Irina Brook: From the Ashes, The Seagull Rises
After leaving Nice in 2019, the former TNN director retreated from the public eye to reinvent herself, and has emerged more creative than ever. Her current play in Palermo bears witness.
Irina Brook Works Her Magic at Milan’s La Scala Theatre This March
The former TNN director has been invited to mount a Brecht and Weill diptych at one of the world’s most prestigious opera houses
Irina Brook: What a Difference a Year Makes
It has almost been one year that the former director of Nice’s Théâtre National tendered her resignation and left. Where is she now and what is she up to?
Irina Brook Opens Vienna Opera Season with Britten’s Midsummer Night’s Dream
In her first big artistic project after her voluntary departure from Nice, the former TNN director unites her love for Shakespeare with her passion for directing opera
TNN: Curtain Call for Outgoing Director Irina Brook
At the end of the Brook era at the Théâtre National de Nice, the whimsical artist is leaving behind much more than just fond memories of remarkable theatre shows
Irina Brook’s TNN Tenure, Act I – Bravo, Encore!
The curtain has just come down on the new TNN director’s first season. A retrospective of that which was, and what is ahead.
TNN Season Premiere: New Director Irina Brook Shakes Peer
To kick off a new season as well as a new era at the Théâtre National de Nice, Ibsen’s Peer Gynt is getting an Extreme Makeover.
Peter Brook’s Legacy to Nice
Called the "living God of Theatre" during his lifetime, the British artist has ascended to the rank of "immortal God of Theatre" on July 2 at the age of 97
A Meeting of The Minds and Brooks at the Théâtre National de Nice
Theatre history will be written at the TNN from November 20-25 when Irina Brook hosts her father’s play The Valley Of Astonishment.
TNN: A Family Reunion, the Brook Way
All the World is a Stage. But not every stage is fortunate enough to host not one but two Brooks on the same day – Peter and Irina. (more…)...
TNN Rockstar Peer Gynt Hits the Road this Spring
In its fourth season, Irina Brook’s signature play is preparing for a big national tour. First stop: the venerable Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord in Paris
Changing The Guard at the Théâtre National de Nice
The TNN’s new artistic director Irina Brook has big shoes to fill, those of predecessor Daniel Benoin who leaves the TNN after a 12 year tenure.
When Collectif La Machine Meets Molière, Theatrical Fireworks Happen
400 years after the greatest French playwright’s birth, adaptation of his plays abound. But few are as original – and timely – as the one that Collectif La Machine presents at Anthéa right now
Théâtre National de Nice: The Final Curtain Has Gone Down – or Has It?
It’s official. The TNN is going to be torn down, says the City of Nice. But opponents of the project are still fighting against the imminent demise of one of Nice’s cultural flagships.
Théâtre de la Cité: The Little Theatre that Could…and Would
While no one was looking, Nice’s most popular theatre just pulled an extraordinary stunt, seeking to shake people awake from the malaise that has beset the world.