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Bards Bands and Bravura is pleased to announce 'Chekhov is My Valentine', where Anton Chekhov comes off his pedestal for fun and play at a good old fashioned Tent Revival Meeting.

Miller Theatre inaugurates a new holiday tradition, a playful production that brings to life Saint-Saens' musical 'salute to feathers, fur, and fins' - CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS. A modern twist on Victorian toy theater, this imaginative staging combines music, scenic elements, puppetry, and movement, plus the clever verses of Ogden Nash. Curtain-raisers from the 16th Century to present-day set the stage and kindle the spirit of the holidays. Just about an hour in length, this family-friendly presentation is the perfect December treat to delight imaginative audiences of all ages.

Miller Theatre inaugurates a new holiday tradition, a playful production that brings to life Saint-Saens' musical 'salute to feathers, fur, and fins' - CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS. A modern twist on Victorian toy theater, this imaginative staging combines music, scenic elements, puppetry, and movement, plus the clever verses of Ogden Nash. Curtain-raisers from the 16th Century to present-day set the stage and kindle the spirit of the holidays. Just about an hour in length, this family-friendly presentation is the perfect December treat to delight imaginative audiences of all ages.

Actors Co-op (Ovation Award-Winner 2014 Best Intimate Theatre Musical for 110 in the Shade) is thrilled to announce the second show in its 2015-2016 season (and 24th year of producing theatrical excellence in Los Angeles!) with HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES by Tim Kelly, based on the story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and directed by Moosie Drier.

Actors Co-op (Ovation Award-Winner 2014 Best Intimate Theatre Musical for 110 in the Shade) is thrilled to announce the second show in its 2015-2016 season (and 24th year of producing theatrical excellence in Los Angeles!) with HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES by Tim Kelly, based on the story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and directed by Moosie Drier.

Actors Co-op (Ovation Award-Winner 2014 Best Intimate Theatre Musical for 110 in the Shade) is thrilled to announce the second show in its 2015-2016 season (and 24th year of producing theatrical excellence in Los Angeles!) with HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES by Tim Kelly, based on the story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and directed by Moosie Drier.

What happens when two children's storytellers arrive at the same place at the same time to tell their stories? And what happens if both of them think they are The Storyteller? A head to head that leads to a feast of clowning, physical silliness and some magical storytelling, that's what!

Let the storyteller take you to a land of fables and wonder to explore some of the best fairy tales ever told. Find yourself lost in a host of adventures that are weird, dark, funny and fantastical. An exciting new look at some of the most loved and less well known stories collected by the Brothers Grimm.

Award winning children's theatre company Story Pocket Theatre will present Storyteller, Storyteller from today 7 - Sunday 30 August 2015, 14.30 Free Show, Arch 3, New Waverley Arches, as part of the Freestival.

Back by popular demand,  the award winning show Arabian Nights presented by, Story Pocket Theatre will perform at Gilded Balloon today 5 - Sunday 23 August, 11.15 (12.15 ends).

A Pocketful of Grimms makes its UK debut at Gilded Balloon (Dining Room) from today 5 - Monday 31 August, 12.30 (ends 13.30). The production is presented by the award winning children's theatre company, Story Pocket Theatre. The company's creative team presented Arabian Nights, winner of the prestigious Primary Times Children's Choice Award at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2014.

Back by popular demand,  the award winning show Arabian Nights presented by, Story Pocket Theatre will perform at Gilded Balloon Wednesday 5 - Sunday 23 August, 11.15 (12.15 ends).

A Pocketful of Grimms makes its UK debut at Gilded Balloon (Dining Room) from Wednesday 5 - Monday 31 August, 12.30 (ends 13.30). The production is presented by the award winning children's theatre company, Story Pocket Theatre. The company's creative team presented Arabian Nights, winner of the prestigious Primary Times Children's Choice Award at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2014.

Award winning children's theatre company Story Pocket Theatre will present Storyteller, Storyteller from Friday 7 - Sunday 30 August 2015, 14.30 Free Show, Arch 3, New Waverley Arches, as part of the Freestival. This is one of three shows that Story Pocket Theatre are staging at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Last year they won the prestigious Primary Times Children's Choice Award for their debut show Arabian Nights.

ARENAarts is paying tribute to the late Terry Pratchett by staging an adaptation of Maskerade, one of his popular Discworld novels.

ARENAarts is paying tribute to the late Terry Pratchett by staging an adaptation of Maskerade, one of his popular Discworld novels.

The newly re-branded Seattle Theatre Works - formerly the Seattle Playwrights' Collective - has a few announcements about an upcoming reading today, September 24, a playwriting opportunity through those wild kids over at Fantastic Z Theatre Company, a word about our name change, and some information about our next Medicine Ball: Playwrights v. Poets event.

The newly re-branded Seattle Theatre Works - formerly the Seattle Playwrights' Collective - has a few announcements about an upcoming reading on September 24, a playwriting opportunity through those wild kids over at Fantastic Z Theatre Company, a word about our name change, and some information about our next Medicine Ball: Playwrights v. Poets event.

Ready to captivate family theatre audiences during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Story Pocket Theatre is delighted to present its debut show, Arabian Nights at Gilded Balloon (Dining Room) from Friday 1st - Sunday 24th August (preview today 30 & Thursday 31st July) at 11.15 (12.15 ends).