'The book serves as a bold experiment in applying ANT, inviting readers to engage with theatre [...] in a novel light.' Germán Garrido reviews Actor-Network Dramaturgies: The Argentines of Paris. By Stefano Boselli. New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2023.

'[The book] paint[s] an unflinching portrait of the current scenario via interrogation of the aesthetics of adaptation.' Siddhartha Biswas reviews Ibsen in the Decolonised South Asian Theatre. Edited by Sabiha Huq and Srideep Mukherjee. 2024.

'I ask, from my perspective as a theatre-maker, how handling actual objects and tools obviously leaves an imprint on the performance, scenography, dramaturgy and mise en scène.' Making Sense: Reading the Production Notes of Dark Things by ANURADHA KAPUR

'[...] in Iraqi culture, honour and reputation represent pivotal issues in society.' Honour and Reputation as Gender Politics in Ali Abdel-Nabi Al Zaidi's Rubbish (1995) and Amir Al-Azraki's The Widow (2014) by ALYAA A. NASER and MAJEED MOHAMMED MIDHIN

'[...] artists use their creativity to express themes, analyses and aesthetic points in the face of censorship and obstacles.' Flying in the Cage: Iranian Theatre Directors’ Creativity in the Face of Censorship by MEHDI TAJEDDIN

'Kumiodori is more than entertainment; it is more than a cultural product sold by colonizers. This theatre is also a form of resistance that keeps the link with the past alive.' 'Okinawan Absence: Ma in Kumiodori' by SYLWIA DOBKOWSKA

'[W]hat happens when a body onstage does not conform to the notions of normalcy established by mainstream or hegemonic consciousness?' The Freak Onstage: Transformation of Life into Spectacle in Teatro de Ciertos Habitantes's El Gallo ANALOLA SANTANA

'[...] how can a theatre journal, with its much-needed, yet inevitably slow, editorial, peer review, production process, ever be topical in a sense of being situated in the here and now?' 'On Fast and Slow Editing' Silvija Jestrovic

After a long wait, the new issue of TRI, 49.3 is out. Once again, we apologise for the delay. This issue is also the final issue edited by outgoing Senior Editor Silvija Jestrovic. |

RT @CUP_LitPerform: Meet the new editors of Theatre Research International @theatreintl! 📚 #iftr #theatrestudie…

Theatre Research International welcomes a new Editorial Board: Senior Editor Lisa Fitzpatrick (U of Ulster) Assoc. Editor David Rodríguez-Solás (U of Massachusetts Amherst) Assoc. Editor Ameet Parameswaran (Jawaharlal Nehru U) Asst. Editor Marcus Tan (Nanyang Technological U)

Different ways of seeing: what makes Theatre Research International ‘international’

'Graham Saunders has offered a number of in-depth and comprehensive reappraisals of the critical reputation and legacy of this well-known dramatist since his death in 2008' Min Zhang reviews Harold Pinter. By Graham Saunders, 2023.

'But what does it mean to talk about ‘queer’ in China, insofar as ‘queer’ is a reclaimed concept from Western activist discourse and queer studies from the 1990s?' Qianxiong Yang reviews Contemporary Chinese Queer Performance. By Hongwei Bao, 2023.

'The book showcases Shankar's role as a cultural ambassador, bridging the East and West through his art.' Vibha Sharma reviews Uday Shankar and His Transcultural Experimentations: Dancing Modernity. By Urmimala Sarkar Munsi.

'He asks us, ‘Will we face the next wave with our eyes wide open or shut?’.' Malavika Priyadarshini Rao reviews The Second Wave: Reflections on the Pandemic through Photography, Performance and Public Culture. By Rustom Bharucha. 2022.

'... Menon critically shows how the post-liberalized era normalized identification driven by the value of aspiration.' Ameet Parameswaran reviews Brutal Beauty: Aesthetics and Aspiration in Urban India. By Jisha Menon. 2021.

'It is an essential publication addressing migration through theatre and performance as one of the most pressing challenges of our time.' Beri Juraić reviews The Palgrave Handbook of Theatre and Migration. Edited by Yana Meerzon and S. E. Wilmer. 2023.

'The five short plays are loud screams that break the silence and call for social solutions.' Areeg Ibrahim reviews It's Not Your Fault: Five New Plays on Sexual Harassment in Egypt. By Jillian Campana, Dina Amin and the Cairo Writers Lab. 2023.

'The scholarship on political theatre needs to offer hope, and Fisher holds on to the tenuous egalitarian–democratic logic of political theatre.' Bishnnupriya Dutt reviews The Aesthetic Exception: Essays on Art, Theatre and Politics by Tony Fisher, 2023.