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Theatre
Mia Katigbak, Actor-Manager
This busy performer-producer set out to establish a company for Asian American actors,...
Tender by Eleanor Tindall – review
Most fictional love stories follow a familiar formula: two people meet by chance,...
Proof of Passage: A Dispatch from Festival TransAmériques
Hedonism, shame, aquaphobia, and memory were in the mix at Montreal's interdisciplinary...
Leadership Changes at Arena, Wilma, Mu, and More
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Arena Stage artistic director Hana S. Sharif publicly announced...
Hana Sharif Leaves Arena, Leaving Questions for the Field
The artistic director’s departure, after just 3 years, from the helm of the D.C.’s...
THE YARD IS BACK WITH A NEW BUILDING AND IAN MCKELLEN
The Yard Theatre in Hackney Wick, London, announces its first season in its new...
Brave Onstage, Quiet at Home
MILCK's first musical at La Jolla Playhouse this summer can't keep quiet, telling...
The Caste Is Stacked in ‘The Employee Dharma Handbook’
A human resources tangle among tech workers is at the heart of Geetha Reddy's new...
Dave Osmundsen Doesn’t Do Inspiration
This month Brian talks to the author of 'Light Switch' and 'Berrywild' about autism,...
Boy Blue in the Park 12 July 2026
Boy Blue return to Regents Park Open Air Theatre for the second instalment of Boy...
Anansi the Spider 15 Aug – 6 Sep 2026
People say that in a time long, long ago, animals walked on two feet and spoke with...
Jesus Christ Superstar – review
First I came out of the closet as queer. Next I came out of the closet as a lover...
Searching for Fifth Wave Feminism Onstage
How will the next revolution in women's lives will be dramatized?
The Swamp Dwellers – review By Wole Soyinka
The Swamp Dwellers is one of Prof Wole Soyinka‘s earliest yet least-performed works,...
Terrence McNally, Helbling, East West (Sports) Players,...
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
IndieSpace to Open New Multi-Use Space in Hell’s Kitchen
The NYC nonprofit, dedicated to matching artists and small companies with affordable...
Theatre503 announces LAURYN AJUFO in landmark revival of...
BIFA-nominated actor Lauryn Ajufo will play Tracey Gordon in Theatre503‘s revival...
Arcadia by Tom Stoppard – review
Arcadia is set in the round, the stage a nucleus. The characters circle like electrons...
Duke Partners With Ford to Fund Performing Arts Tech Innovation
The Doris Duke Foundation has announced new grants to support technological infrastructure...
The Play That Goes Wrong – review
In 2008, three graduates of LAMDA, Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields,...
Our Mighty Groove by Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu – review
Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu’s Our Mighty Groove delivers exactly what its title promises:...
Live From Puerto Rico: A Look Into Theatre’s Mirror
In a conversation recorded at the TCG Conference in San Juan in June, writer Miranda...
Live From Puerto: A Look Into Theatre’s Mirror
In a conversation recorded at the TCG Conference in San Juan in June, writer Miranda...
Great Pride, Also Pain
As the nation celebrates its 250th birthday, can we find in the performing arts...
Girls Confined, Interrupted, Awakened
In a clutch of Off-Broadway shows, women in intimate or secluded spaces reckon with...
To Kill a Mockingbird – review
Not every beloved classic novel survives the leap from page to stage, as anyone...
What Else Is New: From ‘Building’ to ‘F**king Strangers’
A listing of plays debuting in the U.S. this month.
Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke to play...
Co-Artistic Directors Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey today announce further details...
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – review
The setting is so on‑the‑nose it’s almost funny: an enchanted forest play, staged...
GET £10 TICKETS TO VICKI IGBOKWE-OZOAGU’SOUR MIGHTY GROOVE
The spirit of the dancefloor takes to the stage in a high-energy performance that...
Certain Blacks Presents Ensemble Festival 2026
This July, Certain Blacks presents Ensemble Festival 2026 in London’s historic Royal...
Cyrano de Bergerac – review
Pretty, bloody, perfect. Few stories have travelled like Edmond Rostand‘s eponymous...
We the (Theatre) People
The history of live performance on this continent has been about art, commerce,...
Pa’lante: Reflections on the TCG National Conference in...
For both those from the island and in the diaspora, the gathering affirmed and clarified...
Pride – review
In the summer of 1984 and the miners’ strike was being crushed by Margaret Thatcher‘s...
The Windrush Suite and Echo in the Bones – review
From the moment he stepped on stage, Renell Shaw had an energy and presence that...
Phoenix Dance Theatre – Interplay – review
Sadler’s Wells East was host to Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Interplay. A mixed bill...
A to B by Tia-Renee Mullings – review
Who doesn’t love a classic rom com? Where two people, against all odds, stumble...
Hansberry-Lilly Fellows, Hermitage/MTC Commissions, and...
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
Luke James Is Headed Back to Broadway in the New Musical...
Luke James joins the Broadway musical Wanted alongside Ledisi, Solea Pfeiffer, and...
Paula Vogel Helps Launch New Writers’ Retreat, Bards on...
The new center on Cape Cod plans to host writers for one- to three-week summer stays.
Those Who Learn, Teach
For theatre teachers, summer is the time to inhale, recharge, and remember what...
Chanice Alexander-Burnett – interview
CHANICE ALEXANDER-BURNETT | THE HARDER THEY COMEEnsemble / Cover Elsa (16 May –...
Get £10 tickets to Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Interplay at...
Don’t miss the BFI’s tribute to one of the first black actors to forge a successful...
Dreamscape 28 Jul – 8 Aug 2026
Hip-Hop theatre to the beat of 12 bullets Inspired by the shocking true story of...
Renell Shaw – interview
Join Artist in Residence Renell Shaw for an evening that celebrates history, identity,...
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
The acclaimed Alvin Ailey American Dance will simultaneously celebrate tradition...
Grace Saif – interview
Grace Saif (Kala) trained at RADA. Theatre includes: Ballet Shoes (National Theatre); Sea...
Acosta Danza Yunior – Next Generation – review
Picture a pleasant summer evening with a diverse audience, exuberant chatter fills...
Glengarry Glen Ross – review
David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Glengarry Glen Ross was first staged in...
Know a Theatre: Duke City Repertory Theatre of Albuquerque,...
Working without a fixed space or set ticket prices, this small company brings theatre...
Bodies in Space: A Report From Physical Theater Festival...
For a week in early June, theatremakers from all over the world, and from the Windy...
Leadership Changes at American Stage, GableStage, NEFA,...
A roundup of comings and goings at the top of U.S. theatre institutions.
Salt Tree Art Launches Berkshires New Theater Festival
The new festival will include works exploring identity and ecology.
‘Once’ Upon a Time: A Live Concert Doc With the Original...
An actor-musician from the show's original run gathered castmates for a benefit...
Tia-Renee Mullings – interview
Presented by JFR Productions in association with Soho Theatre and HighTide Theatre....
Dr Mojisola Kareem
Dr Mojisola Kareem, artistic director, Utopia Theatre, on Professor Wole Soyinka...
Meet the cast of ice&fire’s A Fine Idea
The cast is GRACE SAIF (Ballet Shoes, 13 Reasons Why) as Kala, ELLA BRYANT (professional...
Beautiful Non-Violent Anarchist Revolution, Where Are You?
Thoughts on reading the vibrant diaries of Living Theatre pioneer Judith Malina,...
Andrea Stolowitz: I Am My Own Home
This month, Brian talks to Andrea Stolowitz, a playwright and librettist with dual...
Solo Acts of Comic Commemoration in ‘The Peculiar Patriot’...
Conversations with Liza Jessie Peterson and Christina Gelsone about 2 very different...
All Stars Project Launches Artistic Advisory Council
The new council will highlight the organization’s emboldened efforts towards artistic...
Life After Left Eye In ‘CrazySexyCool’
A new bio-musical at Arena Stage throws it back to the ’90s with the groundbreaking...
Disney’s The Lion King – review
Nothing beats a Disney classic, and The Lion King is up there as one of Disney’s...
Soyinka’s forgotten play The Swamp Dwellers receives Sheffield...
Africa’s first Nobel laureate’s “quietly powerful” play has not been performed in...
Driftwood by Martina Laird – review
It’s the 1950s and Trinidad is on the brink of independence as the structures of...
Dito van Reigersberg, Human Meteor
He was Pig Iron Theatre's heavy-light, goofy-serious, puckish-peaceful poet, and...
Dito van Riegersberg, Human Meteor
He was Pig Iron Theatre's heavy-light, goofy-serious, puckish-peaceful poet, and...
Ellen Thomas – interview
Known for her on-screen roles in EastEnders and Teachers, Ellen Thomas makes her...
Theatre During Wartime: A Report From Ukraine
Live performance persists amid the Russian onslaught, not as a commentary on the...
Where the River Does Not Stand Still
With its new Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center, Hudson Valley Shakespeare has a stunning...
In Pittsburgh, a Partnership Leads to Layoffs
Pittsburgh Public Theater’s entire staff has been let go, and Pittsburgh CLO is...
Marking a Big Birthday for a Nation That Contains Multitudes
A roundup of the countless projects celebrating America's 250th birthday this summer...
LIVE PREMIERE RENELL SHAW THE WINDRUSH SUITE AND ECHO IN...
THE UK’S FINEST MUSICIANS ACROSS JAZZ, CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ASSEMBLE...
Tonys, Eliot Norton Awards, June Anne Baker Prize, and...
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.