Thursday, April 10, 2025

Ten titles that get the theatre world right

Brittany K. Allen is a writer and actor living in Brooklyn.

At Lit Hub she tagged ten books "that nail theatre. (And theatre people.)" One title on the list:
Isabella Hammad, Enter Ghost

This second novel from one of our most confident contemporary authors follows a theater company on the occupied West Bank as they attempt to stage a production of Hamlet. Enter Ghost captures the feeling of play-making at its idealistic best, exploring how coalitions are built across difference. Hammad beautifully considers the stakes of making art around and through profound political violence.
Read about the other entries on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue