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CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Revealed as Curve Theatre's 2026 Christmas Musical
by Stephi Wild - Apr 20, 2026

Curve Theatre in Leicester announced a new Made at Curve production of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, directed by Artistic Director Nikolai Foster, with set design by Leslie Travers.

San Diego Opera Reveals 2026-27 Season - Mozart's THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 23, 2026

San Diego Opera has revealed its 2026–2027 season. The season showcases four distinctive works spanning centuries and styles, including The Marriage of Figaro, Rigoletto and more.

Sam Robards and Tracie Bennett to Join Kate Burton in ANOTHER FCKNG BLUE ZONE Reading
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 17, 2026

Kate Burton, Sam Robards, and 2026 Olivier Award nominee Tracie Bennett will lead the London industry presentation of Another Fckng Blue Zone, a new comedy written and directed by James Andrew Walsh.

ANNA BOLENA Comes to the Greek National Opera
by Stephi Wild - Mar 9, 2026

The Greek National Opera is presenting a new, captivating production of Anna Bolena, conducted by Jacques Lacombe and directed by Themelis Glynatsis. Learn more here!

LA BOHEME, SALOME and More Set for Seattle Opera 2026/27 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 4, 2026

The full lineup of titles and artists has been revealed for Seattle Opera's 2026/27 season. An exploration of love in all its facets, the company's 63rd season features two classic operas returning to Seattle for the first time in a quarter century.

MORGONSTJÄRNAN – THE MORNING STAR Opera to Debut at Finnish National Opera
by Stephi Wild - Jan 14, 2026

Sebastian Fagerlund's new opera, MORGONSTJÄRNAN – THE MORNING STAR, will premiere at the Finnish National Opera on January 30, 2026, featuring a libretto by Gunilla Hemming based on Karl Ove Knausgaard's novel.

Review: INDIAN INK, Hampstead Theatre
by Clementine Scott - Dec 17, 2025

Indian Ink is not among Tom Stoppard’s greatest plays. The tale of a literary darling moving to 1930s India is awkwardly structured and hamfisted in its messages about Indian identity. Yet this revival breathes new life into the lesser-known work.

Full Cast Set For Tom Stoppard's INDIAN INK at Hampstead Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 23, 2025

Hampstead Theatre has announced the full cast for its upcoming production of Tom Stoppard's Indian Ink. Directed by Jonathan Kent the show will run at Hampstead Theatre this December.

Full Cast Set For ROAD at Royal Exchange Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 9, 2025

This contemporary revival of ROAD marks the 40th anniversary of Jim Cartwright's iconic play. For her first production for the Royal Exchange, Cartmell has gathered together an ensemble of extraordinary actors.

The Greek National Opera Reveals 2025/26 Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Jun 27, 2025

The Greek National Opera has announced its programme for the 2025/26 season, featuring international co-productions, original works, incredible surprises, and top collaborations.

Finnish National Opera And Ballet Announces 2025/2026 Season
by Joshua Wright - Mar 26, 2025

The Finnish National Opera and Ballet has announced its 2025–2026 season which features new contemporary operas, romantic ballet gems, and pulsating street dance The Opera and Ballet season 2025–2026 is a celebration of emotions. We move from one extreme to another, from dark tones towards light and vice versa.

Review: Will Philadelphia’s LOVER Stay Anonymous?
by Richard Sasanow - Feb 4, 2025

Even though there’s no shortage of contemporary opera around, we all still long for the rediscovery of a delightful operatic work from the archives, particularly a comedy, of which there is a short supply. Would Opera Philadelphia’s THE ANONYMOUS LOVER (L’AMANT ANONYME)--by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-George, a contemporary of Mozart, with libretto by Francois-Georges Fouques Deshayes, Desfontaines--fit the bill? Hope sprang eternal, for me at least.

Photos: RSC's EDWARD II in Rehearsals
by Stephi Wild - Jan 27, 2025

All new rehearsal photos have been released for the RSC’s production of Christopher Marlowe’s rarely performed tragedy, Edward II, which runs in the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon beginning next month.

Cast Set For RSC's EDWARD II
by Stephi Wild - Jan 9, 2025

Casting has been announced for the RSC’s forthcoming production of Christopher Marlowe’s rarely performed tragedy, Edward II, which runs in the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.

Review: NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812, Donmar Warehouse
by Debbie Gilpin - Dec 16, 2024

“Nothing is trivial, and nothing is important, it’s all the same.' Conflict rages around the world, and yet normal life (with its requisite anxieties) is expected to go on regardless. This is the situation in which Tolstoy’s War and Peace characters find themselves; the Napoleonic Wars continue, but high society and family dramas will never rest.

Review: THE SECRET GARDEN, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
by Kat Mokrynski - Jun 28, 2024

The Secret Garden, originally published as a children’s book by Frances Hodgson Burnett in the early 1900s, tells the story of Mary Lennox, a spoiled and angry 10-year-old girl who is brought from her home in British India to Yorkshire after surviving a cholera epidemic that kills not only her parents but all of the servants in the home.

Photos: First Look at THE SECRET GARDEN at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 20, 2024

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has released first look production images for the stage adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic story The Secret Garden, in a new version by Holly Robinson and Anna Himali Howard, directed by Howard.

Cast Set For THE SECRET GARDEN at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 2, 2024

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has announced the full cast for the stage adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic story The Secret Garden, in a new version by Holly Robinson and Anna Himali Howard, directed by Howard.

Review: Boston Lyric Opera's THE ANONYMOUS LOVER is a Joyous Delight
by R. Scott Reedy - Feb 18, 2024

What did our critic think of THE ANONYMOUS LOVER at Boston Lyric Opera?

Opera North Reveals Details of Green Season
by Stephi Wild - Jul 14, 2023

As work ramps up on the trio of innovative productions comprising Opera North’s first sustainable season, the Company has revealed some of the transformations it is making in search of more environmentally responsible ways to bring its operas to the stage.