Issue 11, Spring 2025
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This bumper Spring Issue features articles by renowned actor, director, author Simon Callow, a piece about playwright Mark Ravenhill's new ventures into Commedia via Flaminio Scala’s scenarios, a feature about the history of quick-change with insights from World Master, Arturo Brachetti, there's an extended book review from Olly Crick, plus our From The Archive section is bursting at the seams with a fabulous carnival gift for you to enjoy!
Contents:
SIMON CALLOW on COMMEDIA – by Simon Callow
Low, Vulgar and Naughty: Mark Ravenhill Does Commedia – by Cheryl Stapleton
The Rise of Quick-Change: From Commedia to Record Breaking Transformation – by Cheryl Stapleton
From the Archive: Album-Ricordo del Duttoùr Balanzòn – by Barry Grantham & Cheryl Stapleton
Book Review: M. J. McMahan’s Border-Crossing and Comedy at the Théâtre Italian, 1716-1723 – by Olly Crick
Below, you can view the 1869 Album-Ricordo del Duttòur Balanzòn, in full, as a flip book (below):
