Natasha Tripney

London

International Editor at The Stage

Freelance Art Journalist at Freelance

Writer. Critic. International editor at The Stage. Longlisted for the @LucyCavColl Prize 2021. Café Europa on Substack.

Articles

Carolina Bianchi interview for The Brotherhood

2 days ago | thestage.co.uk | Natasha Tripney

Carolina Bianchi: ‘To talk about masculinity is to touch on very dangerous zones’Carolina Bianchi. Photo: Alexandre Quentin courtesy by Festival dAvignonChapter one of Brazilian theatremaker Carolina Bianchi’s Cadela Força trilogy on male violence provoked much debate since its debut in 2023.
A glut of Gatsbys

1 week ago | thebookseller.com | Natasha Tripney

F Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel The Great Gatsby, his seminal exploration of the allure of wealth and the American dream, decadence and excess, ascent and downfall, is one of those literary works to which people keep being drawn back, as if to a glinting green light. In 1926, just a year after publication, a George Cukor-directed stage version played Broadway.
Natasha Tripney on the value of viewing international work

3 weeks ago | thestage.co.uk | Natasha Tripney

OpinionThe cast of Negotiating Peace at Oslo International Theatre Festival. Photo: Atdhe MullaCultural interaction can combat prejudices and the demonisation of ‘the other’ by politicians, says Natasha TripneySupport The Stage by registering or subscribingTo continue reading this article you must be logged in. Register or login below to unlock 3 free articles every month. OR Or subscribe from just £7.99 and get unlimited access to thestage.co.uk. Remember Login
Return to Albion

1 month ago | thebookseller.com | Natasha Tripney

Malorie Blackman is one of the most successful young adult authors in the business. Her Noughts and Crosses series, set in an alternative 21st-century Britain, is particularly popular; the 2006 paperback of the first book in the series has sold more than 3 million copies. The series – a reworking of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, set in a society where the Crosses, the dark-skinned majority, oppress the lighter skinned Noughts – has understandably proved popular with theatre companies.
interview with Projekt Europa’s artistic director

1 month ago | thestage.co.uk | Natasha Tripney

FeaturesMaria Aberg, artistic director of Projekt Europa, tells Natasha Tripney about how The Stage award-winning company was born from the closures of the pandemic and the vital work it does with migrant artists “I never used to think about myself as a migrant artist,” says Maria Aberg. Born and raised in the south of Sweden, Aberg is the founder and artistic director of international theatre company Projekt Europa, winner of The Stage’s international award for its work with migrant artists.
A towering production

2 months ago | thebookseller.com | Natasha Tripney

Can the lives of writers make for gripping theatre? In the case of Giant, Mark Rosenblatt’s layered and topical play about Roald Dahl, the answer is very much yes. Directed by Nicholas Hytner, the former artistic director of the National Theatre, Rosenblatt’s play was one of the high points of David Byrne’s inaugural season at the Royal Court Theatre, so it was not a surprise when a West End transfer was announced.
Trump’s attacks on culture are taken straight from the Orbán playbook

2 months ago | thestage.co.uk | Natasha Tripney

OpinionDonald Trump is showing signs of trying to control the US culture sector. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/ShutterstockDonald Trump has become chair of Washington’s Kennedy Center and put restrictions on the National Endowment for the Arts, following typical authoritarian tacticsSupport The Stage by registering or subscribingTo continue reading this article you must be logged in. Register or login below to unlock 3 free articles every month.
Report from Serbia - Student protests and theater strike against corruption in politics

2 months ago | nachtkritik.de | Natasha Tripney

Students are champions March 6, 2025. Even tennis star Novak Djokovic is already showing solidarity: in Serbia, a student movement that originated at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade is growing into a nationwide protest movement. They are demanding accountability for a construction accident in Novi Sad and an end to corruption in the country. Tomorrow, Friday, there will be a strike in large parts of the cultural sector.
Playing politics

Feb 13, 2025 | thebookseller.com | Natasha Tripney

George Orwell’s political fable, Animal Farm, marks its 80th anniversary this year. Published in 1945, this allegorical novella about a group of farm animals who rise up against their farmer – a commentary on the Russian revolution and the totalitarian Stalinist era that followed – often features on lists of the best novels of all time, but it is also one of the world’s most banned books.
Why actors are swapping the stage for the streets in Serbia

Feb 4, 2025 | thestage.co.uk | Natasha Tripney

OpinionSerbian students and citizens protest against government corruption after Novi Sad railway station accident, in Belgrade, Serbia on December 22, 2024. Photo: ShutterstockSometimes the show should not go on, as the recent performance cancellations in Serbia – protesting perceived corruption – prove, says international editor Natasha TripneySupport The Stage by registering or subscribingTo continue reading this article you must be logged in.