Premiering in New York in 2012 and winning eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, Once is now coming to Scotland for the very first time. The original creative team reunite to bring this modern classic to the stage, opening Alan Cumming’s inaugural season as Artistic Director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre.
Diane Paulus will direct Life on Mars, an immersive theatrical production set to David Bowie's music, as the inaugural production at the Goel Center for Creativity & Performance in May.
Shifting Ground Collective announced its upcoming season, featuring the Toronto premiere of AMÉLIE and the return of ONCE to the city's musical theatre scene.
Le Petit Theatre will conclude its 2025-26 season with the Tony Award-winning musical Once. Directed by Conner Wilson, the musical features a book by Enda Walsh and music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová.
Further details are now known about the forthcoming remake film of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, written by Enda Walsh, which will have music written by Tim Minchin. Learn more here!
Denver Center Theatre Company announced its 2026/27 season, featuring eight mainstage productions including ONCE, THE TEMPEST, two world premieres, and a staging of DIAL M FOR MURDER.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre announced the full cast for ONCE, directed by John Tiffany, starring Dylan Wood and Lydia White alongside nine additional cast members.
Origin Theatre Company will honor Tony Award-winning playwright Enda Walsh at the 2026 Origin Irish Theatre Festival. The lineup will include readings, a concert, a film marathon, and a revival of MISTERMAN.
Directed by John Tiffany (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Black Watch and Wild Rose), the uplifting and moving new production will run at Pitlochry Festival Theatre from 23 May- 27 June.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre is set to launch its 75th anniversary season and Alan Cumming's first as Artistic Director, with the Scottish première of the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical Once.
The best of Irish playwriting lands at the Barbican in an exciting project. An audience of one steps into a booth blindly for a play they don’t get to choose. Six five-minute one-act shows penned by Enda Walsh, Marina Carr, Mark O’Rowe, Joy Nesbitt, Louise O’Neill and Katie Holly are offered on rotation by one actor for one spectator in a truly unique individual experience. What happens when you remove the social element from a live performance? Does the physiology of theatre alter when you’re alone with it? How does intimacy impact the relationship with a story?
Chance Theater, Anaheim's official resident theater company, has announced the first show of Chance's 2026 Season, Once, has been extended through March 2, 2026.
Aidan Cleary and Labhaoise Magee have been announced as the new leaders of Origin Theatre Company, set to bring fresh vision to the theater's future productions.
The Barbican will present the UK premiere of THEATRE FOR ONE, showcasing intimate plays by Enda Walsh, Marina Carr, and Mark O'Rowe. Learn more about the event here!
Chance Theater, Anaheim’s official resident theatre company, will open its 2026 season with Once, winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical. The production features a book by Enda Walsh, music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová.
Berkeley Playhouse will continue its 2025–26 season with ONCE, the Tony Award-winning musical by Enda Walsh with music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová.
SMU Meadows School of the Arts has revealed that the recipient of the 2026 Meadows Award is Brian Stokes Mitchell, known for his Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Award-winning performances.
Anaheim, California's Chance Theater announces the productions for its 2026 season, including award-winning musicals, urgent new plays, and stories that resonate.
The North American Premiere of Lauren Gunderson’s anthropology, directed by John Perrin Flynn, will launch Rogue Machine’s new season on their mainstage. Learn more here!