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PLAYERS' RING THEATRE

105 Marcy Street, Portsmouth NH 03801
Portsmouth, NH

'Twelfth Night'
'Twelfth Night'
2/6 - 2/22/2026


PORTSMOUTH – Shakespeare’s classic comedy of disguise, “Twelfth Night,” will be on stage at the Players’ Ring Theatre, facilitated by Julia Sommer, from Feb. 6 ...



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Past Shows

'Seeing Violet'
'Seeing Violet'
1/9 - 1/25/2026


PORTSMOUTH – Spanning centuries and peeling back layers of denial, “Seeing Violet” is a gripping new drama about memory, reckoning, and the cost of looking away. Written by ...

'A Christmas Carol'
'A Christmas Carol'
12/5 - 12/28/2025


PORTSMOUTH – Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol ”  is the most popular story about Christmas and definitely the most adapted of all time. Dozens of cinematic and ...

'Ye Merry Gentlemen'
'Ye Merry Gentlemen'
11/14 - 11/30/2025


PORTSMOUTH NH – Ready to get into the holiday spirit? Come to a production of “Ye Merry Gentlemen,” written by G. Matthew Gaskell and directed by ...

'Up Close & Funny'


In collaboration with Mike’d Up Comedy Productions Winter calls for an extra dose of cozy — and there’s nothing like live comedy in our intimate, ...

The Man Who Laughs
"The Man Who Laughs"
10/17 - 11/2/2025


PORTSMOUTH – Imagine stepping back to a time when films spoke without words — no color, no dialogue, just the expressive power of actors, the ...

'Beast of Eden'


In partnership with the Ring Works New Play Lab, you’re invited to a staged reading of “Beast of Eden”, a sharp and satirical new play ...

'Darwin's Waiting Room'
'Darwin's Waiting Room'
10/3 - 10/5/2025


PORTSMOUTH – “Darwin’s Waiting Room” is back — and they’re bringing their signature brand of strange, hysterical, and totally surprising sketch comedy to the Players’ Ring ...

'Moms The Musical'


PORTSMOUTH – In partnership with the Ring Works New Play Lab, a developmental concert reading of “Moms The Musical,” a comedic draMAdy written by local mom ...

'Waiting for Godot'
'Waiting for Godot'
9/12 - 9/28/2025


PORTSMOUTH NH – Samuel Beckett’s iconic and unexpectedly hilarious “Waiting for Godot” opens the Players’ Ring Theatre’s 2025-26 Mainstage Theatre on Sept. 12, running through ...

'A Man of No Importance '
'A Man of No Importance '
5/30 - 6/15/2025


PORTSMOUTH – Winner of the 2003 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, “A Man of No Importance,” will take the stage at the Players’ Ring Theatre, ...

The Wasp
"The Wasp"
5/2 - 5/18/2025


PORTSMOUTH – The two female actors in “The Wasp” at the Players’ Ring Theatre on stage May 2 through May 18, will have you on ...

'Dionysia'
'Dionysia'
4/25 - 4/27/2025


PORTSMOUTH – After last year’s successful inaugural run, ‘Dionysia’ returns to the Players’ Ring Theatre, in collaboration with Outcast Productions, April 25, 26 and 27.

‘A Funny Thing Happened . . .’


PORTSMOUTH – The Players’ Ring presents “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center of ...

‘Gruesome Playground Injuries’


PORTSMOUTH – In collaboration with Bardo Theatre Company, “Gruesome Playground Injuries” will be on stage at the Players’ Ring Theatre Feb. 28 through March 16. ...

'Whispering to Dostoevsky'
'Whispering to Dostoevsky'
1/3 - 1/19/2025


PORTSMOUTH – The extraordinary love story of Fyodor Dostoevsky and the woman who became “the architect of his life,” will be on stage at the ...

Discovering Magic
"Discovering Magic"
12/27 - 12/29/2024


Andrew Pinard's Discovering Magic is back!Andrew will act as the tour guide to the impossible and absurd, inviting you to explore the mystical and magical world ...

Discovering Magic
12/27 - 12/29/2024


Andrew Pinard brings back his interactive performance, Discovering Magic, to the Players’ Ring Theatre for a limited run from December 27 to 29. Audiences are ...

'A Christmas Carol'
'A Christmas Carol'
12/6 - 12/23/2024


The Players' Ring Theatre presents its 29th production of "A Christmas Carol," adapted and directed by Ben Bagley. “Will you believe it – the Players' ...

What The Dickens
"What The Dickens"
11/24 - 12/6/2024


Cold-hearted Ebenezer Scrooge will be visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future - only this time the audience decides how the story ...

A Tuna Christmas
"A Tuna Christmas"
11/22 - 12/1/2024


In this hilarious sequel to “Greater Tuna,” it’s Christmas in the third-smallest town in Texas. Radio station OKKK news personalities Thurston Wheelis and Arles Struvie ...

'The Fall of The House of Usher'


PORTSMOUTH – Thrill-seeking Portsmouth Halloween Parade goers are invited to end their spooky night at the Players’ Ring Theatre for an exciting adaptation of Edgar ...

Head, Heart, and Heather
"Head, Heart, and Heather"
10/4 - 10/20/2024


PORTSMOUTH - What happens if Head and Heart both demand to have a say in a young woman’s dating life? This is what will transpire ...

“Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”


PORTSMOUTH – “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” a Tony award winning, deliriously funny comedy, begins the 2024-25 season of the Players’ Ring Theatre. Written ...

“Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”


PORTSMOUTH – “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” a Tony award winning, deliriously funny comedy, begins the 2024-25 season of the Players’ Ring Theatre. Written ...

'Dionysia'
'Dionysia'
6/7 - 6/9/2024


A festival of short plays, in collaboration with Outcast Productions, and directed by Alex Bickerstaff and Jordan Formichelli The Dionysia was a large festival in ...

'Alice'
'Alice'
5/24 - 6/2/2024


The Players’ Ring Theatre, in conjunction with Upside Arts, is producing this tale, based on the books by Lewis Carroll, and adapted and directed by ...

The Legend of Georgia McBride


PORTSMOUTH – The entertaining story of “The Legend of Georgia McBride” written by Matthew Lopez and directed by Joe Juknievich, will be on stage at ...

'Macbeth'
'Macbeth'
4/19 - 4/28/2024


PORTSMOUTH – “Something wicked this way comes .”  Experience a drum-beating, hair-raising, blood-pumping, two-faced production of Shakespeare’s “Tragedie of Macbeth .”  Running at the Players’ Ring ...

America America
"America America"
4/5 - 4/14/2024


PORTSMOUTH – An original play, America America ,  written and directed by Joan Bigwood ,  performed in English and Spanish (with the projection of English ...

'The Aliens'
'The Aliens'
3/8 - 3/24/2024


PORTSMOUTH - After the success of "Is Edward Snowden Single?" almost exactly one year ago, the Players' Ring Theatre and Bardo Theatre Company are thrilled to ...

‘Jonathan Harrington - 19th Century Magician’


PORTSMOUTH – Looking for some fun in the middle of winter’s bleakness? Look no further than catching some magic at the Players’ Ring Theatre the ...

'I See No Arlecchino'
'I See No Arlecchino'
1/26 - 2/11/2024


PORTSMOUTH – To lighten up the winter doldrums, The Players’ Ring Theatre is showing “I See No Arlecchino,” Jan. 26 through Feb. 11, directed by ...

'The Poor Rich'
'The Poor Rich'
1/19 - 1/21/2024


PORTSMOUTH – Everything you make, she takes. Mother Greed comes in many forms, but in “The Poor Rich,” she’s at her most unadulterated. Seacoast native ...

Whispering to Dostoevsky
1/3 - 1/19/2024


Whispering to Dostoevsky unfolds the passionate love story of the renowned writer Fyodor Dostoevsky and his collaborator, Anna, who became his wife and publisher. Written ...

'You, Me and The Woodsmoke'
'You, Me and The Woodsmoke'
1/5 - 1/14/2024


PORTSMOUTH – The Players’ Ring Theatre welcomes the new year on Jan. 5 with the world premiere of “You, Me and The Woodsmoke,” written and directed by Catherine Stewart. ...

'A Christmas Carol'
'A Christmas Carol'
12/1 - 12/23/2023


PORTSMOUTH – The holiday season wouldn’t be complete without seeing the classic Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” running at the Players’ Ring Theatre for the ...

'What the Dickens'


“What the Dickens,” produced by Stranger than Fiction, will be showing on Saturday, Nov. 25, at the Players’ Ring Theatre for two shows at 2:30 ...

'Granite State Proud'
'Granite State Proud'
11/10 - 11/19/2023


PORTSMOUTH – An original thought-provoking play, “Granite State Proud,” written and directed by Bretton Reis opens at the Players’ Ring Theatre on Friday, Nov. 10. ...

'Gay Bride of Frankenstein'
'Gay Bride of Frankenstein'
10/20 - 11/5/2023


PORTSMOUTH – Just in time for the Halloween season, the Players’ Ring Theatre is bringing back its original comic-book rock musical, “Gay Bride of Frankenstein.”

'Outside Mullingar'
'Outside Mullingar'
9/29 - 10/15/2023


PORTSMOUTH – The awkward and adorable story of “Outside Mullingar” is coming to life at the Players’ Ring Theatre in Portsmouth, opening Sept. 29. Anthony Reilly ...

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