Akademietheater [ENA] Stefano Massini’s Manhattan Project in Stefan Bachmann’s production at the Akademietheater is one of those rare evenings that feels both intellectually formidable and theatrically gripping. Nearly three hours of talk about physics, politics and ethics sounds like a hard sell, yet in practice the performance races by with the tension of a thriller and the moral weight of a Greek tragedy. It is a hugely impressive calling card for Bachmann’s tenure as Burgtheater director.   [Full story...]

Rome [ENA] 'We believe in One God' is the title of a new publication by the Catholic Church and the World Methodist Council, detailing progress made over the past six decades towards full visible unity between the two Christian world communions. Printed by Liberia Editrice Vaticana as part of an ecumenical series, the volume draws together the results of 11 reports produced by the Methodist-Roman Catholic International   [Full story...]