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Players Ring

105 Marcy Street, Portsmouth NH 03801
Portsmouth, NH

Upcoming Shows

'G. Matthew Gaskell’s Greatest Hits'

'G. Matthew Gaskell’s Greatest Hits'

Aug 21 – Aug 22, 2026

For three performances only, celebrate the wit, the wordsmith and the bizarre, hilarious, imaginative world of G. Matthew Gaskell with an evening of his greatest short-play hits. A longtime Players’ Ring favorite, Gaskell has written, directed, premiered, and performed in dozens...

‘A Slice of Crazy Pie’

‘A Slice of Crazy Pie’

Aug 28 – Aug 29, 2026

Step into “A Slice of Crazy Pie”, a surreal cabaret of hand-carved wooden marionettes, live music, and audience interaction created by puppeteer and multidisciplinary artist

Review: GODSPELL at Break A Leg Legally

Review: GODSPELL at Break A Leg Legally

by Dan Marois · June 22, 2026

It is only fitting, then, that Break a Leg Legally should deliver a production that feels so profoundly inclusive, energetic, and thoroughly joyful in The Strand theater in Dover.…

Review: MEAN GIRLS at Seacoast Repertory Theatre

Review: MEAN GIRLS at Seacoast Repertory Theatre

by Dan Marois · June 15, 2026

Based on Tina Fey's (of Saturday Night Live fame) wildly popular 2004 film, Mean Girls wisely embraces what made the original such a phenomenon while bringing enough energy and personality to succeed on stage. Like many movie adaptations, however, it occasionally struggles to escape comparisons to t…

Review: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Rochester Opera House

Review: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Rochester Opera House

by Dan Marois · May 11, 2026

Among the heavy hitters of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice catalog, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat doesn’t always carry the same somber weight as Phantom of the Opera or Jesus Christ Superstar. That’s likely because Webber originally penned it at the tender age of 20 as a mode…

Review: THE CHILDREN at The Players' Ring

Review: THE CHILDREN at The Players' Ring

by Dan Marois · May 10, 2026

What starts as a casual catch-up among old colleagues spirals into something much heavier, darker, and deeply haunting in Lucy Kirkwood’s The Children, now playing at the Players’ Ring in Portsmouth. In the famously intimate confines of the Ring—where the actors are often close enough to breat…

Review: ALTAR BOYZ at Seacoast Repertory Theatre

Review: ALTAR BOYZ at Seacoast Repertory Theatre

by Dan Marois · April 29, 2026

At Seacoast Repertory Theatre, the current production of Altar Boyz plays less like a traditional musical and more like a full-on concert experience—loud, fast, and packed with driving beats and body-bending choreography.t did our critic think of ALTAR BOYZ at Seacoast Repertory Theatre?…

Review: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Seacoast Repertory Theatre

Review: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Seacoast Repertory Theatre

by Dan Marois · April 14, 2026

There is something immediately disarming about “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” It doesn’t arrive with spectacle or grand stakes; there are no sweeping romances or life-or-death consequences. Instead, it gives you a handful of awkward kids, a gymnasium, and a spelling competition.…

Review: DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS at Seacoast Repertory Theatre

Review: DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS at Seacoast Repertory Theatre

by Dan Marois · March 15, 2026

There’s one thing that the Seacoast Repertory Theatre knows how to do very well. It’s transforming their intimate, brick-walled space in Portsmouth into a world that feels ten times its actual size. Their current production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels—the 2005 musical based on the Steve Martin/…

Past Shows

'A Splash of Improv'

'A Splash of Improv'

Aug 14 – Aug 15, 2026

Stranger Than Fiction Improv returns to the Players Ring for their third summer with the “A Splash of Improv” series — an unpredictable, high-energy mix of games, stories, characters, and complete comedic chaos. Every show is different. One night may feature fast-paced short...

'Discovering Magic with Andrew Pinard'

'Discovering Magic with Andrew Pinard'

Jul 31 – Aug 2, 2026

A favorite of Players Ring audiences since 2014, Andrew Pinard has entertained hundreds of thousands of people throughout New England and around the world.

'Almost Almost Famous: a Life on the Verge of the Verge'

'Almost Almost Famous: a Life on the Verge of the Verge'

Jul 19

Written by Jack Neary, who will be taking the stage, not alone, but accompanied by the brilliantly talented pianist and performer Jon Abrams. Neary is a director, a producer, and a playwright who has written more than 30 full-length plays, countless shorter works, and scripts...

'Splash of Improv'

'Splash of Improv'

Jul 18 – Jul 19, 2026

Stranger Than Fiction Improv returns to the Players Ring for their third summer with the Splash of Improv Series — an unpredictable, high-energy mix of games, stories, characters, and complete comedic chaos. Every show is different. One night may feature fast-paced short form...

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REVEREND HORTON HEAT Live on our stage with Messer Chups – Sat, Sept 5, 7:30pm in New Hampshire REVEREND HORTON HEAT Live on our stage with Messer Chups – Sat, Sept 5, 7:30pm
The Park Theatre (9/05-9/05)
GOLDFISH in New Hampshire GOLDFISH
Bridewell Theatre (11/03-11/07)
Blizzard of Ozz in New Hampshire Blizzard of Ozz
Claremont Opera House (9/12-9/12)
'G. Matthew Gaskell’s Greatest Hits' in New Hampshire 'G. Matthew Gaskell’s Greatest Hits'
Players Ring (8/21-8/22)
Johnny Folsom 4 in New Hampshire Johnny Folsom 4
Claremont Opera House (11/14-11/14)
Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue - Ages 18+ in New Hampshire Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue - Ages 18+
The Music Hall-NH (10/08-10/08)
Count Arthur Strong - And It’s Goodnight From Me! in New Hampshire Count Arthur Strong - And It’s Goodnight From Me!
Portsmouth New Theatre Royal (3/11-3/11)
O.A.R. in New Hampshire O.A.R.
Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion (9/13-9/13)
The Dreamers Theatre Troupe Presents Hamlet in New Hampshire The Dreamers Theatre Troupe Presents Hamlet
The Park Theatre (8/21-8/23)
Tell Me Lies in New Hampshire Tell Me Lies
Claremont Opera House (10/10-10/10)