The Fringe Festival’s ‘Eyes of the Enemy’ Demands Attention

Theatre allows us to experience that which is intolerable. It allows us to walk through the flames of events that arrest, disrupt and sometimes shatter lives and to come out the other side unscathed. In this way we can glimpse the spectrum of human experience entirely from Othello’s jealousy to the grief of Hecuba. If […]

Preview: Barnaby Martin – Hanging Man: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei is contemporary China’s most famous artist. More than that, Ai Weiwei is an activist. On April 3, 2011, Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing Capital International Airport under suspicions of economic crimes. However, his international recognition and the political nature of his art were likely the root causes of his arrest and why […]