for a limited engagement n

BWW Review: THE ENCOUNTER Is More Tech Demo Than Engaging Storytelling

BWW Review: THE ENCOUNTER Is More Tech Demo Than Engaging Storytelling

by Michael Dale — September 30, 2016

The underappreciated art of sound design takes center stage in Simon McBurney's THE ENCOUNTER, a dramatization of Petru Popescu's book "Amazon Beaming" that comes off more as a demonstration of technological capabilities than engaging storytelling.


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