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The Flea Theatre

20 Thomas Street
New York 10007

Upcoming Shows

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Jul 9 – Jul 26, 2026

New York City’s innovative theater ensemble for classical theater Ensemble Shakespeare Company (ESC) presents its dynamic and contemporary staging, examining what happens when political ambition...



Review: Brits Off-Broadway’s DAVID COPPERFIELD at 59E59 Theaters-A Gem


by Marina Kennedy - June 09, 2026

Here’s one play you don’t want to miss! 'David Copperfield' is now on stage at 59e59 Theaters as part of the Brits Off-Broadway 2026 festival of plays. ...

ANIMALS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE Opens at the United Nations With Art, Dance, and Environmental Advocacy


by Felicitas de la Fare - June 09, 2026

On May 20, World Bee Day, the United Nations became the setting for an ambitious interdisciplinary event that merged visual art, dance, environmental awareness, and international collaboration. The opening of Animals for Social Justice, a multimedia exhibition created by journalist and multimedia ar...

Review: NOT NOBODY at 59E59 Theaters-Thought Provoking


by Marina Kennedy - February 13, 2026

Brian Dykstra's Not Nobody at 59E59 Theaters explores justice and moral dilemmas as a former ethics professor becomes a person of interest after aiding a wounded officer....

Past Shows

The Startup

The Startup

Apr 1 – Apr 19, 2026

The Startup is a comedic new musical that follows Chip Cooper, the optimistic CEO of a rising tech company, and his idealistic team as they...

This Is Where We Are

This Is Where We Are

Apr 10 – Apr 11, 2026

A hit television series is about to enter a new era of innovation—and the cast is quietly asked to trust the process. Bouncing between satire...

Antigone

Antigone

Mar 12 – Mar 22, 2026

SoHo Shakespeare Company presents ANTIGONE—a reframing of Jean Anouilh’s classic tragedy.By Jean Anouilh, translated by Lewis Galantière, inspired by the original Greek play by SophoclesAt...

& all our yesterdays

& all our yesterdays

Nov 21 – Dec 6, 2025

About the PlayJoin us for the World Premiere of & all our yesterdays at The Siggy @ The Flea Theater. Set in a hospice waiting room,...

2nd Murderer

2nd Murderer

Oct 9 – Nov 1, 2025

What happens when the mind can no longer contain what the heart wants? In the cutthroat world of New York theater, two bumbling actors land minor...

Queer Spooky Shorts 2025

Queer Spooky Shorts 2025

Oct 17

A free Halloween-themed short play extravaganza celebrating five queer playwrights and their original works, Queer Spooky Shorts 2025 is presented by NYC’s Oldest LGBTQIA+ Theater...

let’s talk about anything else

let’s talk about anything else

Sep 7 – Sep 28, 2025

A new dark comedy about bugs, strangers in the woods, and the unrelenting grasp of guilt written by Anthony Anello, a group of friends escape...

A Sign You Were Alive

A Sign You Were Alive

Aug 9

In this staged reading through Rogue Theater Festival, James is a single father desperately trying to protect his teenage daughter Chelsea after a mysterious pandemic...

Our American Queen

Our American Queen

Jun 11 – Jun 29, 2024

In the 1864 Presidential election, Treasury Secretary Chase challenges Lincoln for the nomination. His daughter Kate deftly navigates ambition, earning the title “Our American Queen.”

The Goblin Woman

The Goblin Woman

Jun 9

A battle of dichotomies takes the stage in M. R. Krestul’s new work, The Goblin Woman. The experimental play explores gender, queerness, desire, and identity through the...

Agency for the Lost

Agency for the Lost

Jun 3

Mae has the simple life she is supposed to, typing memos for the "important” at Memos for the Less. Her hands, however, are suffering as...

Names Play

Names Play

Apr 12

Every human contains multitudes, more than anyone will ever know. Names Play by Nayum Faruki will be presented as a Staged Reading on 4/12.Date: April...

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

Oct 20 – Nov 13, 2022

The Mechanicals Theater Company is thrilled to announce a lavish production of William Shakespeare’s classic Twelfth Night, running October 20th through November 13th at the storied Flea...

Richard III

Richard III

Oct 21 – Nov 12, 2022

SoHo Shakespeare Company presents RICHARD III—a modern fairy tale of murder and madness. Eat the rich. Watch the Throne. The year is 2023. The House of York quarrel...

The Wolves

FeaturedThe Wolves

Nov 5 – Nov 7, 2021

pay not clear scammer...

Infernal the Musical

FeaturedInfernal the Musical

Oct 15 – Oct 17, 2021

Lily dies and goes to Hell, but doesnt understand why. Will Lily learn to let others in, or will she stay selfish for all eternity?...

Sincerity Forever

Sincerity Forever

Aug 24 – Oct 13, 2019

The Flea Theater proudly presents Sincerity Forever, written by Flea co-founder Mac Wellman and directed by Dina Vovsi.In the fictional southern town of Hillsbottom, a...

The Rape of Lucretia

The Rape of Lucretia

May 2 – May 5, 2019

This rendering of the tragic story will confront the harsh reality of a womans experience with rape, suppression, and being silenced by men and religious...

Venus & Adonis / Savitri

Venus & Adonis / Savitri

Nov 29 – Dec 2, 2018

John Blow's opera, Venus & Adonis, explores and exploits the themes of power play, manipulation, and yearning. Venus’s reluctance to surrender coupled with Adonis’s innocence...

Videos


Broadway Magic Hour in Off-Off-Broadway Broadway Magic Hour
Broadway Comedy Club (1/01-6/30) VIDEOS
The Braata Singers in Concert: All We A One in Off-Off-Broadway The Braata Singers in Concert: All We A One
A.R.T./NY (6/26-6/28) PHOTOS VIDEOS
Rock Never Dies in Off-Off-Broadway Rock Never Dies
Hard Rock Cafe (5/29-8/30) PHOTOS VIDEOS
Operatini™ — A Boutique Opera & Live Music Series Presents: La Dolce Vita in Off-Off-Broadway Operatini™ — A Boutique Opera & Live Music Series Presents: La Dolce Vita
Green Room 42 (6/26-6/26) PHOTOS
waiting: a queer black tragicomedy in two acts in Off-Off-Broadway waiting: a queer black tragicomedy in two acts
The Flea Theatre (6/25-6/26)
Oil & Whiskey in Off-Off-Broadway Oil & Whiskey
The Bitter End, Laurie Beechman, Prohibition, The Rat NYC (7/15-8/12) VIDEOS
The City Speaks: How New Yawkahs Tawk in Off-Off-Broadway The City Speaks: How New Yawkahs Tawk
Studio Dérive (6/14-6/28)
Shrek, the Musical! in Off-Off-Broadway Shrek, the Musical!
Emelin Theater (7/09-7/12)
Cock in Off-Off-Broadway Cock
East Village Basement (6/17-6/28) PHOTOS
Miss Julie in Off-Off-Broadway Miss Julie
Gene Frankel Theatre (6/24-6/28)