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SoHo Playhouse Unveils Lineup for 2026 International Fringe Encore Series Off-Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 24, 2025

SoHo Playhouse has revealed the lineup for the 2026 International Fringe Encore Series, running Off-Broadway. Shows include the U.S. premiere of Diana, direct from the Edinburgh Fringe, plus more.

SoHo Playhouse Unveils Full Lineup For 2026 International FRINGE ENCORE Series
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 20, 2025

SoHo Playhouse has announced the complete lineup for the 2026 International Fringe Encore Series, running Off-Broadway from January 3 to March 29. The annual program extends the New York life of standout productions from Fringe festivals around the world.

Recent Cutbacks To Bring HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS To Soho Playhouse In 2026
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 19, 2025

Recent Cutbacks will present HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS at SoHo Playhouse as part of the International Fringe Encore Series from February 7 to March 15, 2026. Directed by Kristin McCarthy Parker.

KEVIN!!!!! to Have Limited Run at The Tank This Holiday Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 21, 2025

Following their run of Fly, You Fools! at Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Hold On To Your Butts on the West End, Recent Cutbacks will present the return of their holiday show KEVIN!!!!!

EDINBURGH 2025: Fly, You Fools! Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jul 3, 2025

From the creators of smash-hit Hold On To Your Butts comes a new UK premiere! Three actors and a Foley artist band together – in fellowship – to perform a live, shot-for-shot parody of the most epic fantasy film of all time. A jaw-dropping blend of comedy, physical theatre, and live Foley that proves even the smallest of acting ensembles can change the course of the future.

HOLD ONTO YOUR BUTTS To Return To Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 20, 2025

Recent Cutbacks will present Hold on to Your Butts, a live, shot-for-shot parody of the greatest dinosaur film of all time. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

US Comedy Ensemble Recent Cutbacks Brings FLY, YOU FOOLS! to Edinburgh Fringe
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 6, 2025

Recent Cutbacks will return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer with the UK premiere of Fly, You Fools!—a lovingly absurd live parody of one of the most beloved fantasy films of all time.

HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS Will Return To The West End This Summer
by Stephi Wild - Jun 2, 2025

​​​​​​​Due to popular demand, Sally Cade Holmes and Heather Shields, producers of critically acclaimed hit Hold On To Your Butts, have announced a limited Summer West End engagement returning to the Arts Theatre.

Recent Cutbacks Reveals New Show THERE IS NO SPOON
by Stephi Wild - Mar 6, 2025

Following the success of their show Hold On To Your Butts, Recent Cutbacks has announced the world premiere and preliminary casting for their new show, There Is No Spoon.

HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS Comes to the Arts Theatre This Easter
by Stephi Wild - Feb 12, 2025

The off-West End hit Hold On To Your Butts will have a limited Easter West End engagement at the Arts Theatre from 7-12 April 2025 under The Choir of Man with performances on sale now.

Review: HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS, Arcola Theatre
by Kat Mokrynski - Dec 16, 2024

Created by Recent Cutbacks, Hold On To Your Butts is a “shot for shot” parody of the iconic Jurassic Park film, with three actors taking on the movie in only seventy minutes (the original film has a runtime of two hours and seven minutes). Jack Baldwin and Laurence Pears take on nearly all of the characters (yes, even Mr. D.N.A makes an appearance!) through simple costume and prop changes.

Photos: HOLD ONTO YOUR BUTTS At Arcola Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 13, 2024

Production photos been released for Recent Cutbacks’ Hold On To Your Butts, a live shot-for-shot parody of the greatest dinosaur film of all time performed by just two actors and a live Foley artist, at the Arcola Theatre this Christmas for a limited run until Saturday 11 January 2025 prior to a UK Tour.

HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS Extends London Run at the Arcola Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Dec 4, 2024

​​​​​​​Hold On To Your Butts has announced a one week extension at the Arcola Theatre, with performances on sale now. Following the London run, the show tours the UK, starting at Curve Theatre in Leicester.

HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS Will Make London Premiere
by Stephi Wild - Oct 18, 2024

Following a smash-hit run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer and multiple sold out seasons in New York, Sally Cade Holmes and Heather Shields have announced the London premiere and cast for Recent Cutbacks’ Hold On To Your Butts, a live shot-for-shot parody of the greatest dinosaur film of all time.

Recent Cutbacks to Present HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS at Caveat
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 24, 2024

RECENT CUTBACKS will present HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS at Caveat, featuring Nick Abeel, Kyle Schaefer, and live Foley by Blair Busbee. Learn how to purchase tickets.

HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS Comes to Edinburgh Fringe in July
by Stephi Wild - Jun 20, 2024

With the ethos of taking parody seriously, Recent Cutbacks’ Hold on to Your Butts is a theatrical recreation of the epic action film from Steven Spielberg.

New Work Series WITCHES, QUEERS AND CLOWNS Will Bring A Host of Radical Artists to HERE in March
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 25, 2024

The three-week performance series will feature music, theater, comedy and cabaret work from Matt Bovee, Scout Davis, Amy Jo Jackson, Dan Mills and Ben Thornewill, Kristin McCarthy Parker, Adam J. Rineer, and others, as well as the world premiere of Witches!? In Salem?! by Matt Cox (Puffs).

Broken Box Mime Theater to Present World Premiere of TAKE SHAPE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 7, 2022

Broken Box Mime will present the World Premiere of their newly devised physical theatre piece Take Shape at the Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre at A.R.T./New York Theatres (502 West 53rd Street New York, NY 10019), April 1-May 1.

Colin Waitt Releases LET'S GET WEIRD: An Anthology Of 32 Short Plays & Sketches
by Stephi Wild - Sep 16, 2021

Let's Get Weird by Colin Waitt (Art House Productions INKubator, The Pilot Program @ The Tank) is a beautifully crafted anthology that debuted at #1 in new releases in the performing arts and theater on Amazon!

Mission To (dit)Mars To End Programming
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 2, 2021

(dit)Mars theatre company has made the decision to wind down its operations as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.