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The Ballard Institute Presents 'Contemporary Puppetry In Puerto Rico' Online Forum

For its last installment of the 2021 Fall Puppet Forum Series, and in conjunction with the Hecho en Puerto Rico: Four Generations of Puerto Rican Puppetry exhibition, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will host “Contemporary Puppetry in Puerto Rico” with exhibit co-curators Dr. Manuel Morán and Deborah Hunt, and puppeteers Pedro Adorno, and Tere Marichal on Thursday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. ET.

STARDUST + THE MISSION Original Australian Performances Announce National Tour

Family secrets are revealed in STARDUST + THE MISSION, a spellbinding two-part theatrical performance opening at Chapel Off Chapel from 17 February before a six-month national tour. Featuring two powerful yet forgotten true stories from Australia's past, audiences will meet two ordinary individuals, whose extraordinary lives still reverberate to this day.

BWW Review: THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, Richmond Theatre

The Hound Of The Baskervilles, one of Sherlock Holmes’ most famous cases, is not known for its comedy. In this revival from The Original Theatre Company and Octagon Theatre Bolton, the macabre story becomes a fast-paced and humorous farce.

INTO THE NIGHT Will Stream Live in December

The Original Theatre Company in association with Martyn Hayes presents  INTO THE NIGHT by Frazer Flintham based on the book Penlee: The Loss of a Lifeboat by Michael Sagar-Fenton.

Mason Alexander Park to Star in Olney Theatre Center's HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH

Revolutionary punk-rock sensation Hedwig and the Angry Inch is coming to Olney Theatre Center this winter (November 26, 2021 to January 2, 2022) starring Mason Alexander Park, who earned a Helen Hayes Award for Best Leading Performer in a Musical for their role as the Emcee in Olney’s 2019 production of Cabaret. 

Start Spooky Season With Pizza Chapel Theatre's DISCLOSURE

Since 2016, Pizza Chapel Theatre Company has been exploring nontraditional staging techniques and storytelling methods to create original theatre pieces that blend the familiar and strange in a manner both immersive and DIY. Their newest original piece, Disclosure, is no exception. Bring your camping chair or picnic blanket and gather around the campfire with Pizza Chapel to kick start this spooky season with Noah's story.

MICHAEL MOTT & FRIENDS to Return to The Green Room 42 in November

THE GREEN ROOM 42 will present the return of musical theatre composer/ lyricist and pop songwriter, Michael Mott (In The Light, A Faustian Tale, Where The Sky Ends, The Only One) in “Michael Mott & Friends” on Saturday, November 27th at 7:00pm.

BWW Review: THE SYSTEM

Emily Head (The Inbetweeners, Emmerdale, The Syndicate) plays all the characters in the intriguing production which was filmed live on stage in a single camera take at the New Wolsey Theatre. 'He’s dead. He died. Now he’s a dead person. He no longer lives.’ Paul's dead. And no one seems to care. Murdered at his own birthday party. In this incisive drama, the audience is invited into the interrogation room with the murder suspects. As, one by one, the murder suspects give their accounts of that night, a dark truth begins to reveal itself. A truth so powerful it could change everything… and everyone.

The Vagrancy Announces A Call For Playwrights

The Vagrancy's writing group is a nine-month-long development process that supports selected playwrights in the creation of new, original theatre. From October to May, the group will meet every other Wednesday evening (allowing for holiday breaks) to read and discuss the plays-in-progress.

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For Original Theatre Company and Octagon Theatre Bolton's THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES

The whodunnit for all ages will tour to Cambridge Arts Theatre (16-18 Sept),Theatr Clwyd (21-25 Sept), Exeter Northcott Theatre (28 Sept-2 Oct), Malvern Theatres (5-9 Oct), York Theatre Royal (19-23 Oct), Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne (26-30 Oct), Richmond Theatre (2-6 November), The New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich (9-13 Nov), Salisbury Playhouse (15-20 Nov), Theatre Royal Bath (24-28 Jan), The Lowry (31 Jan – 5 Feb) and Belgrade Theatre, Coventry (8-12 February).

AFRIKANIA Returns to Black Light Theatre Image 9/4

Afrikania is a journey into the wild with the Black Light Theatre performance in the centre of Prague which will attract also little viewers! It is the non-verbal theatre production and it is an excellent choice if you want to go with your children to the theatre.

FESTIVAL UNBOUND Returns September 2021

Touchstone Theatre opens its 2021-22 season with the third edition of Festival UnBound, a five-day celebration (September 29-October 3, 2021) of visual arts, live music, participatory dance, original theatre, and community dialogue shaped by Lehigh Valley community members for a unique, hyper-local festival going experience.

BEING MR. WICKHAM Comes To The Belgrade Later This Month

Have you ever wondered what happened to the lovable rogue at the end of Jane Austen's classic novel Pride and Prejudice? Well now's your chance to find out. From Thurs 30 Sept - Sat 2 Oct, the Original Theatre Company present Being Mr Wickham at the Belgrade Theatre.

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