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Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler
Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler
Feb 7 – Mar 8, 2026

World premiereHenrik Ibsen’s Hedda GablerIn a new version by Erin Cressida WilsonDirected by Barry EdelsteinFilm, television, and stage star Katie Holmes (Broadway’s Our Town, Off Broadway’s The Wanderers) brings to...



Review: HONOUR by Ruskin Group Theatre


by Shari Barrett - March 01, 2026

Director Max Mayer keeps the action authentic and story realistically contrite after helping execute the play’s workshop, making this production an especially meaningful return to the material....

Review: RICHARD III at A Noise Within


by Evan Henerson - February 27, 2026

Embodied by the exciting Ann Noble and surrounded by a solid cast, Richard and his dastardly deeds are every inch at home within the world of Guillermo Cienfuegos’s sweet and seedy production of RICHARD III for A Noise Within....

Review: Patti LuPone's MATTERS OF THE HEART at LA Opera


by Andrew Child - March 02, 2026

LuPone has woven an unexpected, eclectic musical collage that leads to two clear conclusions; she knows what sounds good in her voice and she knows how to sell a song....

Review: NATURAL SELECTION AT THE ZEPHYR THEATRE at Zephyr Theatre


by Tracey Paleo - February 25, 2026

NATURAL SELECTION is an excessive existential exploration of the ways women encounter their own subjectification.  Playwright Stacy Adelman, gets the point across – in the first 20 minutes. ...

Review: British Farce THE COTTAGE At Torrance Theater Company


by Shari Barrett - February 24, 2026

Hilarity ensues as alcohol is consumed, leading to brilliant cat and mouse games during which laughs abound....

Review: HERE LIES LOVE at Mark Taper Forum


by Evan Henerson - February 22, 2026

With so many delights and leaning heavily into both the political moment that is recounts and what America is experiencing in the here and now, HERE LIES LOVE rocks as aggressively as it rallies....

Review: SPAMALOT Revives A New Quest at OC's Segerstrom Center


by Michael Quintos - February 20, 2026

Initially billed as a show that was 'lovingly ripped off' from the 1975 cult classic film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the Tony Award–winning 2005 Broadway musical comedy MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT™ gleefully gallops back onto the stage in a brand new production with its signature coconut-clack...

Review: APPLAUSE at Eli & Edythe Broad Stage


by Cary Ginell - February 18, 2026

Musical Theatre Guild, the Los Angeles-based company that produces staged readings of long-forgotten, rarely seen musicals, has done it again with a stellar and highly entertaining production of the 1970 musical Applause. ...

Review: THREE COCONUTS World Premiere Comedy at Miles Memorial Playhouse


by Shari Barrett - February 18, 2026

I really enjoyed the story, acting and staging, along with recognizing the Yiddish comments, behavior and attitudes from my own life being raised by a close-knit Jewish family....

Review: MAN OF LA MANCHA Journeys Back to Musical Theatre West


by Michael Quintos - February 17, 2026

Directed by James Vásquez with musical direction by Ryan O'Connell and choreography by Shani Talmor, this remarkably solid new production of the 1965 Tony Award winner boasts haunting visuals and superb performances from its assembled ensemble, led by a trio of excellent leads that offer three dist...

Past Shows

Huzzah!
Huzzah!
Sep 13 – Oct 19, 2025

Two sisters, one a princess and one who works in insurance, must stop fighting to save their father’s Renaissance Faire from financial ruin (and the...

Deceived
Deceived
Aug 9 – Sep 7, 2025

Bella Manningham’s new husband seems the doting partner, but when she sees the gaslights dim and he claims they have not, she begins to suspect...

The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors
Jul 27 – Aug 24, 2025

Merriment and mayhem come to life in Shakespeare’s uproarious comedy, last produced at The Old Globe in 2015. Immediately after arriving in a new town,...

The Janeiad
The Janeiad
Jun 21 – Jul 13, 2025

In The Odyssey, Penelope’s long wait is rewarded when her husband Odysseus returns home 20 years after leaving to fight in the Trojan War. Will the...

All's Well That Ends Well
All's Well That Ends Well
Jun 8 – Jul 6, 2025

By William ShakespeareDirected by Peter Francis JamesOne of Shakespeare’s wittiest comedies comes to life on the Globe’s outdoor stage. Helena is in love with the aristocrat Bertram,...

One of the Good Ones
One of the Good Ones
May 24 – Jun 22, 2025

A hilarious and heartwarming new comedy from acclaimed writer Gloria Calderón Kellett (Netflix’s Emmy Award–winning “One Day at a Time”). When Yoli brings her new...

House of India
House of India
May 10 – Jun 1, 2025

Ananya runs House of India, a once-successful restaurant in a strip mall outside of Cleveland. Her cook Jacob has an idea to bring in more...

Regency Girls
Regency Girls
Apr 2 – May 4, 2025

A raucous and daring new musical comedy from two-time Tony and Grammy nominee Amanda Green (Mr. Saturday Night, Hands On A Hardbody, Bring It On: The Musical),...

Regency Girls
Apr 2 – May 4, 2025

Regency Girls is a world premiere musical set in 19th-century England, where Elinor Benton finds herself pregnant and unmarried. Desperate to change her fate, she...

The 360 Project
Mar 22 – Apr 27, 2025

The 360 Project is a six-week showcase at The Old Globe featuring a range of performances and readings from seven local community groups, including TuYo...

Empty Ride
Empty Ride
Feb 8 – Mar 2, 2025

A major new American play that first launched in the 2024 Powers New Voices Festival. Kisa, a painter in Paris, returns to her small Japanese...

Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Nov 6 – Dec 31, 2024

Book and lyrics by Timothy MasonMusic by Mel MarvinOriginal production conceived and directed by Jack O’BrienAdditional lyrics by Theodor S. GeiselAdditional music by Albert HagueOriginal choreography by John DeLucaDirected by James VásquezDr....

A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story Told by Jefferson Mays
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story Told by Jefferson Mays
Dec 12 – Dec 22, 2024

By Jefferson Mays, Susan Lyons, and Michael ArdenDirected by Barry EdelsteinThis holiday season, Mays will return to The Old Globe after his San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Award–winning performance...

Henry VIII
Henry VIII
Nov 16 – Nov 24, 2024

With no male heir and the weight of the nation on his shoulders, King Henry VIII seeks to divorce his wife Katherine so he can...

DRACULA: A Comedy of Terrors
Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2024

DRACULA: A Comedy of Terrors is set to enchant audiences at The Old Globe in San Diego from October 1 to October 31, 2024. This...

Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig
Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig
Sep 7 – Oct 20, 2024

Get ready for a glamorous and enthralling journey in this adaptation of Agatha Christie’s masterpiece. On a train traveling through Europe, a wealthy American tycoon...

Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors
Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors
Sep 20 – Oct 20, 2024

West Coast premiereBy Gordon Greenberg and Steve RosenDirected by Gordon GreenbergCelebrate Halloween with a new side-splitting adventure based on Bram Stoker’s classic tale that’s sure to induce blood-curdling screams—of...

Henry 6 Two: Riot and Reckoning
Henry 6 Two: Riot and Reckoning
Jul 9 – Sep 15, 2024

World premiere adaptationBy William ShakespeareAdapted and directed by Barry EdelsteinIn Two: Riot and Reckoning, England descends into a bloody civil war. The York family is intent on overthrowing...

Henry 6 One: Flowers and France
Henry 6 One: Flowers and France
Jun 30 – Sep 14, 2024

World premiere adaptationBy William ShakespeareAdapted and directed by Barry EdelsteinIn One: Flowers and France, King Henry VI inherits the crown of England as a child. Absent the strong...

Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B
Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B
Jul 27 – Aug 25, 2024

By Kate HamillDirected by James VásquezA fast-paced and wildly entertaining new play that reimagines the most iconic detective team of all time. In present-day Baker Street, steampunk...

Duel Reality
Duel Reality
Jul 6 – Aug 4, 2024

The triumphant return of the company that brought Globe audiences last summer’s smash hit Passengers. Love, honor, and betrayal come to life through a blend of...

Fat Ham
Fat Ham
May 25 – Jun 23, 2024

The 2022 Pulitzer-winning, Tony-nominated sensation Fat Ham is a fresh and funny take on Shakespeare’s Hamlet that The New York Times called “a flat-out hilarious comedy.” During a Southern family cookout,...

Hair
Hair
Aug 10 – Sep 26, 2021

From its stunning Broadway premiere in 1968, Hair defined the "rock musical," exuberantly celebrating the hippie counterculture, anti-war movement and sexual revolution of the 1960s...

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