Robert Louis Stevenson News

Martin Dunlop brings his special brand of dark humour back to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with Small Tales of Little Mercy.

Penobscot Theatre Company's Dramatic Academy is now registering youths aged 4-15 for its spring production of Treasure Island. Classes will begin March 26 and run every Tuesday and Thursday until May 16. Led by professional teaching artists, students will take the play from page to stage, learning dramatic technique in a safe and collaborative environment. The program will culminate with three public performances, fully produced and technically supported, at the historic Bangor Opera House, May 17-19. Registration will close March 28.

Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) is partnering with six local libraries starting April 1 through July 13 to inspire readers to discover or become reacquainted with Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, the novel that inspired the theatre's upcoming show Treasure Island: A Musical Adventure.

The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) announced winners of its 6th Annual MUAHS Awards in 21 categories of film, television, commercials and live theater, during a formal gala at the Novo by Microsoft at L.A. Live Downtown on Saturday night, February 16, 2019.  Winners in the Feature Motion Pictures categories include A Star is Born, Vice,Crazy Rich Asians and Mary Queen of Scots. Television winners included The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, American Horror Story: Apocalypse, Westworld and Dancing with the Stars. For the categories of Motion Picture Made for Television, winners include King Lear, Cocaine Godmother and Jesus Christ Superstar: Live and in Concert. 

Carpenter Square Theatre takes to the shadowy streets of Victorian London when it presents 'DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE' February 15-March 9.

A packed programme of visiting productions has been announced for the late spring and onwards at Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre.

Let your imagination set sail! Audiences of all ages are invited to 'walk the plank' at Arden Theatre Company this spring as they present a unique twist on the swashbuckling tale TREASURE ISLAND. Single tickets for the production, which runs April 3 through June 2 on Arden's Arcadia Stage, are currently on sale.

Slow Burn Theatre Company brings this cautionary tale of a musical to life with high-caliber performers, beautiful staging, and well-crafted production values.

TV personality, actor and singer FRANKIE J. GRANDE will return as star host of the “Live From the Red Carpet” livestream at the 6th Annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) Awards. The Red Carpet show will stream on local706.org/live-red-carpet on Saturday, February 16th beginning at 5:15 pm PT/ 8:15 pm ET live from the Novo by Microsoft at LA Live and is co-produced by IngleDodd Media and Honeysweet Creative.

BAM curates a selection of international, independent, and classic movies perfect for film-going families. The winter/spring season includes an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island starring the Muppets, Dutch stop motion animation Miffy, the Oscar-nominated time traveling Japanese animation Mirai, the best of the 2019 BAMkids Film Festival, and a selection from the 2019 FilmAfrica festival.

2018 has given South Florida a fun cornucopia of live theatre, from the Southeastern premiere of Freaky Friday at Slow Burn to the national tour of Hamilton at the Broward Center. Since 2019 is already well underway, here is a look at what South Florida theatre has to offer this year.

Suggested brief:  Slow Burn Theatre Company and the Broward Center for the Performing Arts present the international blockbuster Jekyll & Hyde at the Broward Center Thursday, January 31 - Sunday, February 17. Based on the story by Robert Louis Stevenson, the musical follows the kind and passionate Dr. Henry Jekyll who, testing his experimental treatments on himself, accidentally unleashes his inner demons to transform into the degenerate Mr. Hyde. The musical had a record-breaking Broadway run and seen more than 100 global productions with 32 international recordings in 28 different languages.

A programme comprising a huge-hearted feel-good comedy, a classic and a brand-new Ayckbourn, a co-production with Edinburgh's renowned Traverse Theatre, and a unique take on a classic novel has been announced by Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre.

Emmy®-Award winning comedienne, actress and author Loni Love will return as host for the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild  2019 Annual Awards (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) honoring both make-up artists and hair stylists outstanding achievements in motion pictures, television, commercials and live theater. The black-tie gala, held on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at The Novo by Microsoft at L.A. Live, will mark Love's fourth year as host. The announcement was made today by Susan Cabral-Ebert, President of IATSE Local 706.

Salty Brine proudly announces a year-long residency at downtown cabaret and music venue Joe's Pub at The Public Theater in 2019. Brine will perform four original shows as part of his long-running series, The Living Record Collection.

The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild(MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) has announced nominations for the 6th Annual MUAHS Guild Awards honoring outstanding achievements in make-up and hair styling in motion pictures, television, commercials and live theater. Winners will be honored at the black-tie gala on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at The Novo by Microsoft at L.A. Live. Today's announcement was made by MUAHS Awards Chair Sue Cabral-Ebert. 

Emmy®Award-winning actress Melissa McCarthy will receive this year's Distinguished Artisan Award at the 6th Annual  Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) celebrating her prolific acting career and the plethora of characters she embraces. McCarthy is the first female artist to receive this award. The black-tie awards gala, honoring both make-up artists and hair stylists outstanding achievements in motion pictures, television, commercials and live theater, returns to the NOVO in L.A. Live on Saturday, February 16, 2019.  The announcement was made today by Sue Cabral-Ebert, President of IATSE Local 706. 

The world premiere of Treasure Island- penned by national treasure Sandi Toksvig exclusively for Leicester Haymarket Theatre - has now been cast. And a familiar face will be haunting the stage as the ghostly apparition of Captain Flint...

The Soho Playhouse's production of Blanket Fort Entertainment's New York premiere of DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE opens tonight at The Soho Playhouse (15 Vandam Street) in New York City, as part of the Fringe Encore Series. The show, written by Burt Grinstead and Anna Stromberg, and directed by Anna Stromberg, runs Off-Broadway from December 6 - 15.

The Soho Playhouse proudly presents Blanket Fort Entertainment's New York premiere of DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE, written by Burt Grinstead and Anna Stromberg, and directed by Anna Stromberg, as part of the Fringe Encore Series, running Off-Broadway from December 6 - 15, 2018. The Soho Playhouse is located at 15 Vandam Street between 6th Avenue and Varick Street in New York City.