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Hare and Tortoise
Hare and Tortoise
2/21 - 2/22/2026


Meet two competing friends in this fantastic adaptation of Aesop’s classic fable. Hare is ready to race, but Tortoise has many things to do before ...

The Shark is Broken
The Shark is Broken
2/4 - 2/22/2026


It’s 1974. The set of  Jaws . The mechanical shark is malfunctioning, the schedule is in shambles, and three actors—Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, and Roy ...

Doodle POP
Doodle POP
3/14 - 3/15/2026


A mischievous duo starts to doodle... and ends up creating a whole imaginative world! They invite us along on their sea adventure with a tiny ...

Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?


The New York Times described this American classic as “wry and electric!” In Edward Albee’s landmark drama, George and Martha invite a young couple to ...

God of Carnage
God of Carnage
1/23 - 3/21/2026


In gentrified Brooklyn, a playground fight between 11-year-old boys brings four parents together to resolve their sons’ conflict. At first, diplomacy rules. But as each ...

New Owner
New Owner
4/25 - 4/26/2026


A story of love, loss, and new beginnings. Bart is a boisterous puppy waiting to be chosen from the animal shelter. Mabel is a lonely ...

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child


“Entrancing. Thrilling. Astounding. Leaves you wondering how the trickery is pulled off!” – LA Times “EXPECTO-PERFECTION! A magical wonder.” -CBS TV



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Latest Costa Mesa Reviews


Review: ONCE IN A LIFETIME at 54 Below Aptly Named


by Stephen Mosher - December 08, 2025

It's 100 years since Sammy Davis Jr. was born - let the celebration commence!...

Review: GEORGIANA AND KITTY: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley


by Steve Murray - December 08, 2025

Over two hundred and fifty years after fighting the British for independence, we’re absolutely gaga over Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon’s delightful Christmas at Pemberley series and its spot on depictions of Regency England....

Review: WEANS IN THE WOOD, Macrobert Arts Centre


by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 08, 2025

Headmistress Merlina and best pal Gretel have tried everything but it looks like there’s mair chance of Hansel-No-Solo appearing in the Love Island Class of ’26 than passing those Nat 5’s. And just when the magic community thinks things can't get worse – shock horror – feral forest fooligan and pure...

Review: REYKJAVIC at Stray Cat Theatre


by Herbert Paine - December 08, 2025

REYKJAVIK is less a play to be solved rather than a mood to be inhabited. That may frustrate some, but for others, it’s the kind of theater that embraces mystery, that resists tidy endings, that thrives in the uncanny spaces between genres....

Review: THE JINKX & DELA HOLIDAY SHOW at The Kings Theater Is Unhinged & Joyful


by Alex Del Cueto - December 08, 2025

A campy, chaotic, and wildly funny holiday escape as Jinkx and DeLa turn Christmas into a twisted anthology full of big laughs, bigger heart, and pure drag joy....

Review: MRS. DOUBTFIRE at Capitol Theater Düsseldorf


by Konstantin Georgiou - December 08, 2025

Ein respektvoll weitergedachter Klassiker, mit Energie, Herz und einem Cast, der die Bühne wirklich belebt. Ein Stück, das auch ohne Filmnostalgie funktioniert – aber mit ihr umso mehr Spaß macht....

Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: THE PANTOMIME, Portobello Town Hall


by Mark Carnochan - December 08, 2025

Sarah Alexandra Brown and Ross Jamieson steal the show in this imperfect, yet charming, retelling of the Beauty and the Beast fairytale, with a Scottish panto twist!...

Review: POTTED PANTO, Wilton’s Music Hall


by Christiana Rose - December 08, 2025

Potted Panto returns to Wilton’s Music Hall for a triumphant third season and once again confirms why it remains a beloved fixture of the festive calendar. Presented by James Seabright in association with Wilton’s Music Hall, this Olivier Award nominated whirlwind offers seven pantomimes in a brisk ...

Review: MACBETH's Takeover is the Talk of Big Tech at Big Idea Theatre


by Courtney Symes - December 08, 2025

Fans of the Scottish play will be excited to learn that there is a new adaptation at Big Idea Theatre this month. It’s reimagined in the Silicon Valley, with MacBeth as a scheming tech bro who will do anything to rise to the top. Kevin Adamski directs this ambitious take, proving that the Bard is re...

Review: DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL at Pantages Theatre Minneapolis


by Jared Fessler - December 08, 2025

'Dog Man: The Musical' at the Pantages Theatre in Minneapolis is a delightful and uproarious experience that will have audiences of all ages laughing from start to finish. Based on Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man series, the show follows two imaginative fifth-graders, George and Harold, who decide to take thei...



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