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Shakespeare North Playhouse has announced its lineup of performances, workshops and events for the upcoming 2023 Summer Season. 

Offie Nominated new writing 'Clown Sex' written and performed by Natasha Sutton Williams is making its way to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023.

BWW reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue selects her top picks of comedy acts making their festival debut.

Celebrating creativity, diversity and inspirational talent, Latitude Festival adds yet more names to an arts bill without boundaries, transforming Henham Park into the ultimate playground of artistic expression.

Untitled Theater Company No. 61's World Premiere Of THE SHYLOCK AND THE SHAKESPEAREANS Opens Tonight At New Ohio Theatre (154 Christopher St.) in New York City!

BroadwayWorld UK spoke to Chris and Henry about what it is like to be playing the same role in two different shows in New York, only three blocks away from each other. We discussed how they have grown with the role, why Chris Bean may be the most tragic character in the Cornley Drama Society and the differences between British and American audiences.

Hedgerow Theatre has announced both a one-week extension and a virtual streaming option of the company’s Barrymore Recommended world premiere production of The Puzzle by Juliette Dunn.

Untitled Theater Company No. 61's world premiere of THE SHYLOCK AND THE SHAKESPEAREANS begins previews tonight! A darkly humorous retelling of The Merchant of Venice, the play is written and directed by Edward Einhorn, running June 1 - 17, 2023 in a limited engagement at New Ohio Theatre (154 Christopher St.) in New York City.

TV/film actor Geri Courtney-Austien (Better Call Saul, Atypical) and comedian/content creator/actor Emily Maverick (Nonsemble, Laugh Riot Grrrl) are the creators and ringleaders of the cosmic comedy variety show, Twin Flames. The show is celebrating pride this Sunday, 6/4 at 8:30pm at Bar Lubitsch in West Hollywood. This month’s show is thrilled to support Maebe A. Girl's campaign for congress and to have her perform drag in the show.

UNNECESSARY FARCE at the Driftwood Theatre is a fast-paced, adrenaline-fueled, high-octane laugh-fest. If your funny bone is out of practice, this show will whip you into shape in no time. From slapstick, innuendo, deadpan, comedy of errors, and wordplay, UNNECESSARY FARCE finds a million different ways to make you laugh.What did our critic think of UNNECESSARY FARCE at Driftwood Theater?

A full Soho Theatre Ed Fringe programme will be presented, consisting of 16 comedy and theatre shows across seven venues from artists around the world. Learn more about the lineup here!

BroadwayWorld UK recently spoke with Andy Karl about what it's like to be returning to the role of Phil Connors in Groundhog Day at The Old Vic, seven years since its original run at the same venue. We discussed what it has been like returning to the show after its runs in London and New York, favourite moments, and even what he would do in a time loop

Frances Black Projects presents for the honey, you gotta say when, an original commedia dell’arte conceived and directed by Christopher Bayes, that illuminates the current appetites and struggles of the present moment. This production comes to New York from the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale and plays June 1-10 at the 4th Street Theatre at New York Theatre Workshop.

The third Edinburgh Fringe announcement for the Pleasance Theatre Trust features further huge theatrical and comedic names, noteworthy newcomers, international inspirational talent and insightful talks. 

FRIGID New York will present the 9th annual Queerly Festival at The Kraine Theater and UNDER St. Marks, June 15-July 3.

Untitled Theater Company No. 61 proudly presents the world premiere of THE SHYLOCK AND THE SHAKESPEAREANS, a darkly humorous retelling of The Merchant of Venice, written and directed by Edward Einhorn, running June 1 - 17, 2023 in a limited engagement at New Ohio Theatre.

Untitled Theater Company No. 61 proudly presents the world premiere of THE SHYLOCK AND THE SHAKESPEAREANS, a darkly humorous retelling of The Merchant of Venice, written and directed by Edward Einhorn, running June 1- 17, 2023 in a limited engagement at New Ohio Theatre (154 Christopher St.) in New York City.

“Canada's Drag Race” and “UK V.S. the World” contestant Lemon will be joining local drag queens for “Period. Hosted by Opal Essence” 8 p.m. Friday, May 19 at Capital Repertory Theatre.

As part of its 2023 Spring Puppet Performance Series, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut is pleased to present New York City puppeteer Marta Mozelle performing Please Ship This Wet Gift by Brave Bucket Co., on Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 11 a.m. in the Ballard Institute Theater, located at 1 Royce Circle in Downtown Storrs.

The National Women's Theatre Festival (WTF), the nation's largest symposium on gender and theatre, has announced the full schedule of WTFringe23 which will be presented June 22-July 1 as part of their 8th annual festival.

Steppenwolf’s LookOut Series keeps the party going this summer with a packed slate of eclectic and daring performances from Chicago artists of all stripes.

FRIGID New York will present the 9th annual Queerly Festival at The Kraine Theater and UNDER St. Marks, June 15-July 3.

Nutley Little Theatre presents Tin Cat Shoes, written by Trish Harnetiaux and directed by Sarah Gorden. I had the pleasure of interview Sarah. Tin Cat Shoes is a madcap odyssey through a wilderness of corporate bureaucracy and crippling human dependencies. Blessed with the can-do American spirit, a troop of dedicated shoe store employees embark on a journey of personal expansion. But when 'work is your life' and systems breakdown, all that remains is you, a casino, and the truth.

CRAZY WOKE ASIANS, TAP-LA Taiwanese American Professionals Los Angeles Chapter and RISING FILIPINAS are teaming up for a night of comedy and zen wellness.

Mark Mann has photographed everyone. Google his name, and you will find hundreds of famous people he has exquisitely captured through the lens of his camera. Actors. Musicians. Presidents. Literally everyone in the public consciousness. But perhaps his greatest undertaking was during the COVID-19 lockdown, when he could no longer work as he used to. “I thought I had this creative block,” he shares of the time. “But [really], what I did was taken away from me.” So, he turned to Loni Landon, a respected contemporary choreographer—and his sister-in-law—and the two joined forces to celebrate a group of artists who too had their craft taken away: dancers. And what was created? His new, fabulous coffee table book, Movement at the Still Point: An Ode to Dance.