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Monday, January 19, 2026

Theatre news:

“Ukrainomania – Revue of a Life” at Volkstheater
“Don Giovanni”, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen (OBV)
“Our American Queen”, Bridewell Theatre
“High Noon” at Harold Pinter Theatre
Hrvatsko narodno kazalište U Zagrebu

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“Twelfth Night” at the Barbican Theatre

David Wootton in central London ★★★☆☆ 20 December 2025 In Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale, the young prince, Mamillius, states that

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

“Othello”, Theatre Royal Haymarket

“Julius Caesar”, Omnibus Theatre

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“Dark Renaissance”, Stephen Greenblatt

Dark Renaissance: The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius of Shakespeare’s Greatest Rival, Christopher Marlowe Stephen Greenblatt. 334 pp. Bodley Head

“Female Playwrights and Applied Intersectionality in Romanian Theater” by Catalina Florina Florescu

“Hirschfeld’s Sondheim: A Poster Book”, David Leopold

“Modernism and Scottish Theatre Since 1969: A Revolution on Stage” by Mark Brown

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Hrvatsko narodno kazalište U Zagrebu

Jeremy Malies at a theatre showcase in Zagreb 16–20 November 2025 Much of the year had been hectic for Emperor

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