H.G. Wells News

interACT Theatre Productions will present WAR OF THE WORLDS, the Orson Welles radio play, for one night only on Saturday, Nov. 30 at the Burgdorff Center, 10 Durand Road in Maplewood, NJ.

Premium network EPIX announced that it will premiere the Gabriel Byrne and Elizabeth McGovern-led drama series, War of the Worlds, exclusively to US audiences on February 16, 2020 at 9pm. 

This weekend, Thespian Troupe 3131, under the direction of Heather Hooten, at Morrilton High School will recreate the dramatization of Orson Welles' reading of H.G. Wells' book THE WAR OF THE WORLDS. Considered the first of its kind to imagine what the world would look like if aliens invaded Earth, this story supposedly terrified the radio listening public back in 1938 as they took it for actual news. WAR OF THE WORLDS: THE PANIC BROADCAST will take you through the reading and then show you the response from the people. Broadway World was on set to interview a few of the cast members about their experience with performing this radio play.

BBC One has released the first official trailer for its upcoming adaptation of The War of the Worlds.

Hackney Showroom today announce the full cast for the world première of for all the women who thought they were Mad by Zawe Ashton. Associate Director of Hackney Showroom's Jo McInnes directs Layo-Christina Akinlude (Angela), Mina Andala (Joy), Jennifer Dixon (Kim), Joy Elias-Rilwan (Margaret), Jumoké Fashola (Ruth), Michael Fitzgerald (Boss/Doctor), Janet Kumah (Rose), with Elena Coleman, Chiamara Nwosu and Rae Ann Quayle sharing the role of Nambi. The production opens at Stoke Newington Town Hall on 17 October, with previews from 14 October, and runs until 9 November a?" marking Hackney Showroom's a new partnership with the London Borough of Hackney to bring theatre to Stoke Newington Town Hall.

Back by popular demand for this Halloween week, the Capital Classics Theatre Company presents radio theatre-style performances of H.G. Wells' science fiction novel a?oeThe Invisible Mana?? at The Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford on Friday, October 25 and Saturday, October 26 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, October 27 at 2 p.m.

The University of Hawai'i at Mānoa's Department of Theatre and Dance and Kennedy Theatre will be hosting a celebration of the life and career of Terence a?oeTerrya?? Knapp on Saturday, October 19, 2019. Doors will open at 5:00pm, participants will be welcome to visit with one another on the upper lanai; the formal Celebration will begin at 5:30pm in the Kennedy Theatre auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public. 

In 2017, the Some Like it Pop podcast produced a stand-alone series about the development of a new musical based on the H.G. Wells classic 'The Invisible Man.' That show, INVISIBLE: THE MUSICAL by David Hollingsworth (book) and David Orris (score) has continued to work its way through the developmental pipeline, and on Monday, Sept. 2 at 9:45 p.m. ET will have its New York debut in a concert presentation at 54 Below. To celebrate INVISIBLE's New York premiere, Some Like it Pop's Jennifer McHugh, with help from colleague Matt Tamanini, got the group back together and interviewed the show's creators, stars, and directors to see how things have changed and grown over the past two years, and what's next for the musical.

I have visited Laguna Beach for several consecutive summers, enjoying the vibrant arts scene by spending a full day wandering through THE SAWDUST FESTIVAL, THE LAGUNA ART A-FAIR, FESTIVAL OF ARTS and PAGEANT OF THE MASTERS, with all sites, including the Laguna Playhouse, within walking distance of each on the main street into the city. The beautiful coastal city has so much to offer in the way of fine dining, art galleries, shopping, theatre, beach activities, all accessible via a free shuttle service, it would easily make for a wonderful week-long family vacation site or a jam-packed day of celebrating the arts.

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El Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL) recuerda al escritor, periodista, crítico literario y diplomático José Juan Tablada, quien nació un día como hoy, pero de 1871, en la Ciudad de México. Fue impulsor del haikú en la literatura hispana y autor de El florilegio, Al sol y bajo la luna, Li-Po y otros poemas, El jarro de flores, La feria y La resurrección de los ídolos, entre otras obras de poesía y narrativa.

Outcry Youth Theatre is thrilled to present a brand-new adaptation of H. G. Wells' classic sci-fi novella, The Time Machine. Written and directed by Outcry Theatre Marketing Director Jason Johnson-Spinos, this production will perform at the Addison Theatre Centre's Studio Theatre from April 5-14.

The rumble of dinosaur footsteps can be heard at The Court Theatre as brand-new kids play Time Machine prepares for its April debut, taking the children of Canterbury on a journey through time and space.

In celebration of its 15th anniversary, New York's own Radiotheatre offers an alternative to your usual Scrooge and Nutcracker-filled holiday entertainment bill with a sci-fi double feature. They'll be reprising their own award-winning productions, the Drama Desk-nominated Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN, and the NYIT Innovative Theater Award-winner H.G.Wells' THE TIME MACHINE. Radiotheatre is going all out for these two adaptations, packing them with their usual complement of cool visual effects and award-winning sound design, not to mention an original orchestral score. These exciting, yet poignant, family-oriented tales for the holiday season come to the stage at the 190-year-old St. John's Sanctuary in the heart of historic Greenwich Village, NYC.

Rhum and Clay will premiere a radical adaptation of HG Wells' The War of the Worlds at New Diorama Theatre in 2019.

In celebration of its 15th anniversary, New York's own Radiotheatre offers an alternative to your usual Scrooge and Nutcracker-filled holiday entertainment bill with a sci-fi double feature. They'll be reprising their own award-winning productions, the Drama Desk-nominated Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN, and the NYIT Innovative Theater Award-winner H.G.Wells' THE TIME MACHINE. Radiotheatre is going all out for these two adaptations, packing them with their usual complement of cool visual effects and award-winning sound design, not to mention an original orchestral score. These exciting, yet poignant, family-oriented tales for the holiday season come to the stage at the 190-year-old St. John's Sanctuary in the heart of historic Greenwich Village, NYC.

Greg Kinnear is in talks to star in the series adaptation of H.G. Wells' “War of the Worlds” from Canal Plus and Fox's Europe and Africa arm, according to Variety.

Director Andy Muschietti is set to develop a film adaptation of H.G. Wells' “The Time Machine” with Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way producing along with Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures, according to Variety.

The play will be shown from March 21, 2019 until March 24, 2019.