Two Theatre Reviews Each Week...Korean Association of Theatre Critics Launches "Weekly Review"

The Korean Association of Theatre Critics announced that it will begin publishing a "Weekly Review" on its official website starting this month.

Each week, reviews of two plays, each around 1,000 characters in length, will be released on the association's website. The first post was published on June 5, and currently, reviews of four works—"Mimi's Trivial Love," "Mechanism," "Here Again?," and "The Tree That Crossed the Sea"—are available on the website.

The Korean Association of Theatre Critics was founded in 1987 and traces its roots to the Seoul Theatre Critics Group, established in 1977. The association is committed to invigorating theatre criticism and currently publishes the quarterly magazine "Theatre Criticism," which has reached its 121st issue.

Each issue of "Theatre Criticism" features in-depth reviews of major performances, special projects, coverage of key industry issues, and global theatre trends. However, as a quarterly publication, there have often been limitations in promptly communicating with the field, as performance reviews are frequently published after the shows have ended. To address this, the association explained that it has newly established the online-based Weekly Review.

The association plans to publish at least two reviews each week of either ongoing performances or notable works, providing timely criticism and guidance to both the theatre community and audiences.

The association expressed hope that, through the Weekly Review, Korean theatre will strive for higher quality and continue to develop further.

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