Peter Shaffer News

All new rehearsal photos have been released for Ryan Craig’s The Holy Rosenbergs at the Menier Chocolate Factory. Learn more about the show and check out photos here!

The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced that Toby Stephens will play Dr. Martin Dysart in Lindsay Posner's major revival of Peter Shaffer's Equus, in its co-production with Theatre Royal Bath.

Performances are now underway for the Broadway premiere of Every Brilliant Thing. Tony Award winner Daniel Radcliffe is back on Broadway in this one-person production. Meet the cast of Every Brilliant Thing here!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is February 19, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Get a first look at Pasadena Playhouse's production of Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus, directed by Tony Award-winner Darko Tresnjak, running now through Sunday, March 15, 2026.

Director Darko Tresnjak has crafted a visually-appealing world that unfortunately reduces the action of the play to broad strokes enacted in a toy theatre.

With Richard Eyre's new adaptation of August Strindberg's Dance of Death currently running at the venue, Orange Tree Theatre has announced further programming for 2026.  Learn more here!

In Peter Shaffer’s play, “Amadeus,” unfulfilled composer Antonio Salieri calls himself “the patron saint of mediocrity.” This is the last word you’d associate with Skylight Musical Theatre’s impressive production.

The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced the full cast for its upcoming revival of Ryan Craig's THE HOLY ROSENBERGS, directed by Lindsay Posner.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 16, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Pasadena Playhouse has extended its upcoming production of Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus even before performances begin! Pasadena Playhouse will present a fifth and final week of performances.  

Amadeus, the new series adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s award-winning stage play, will be coming to STARZ in the U.S. Originally premiering as a Sky Original series in the UK, the series will debut on STARZ in 2026. 

Pasadena Playhouse will present 'MICRO MOZART', a unique series developed in partnership with the Pasadena Conservatory of Music, showcasing classical music performances.

Watch a sneak peek of Will Sharpe as Mozart in AMADEUS, a reimagined series exploring his legacy and rivalry with Antonio Salieri (Paul Bettany).

Ipswich playwright Martha Loader has been awarded the 2025 George Devine Award for her play The Town, which confronts how an act of societal transgression impacts the lives of those orbiting it.

Pasadena Playhouse has share first look photos of the stars of Amadeus, Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays (A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, I Am My Own Wife) as Salieri and Broadway’s Sam Clemmett (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story) as Mozart. 

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is November 26, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The official trailer has dropped for Amadeus, the new series adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s award-winning stage play. The series features Will Sharpe as Wolfgang ‘Amadeus’ Mozart, and Paul Bettany as court composer Antonio Salieri. Watch the dramatic trailer now.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is November 24, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company recently opened Peter Shaffer’s AMADEUS, directed by Tony Award winner Robert Falls, in the Ensemble Theater. Check out photos from opening night here!