H. G. Wells News

El Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL) recuerda al escritor, periodista, crítico literario y diplomático José Juan Tablada, quien nació un día como hoy, pero de 1871, en la Ciudad de México. Fue impulsor del haikú en la literatura hispana y autor de El florilegio, Al sol y bajo la luna, Li-Po y otros poemas, El jarro de flores, La feria y La resurrección de los ídolos, entre otras obras de poesía y narrativa.

Outcry Youth Theatre is thrilled to present a brand-new adaptation of H. G. Wells' classic sci-fi novella, The Time Machine. Written and directed by Outcry Theatre Marketing Director Jason Johnson-Spinos, this production will perform at the Addison Theatre Centre's Studio Theatre from April 5-14.

UHM Kennedy Theatre presents its 2018/19 season, Let's Play. >From the playfulness of Thing 1 and Thing 2 and The Cat in the Hat to the pranks pulled by Puck in the forests of India to the fun of dance-theatre, Kennedy Theatre's 2018/2019 season is sure to be a good time. So come and play with us!

Auditions for The Invisible Man, a play based on the classic novella by H.G. Wells, will take place at the end of March and beginning of April. A portion of the proceeds from this production will go towards helping veterans.

Come join us at The Community Playhouse (1881 N. Oracle Rd) and travel back in time to the golden age of radio theater! Witness the fashion of the 1930's, 40's and 50's! Listen to elaborate sound making contraptions! Close your eyes and enjoy the spectacle of sound and voice!

Today Wilton's announce their summer 2018 season, a true showcase of its music hall roots with Weimar cabaret performers, sultry chanteuses and time-travelling magicians all treading the historic boards, and true icons like the first Afro-Briton to vote in a UK general election and fame hungry gender-queer music hall stars telling their stories to entertain and inform audiences.

What would you do if you knew you were being watched... watched by someone you were not even aware was there? Adapted from the classic story by H.G. Wells and brought to life at The Vaults, Waterloo, Old Lamp Entertainment presents the world premiere of 'The Crystal Egg Live'; A multisensory, multidisciplinary theatrical experience set in 19th Century London. Check out photos from the show below!

What would you do if someone or something was watching you? Adapted from the H.G. Well's short story, The Crystal Egg Live tells the story of Charley Wace, taken in by his eccentric Uncle Cave after his father disappears. When his father's body is discovered, Charley inherits the only item found with the body-a crystal egg. Uncle Cave owns a curiosity shop in London's Seven Dials and intends to sell the egg to improve life for his family, but sinister events connected to the egg threaten to plunge the whole world into great danger.

What would you do if you knew you were being watched watched by someone you were not even aware was there? Adapted from the classic story by H.G. Wells and brought to life at The Vaults, Waterloo, Old Lamp Entertainment presents the world premiere of 'The Crystal Egg Live'; A multisensory, multidisciplinary theatrical experience set in 19th Century London.

Published in 1895 by Heinemann UK, H. G. Wells' beloved tale of time travel launched his reputation as the father of science fiction and coined the now popular concept of a time machine. Originally written as a serial frame narrative, the Time Traveller begins his story of adventures 800,000 years into the future with the simple words, I've had a most amazing time

CONQUEST OF THE UNIVERSE OR WHEN QUEENS COLLIDE which marked the birth of the The Ridiculous Theatrical Company, co-founded by the late groundbreaking playwright and performer Charles Ludlam in 1967 will return on the occasion of the play and the company's 50th anniversary with a production, starring and directed by Everett Quinton, a long-standing member of RTC who assumed leadership as Artistic Director when Mr. Ludlam died 30 years ago, in 1987.

Houston Grand Opera (HGO) today announced plans for Seeking the Human Spirit (STHS), a six-year multidisciplinary initiative designed to highlight the universal spiritual themes raised in opera and to expand and deepen Houstonians' connections to opera and to art. Launching in the fall of 2017, STHS comprises three mainstage operas each season-one of which will be a new work-united by a single theme, and complementary projects by HGO and partner organizations created to enhance and enrich the community's experience of the themes. Some of these activities will be available to the public; others will offer personal access to opera and HGO artists and staff for groups such as hospital patients, women who are rebuilding their lives after homelessness, and young people pursuing interfaith projects. 

We are culture. We are exploration. We are The New York Science Fiction Film Festival.

We are culture. We are exploration. We are The New York Science Fiction Film Festival.

2017 marks the 50th anniversary of The Watermill Theatre which today announces the first part of the season for this celebratory year. On general sale from 14 November and to Friends of the Watermill from 7 November.

In the coming months, Broadway will welcome a fresh crop of productions- many of which will mark the Broadway debuts for a slew of talented actors. Whether they are fresh faces or established stars, these Broadway babies will soon take their very first bows on some of the grandest stages in the world.

Cortland Repertory Theatre, one of New York State's longest running professional summer theatres, is announcing their 44th annual season for the summer of 2015.

Roll over, Bela Lugosi: there's a new smooth-talking villain in town, and he wants your flesh. Paata Tsihurishvili, who has been dearly missed during his behind-the-scenes hiatus, returns to the stage in fine form as one of literature's most notorious mad scientists. If you are looking for that edgy, near-perfect evening out this Halloween season, it doesn't matter whether you've got a date to impress or a feisty teenager who loves gore-you really must check out Synetic Theatre's The Island of Dr. Moreau