A sampler from the world stage.(Global Spotlight)
American Theatre, March, 2004 by Sampson, Benjamin W.
Lille, France
LILLE 2004: CULTURAL CAPITAL OF EUROPE: The cultural spotlight is on the capital of French Flanders, which is packing its year with large-scale theatrical offerings. These will include the French premiere of Mark Blitzstein's The Cradle Will Rock, staged by Olivier Benezech and Bernard Yannotta. Six directors of four nationalities and three languages will create a mini-season of Shakespeare plays, including Antony and Cleopatra, Titus Andronicus, Othello and Richard II, as well as a Shakespeare-inspired original play by British dramatist Howard Barker. A La Vie a ...
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