Fraser News

The 7-Day Plays is coming to the Hatbox Theatre on Saturday afternoon, May 20.  Performance is at 2pm.

All new rehearsal photos have been released for the Pitlochry Festival Theatre revival of Gypsy. The production runs at Pitlochry Festival Theatre from 19 May to 30 September.

Femmes de Feu Creations, in collaboration with Fez Faanana, director and co-founder of Briefs Factory, will combine circus, drag, dance, burlesque, music, and comedy over a week-long journey of exploration and experimentation that culminates the presentation of performance art that is edgy, irreverent, and not afraid to challenge convention. 

Emmy-winner and Tony-nominee Gordon Clapp, who played Detective Greg Medavoy for all 12 seasons on ABC’s “NYPD Blue,” will star as Tommy McDonald in a new production of Ray Didinger’s “Tommy and Me,” at Bucks County Playhouse, May 19 through June 17.

Following the announcement of the sixth cast for 2:22 A Ghost Story, Producer Runaway Entertainment has released photos from rehearsals ahead of the first preview on 14 May. 

Outgoing English National Opera Chief Executive Stewart Murphy has warned the government and leaders of Arts Council England that 'history is watching'.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation's premier ensemble theater company, will conclude its 47th season with Harold Pinter's celebrated masterwork No Man's Land directed by Les Waters (In the Next Room..(or the vibrator play), Dana H., Middletown), playing July 13 – August 20, 2023 in Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theater.

Original stars and co-authors Marla Mindelle (Sister Act, Netflix's “Special”) and Constantine Rousouli (Cruel Intentions, Hairspray) will set sail into the sunset and play their final performances as Celine Dion and Jack Dawson in the smash hit musical Titanique on June 4, 2023.

Perth Festival of the Arts returns on 18th-27th of May 2023, with venues across Perth welcoming internationally renowned and Scottish talent from the world of music, arts and culture. Remaining true to the Festival’s long-standing classical core, this year’s Festival presents a rich and varied classical programme, which sees classical stars from across the world take to the stage in Perth. 

Johnny Marr has announced UK headline shows for summer 2023, beginning 17th July at Holmfirth’s Picturedrome before taking in Lincoln’s Engine Shed (18th), Northampton’s Roadmender (20th) and the Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall (27th). The dates will continue through August including performances at Wrexham’s Rockin Chair (9th) and more.

The full cast is announced for Patriots, Peter Morgan's new play, which has just won the Critics' Circle Award for Best New Play 2023. This award follows Will Keen's Olivier Award win for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his portrayal of Vladimir Putin.

The 2023 Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival returns to Sen̓áḵw/Vanier Park in Vancouver from June 8 to September 30. The festival's 34th season brings back the most successful production in Bard's history, plus a famous tale of political intrigue, a sweeping historical drama, and a unique interpretation Shakespeare's Macbeth.

In addition to her “Wonderland”—a song conceived of at the Alice in Wonderland statue in New York’s Central Park and co-written with Sprague— she ends the EP with her rendition of Jeff Lynne’s “Mr. Blue Sky,” from Electric Light Orchestra’s 1977 album Out of the Blue. (The music video for “Wonderland” will be released with the album in April).

The Dramatists Guild of America has announced the first recipients of their 2023 Awards. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Produced by multiple GRAMMY Award-winner Trina Shoemaker (Brandi Carlile, Josh Ritter, Sheryl Crow, Emmylou Harris), this album powerfully chronicles his ongoing Greyhound bus journey over the last decade, traveling over 120,000 miles to date and sharing the inspiring stories of folks he’s met through song.

Casting has been announced for the fifth West End  transfer of Danny Robins' edge-of-your-seat, supernatural thriller 2:22 - A Ghost Story, which will move from the Lyric to the Apollo, just next door!

Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced its 2023/24 Season, featuring three world premieres and three Chicago premieres. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets!

The UK Pantomime Association (UKPA) has announced the winners of The Pantomime Awards 2023 in association with Butlin’s at a star-studded ceremony which took place at the Trafalgar Theatre in London’s West End on the evening of Tuesday 11 April 2023.  

Putting pen to paper for curious theatre minds, director Nancy Meckler has reflected on her extensive experience in Notes From the Rehearsal Room: A Director’s Process, published by Methuen Drama in February this year. BroadwayWorld grabbed an hour with Nancy to get a sense of what it was like to reflect on her career.

The 2010 psychological roller coaster BLACK SWAN kicks off the return of MOVIES AT THE UNITED PALACE on April 24, the first of the season's six films set in New York City and selected by the United Palace's good friend, patron, and neighbor, Lin-Manuel Miranda.