Tag: vienna-theatre-project

  • Careless People

    Careless People

    Some stories refuse to stay politely in the past. The Great Gatsby is one of them, still circling around questions of longing, illusion, and the quiet damage people leave behind. Vienna’s current staging by Open House Theatre at Theater Spielraum doesn’t aim for lush reconstruction, but it doesn’t abandon the period either. It finds a…

  • Turbulence in the Air: Boeing! Boeing!

    Turbulence in the Air: Boeing! Boeing!

    Some plays just lodge themselves in your system early and never really leave. Boeing! Boeing! is one of mine. I first fell for it as a kid watching the film version with Tony Curtis and Jerry Lewis on TV. Now Art for Charity is bringing it back to Vienna, and on stage it’s even funnier.…

  • Exploring Identity and Dreams in  ‘English’

    Exploring Identity and Dreams in ‘English’

    Sanaz Toossi’s English is a nuanced and richly layered play that explores the intricacies of identity, language, and personal ambition in a globalized world. The Vienna Theatre Project is now staging the play at Theater Drachengasse, offering an intimate, humourous, and poignant look at the lives of four language students in 2008 Karaj, Iran. Winner…