This week's theater news spans the globe, from a massive outdoor Phantom of the Opera making history on Sydney Harbour to Shakespeare's birthday celebrations in Chicago, a landmark West End awards night in London, and a new home for one of New York's most celebrated Off-Broadway companies. Closer to home, Broadway is reporting record-breaking grosses and attendance even as international tourism dips, while one of the Theatre District's most beloved institutions — Sardi's — prepares for a temporary farewell as it changes hands. And as the world marked World Theatre Day on March 27, the stories this week serve as a fitting reminder of just how alive and far-reaching the art form remains.
At a ceremony at the National Theatre, the Critics’ Circle announced the winners of the 2026 Theatre Awards. These are the only prizes to be entirely voted for by the professional theatre critics who are members of the Circle. Check out photos of the winners below.
The Critics’ Circle just announced the winners of the 2026 Theatre Awards. Big winners included Arthur Miller's All My Suns, Into the Woods, Punch, Paddington, and more. Check out the full list here!
Performances are underway for the Roundabout Theatre Company production of Fallen Angels by Noël Coward, directed by Tony Award-nominee Scott Ellis. Meet the cast of Fallen Angels here!
Principal photography has commenced in Ireland on The Weir, the new feature from Conor McPherson based on his Laurence Oliver Award winning play of the same name.
Nicolas Cage is a brooding detective in the first teaser trailer for the forthcoming Prime Video series, Spider-Noir. Set in 1930s New York, the series follows the exploits of Ben Reilly, a down-on-his-luck private investigator who doubles as the city's superhero. Check out the teaser now.
Winston Churchill was one of the 20th century’s towering political figures – a British statesman, military officer, and prime minister of the United Kingdom during World War II in 1940–45, and again in 1951–55, who spent over six decades as a member of the British parliament.
See what the critics are saying about The Weir at the Harold Pinter Theatre in the West End. Read the reviews for the production, and learn more about The Weir here!
Conor McPherson’s modern classic The Weir has opened at the Harold Pinter Theatre, running until 6 December 2025, in a new production directed for the first time by the playwright himself. Following a Dublin run at the 3Olympia Theatre, this staging unites a formidable ensemble led by Brendan Gleeson in his West End debut, alongside Owen McDonnell, Kate Phillips, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor and Seán McGinley.
Kilmeen Drama Group will present The Weir, written by Conor McPherson and directed by Nora Scannell, at The Everyman to entertain Kilmeen’s large following in the wider Cork area. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Antonia Thomas, Josh Dylan, and Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton will star in Agatha Christie’s Tommy & Tuppence a six-part contemporary adaptation of the Agatha Christie novels and short stories.
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 14, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
All new production photos have been released for The Weir, written, and directed for the first time, by Conor McPherson. Check out the photos and learn more about the show here!
Ahead of first preview in Dublin this evening, Kate Horton Productions and Landmark Productions released a first look at Brendan Gleeson as Jack in The Weir, written, and directed for the first time, by Conor McPherson.
Check out a new cast portrait for a new production of The Weir, written and directed for the first time by Conor McPherson. The production will star Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin, Paddington 2) in his West End debut as Jack.
The full cast has been announced for a new production of The Weir written, and directed for the first time, by Conor McPherson, starring Brendan Gleeson making his West End debut.
A new production of The Weir written, and directed for the first time, by Conor McPherson, starring Brendan Gleeson making his West End debut, will come to the Harold Pinter Theatre. Learn more here!
Warner Bros. Pictures’ JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX will make its global streaming debut FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13 exclusively on Max. The film will debut on HBO linear on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14 at 8:00 p.m. ET.
