Robert Louis Stevenson News

Set in a 1930s jazz club with live pianist and a backdrop of sultry jazz standards including 'Putting On The Ritz' and 'I Get A Out Of Kick You, Birmingham-based The Blue Orange Theatre transfer a new version of Robert Louis Stevenson's Jekyll and Hyde, a classic tale of addiction, murder, sex, violence and desire to The Cockpit for a 4-week season from Wednesday 13 January.

BOSTON, Dec. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ A story of the unlikely duo of an Ivory seagull and a puppy has captivated book buyers during this holiday season, pushing it to #1 on Amazon's Best Seller List for children's literature. The book, 'Which Way Is My Home ?', has rocketed past such classics as 'Treasure Island' by Robert Louis Stevenson and 'The Secret Garden' by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

The Lakewood Playhouse is proud to present its 4th Annual 'special' joint presentation with its very own Lakewood Institute of Theatre -- TREASURE ISLAND -- for nine shows only. The famous story by Robert Louis Stevenson is adapted by Ken Ludwig and is sure to be a fantastic, swashbuckling tale of rollicking adventure for the entire family this holiday season. The show will run from December 10th through the 20th and be performed on Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:00pm and Sundays at 2:00pm. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Brooklyn Art Song Society returns to the Brooklyn Historical Society on December 3rd 2015 for part three of Britannica after last year's sold out all-Poulenc program. For this program BASS features two of the most beloved British song cycles: Gerald Finzi's A Young Man's Exhortation and Ralph Vaughan William's Songs of Travel. For A Young Man's Exhortation Finzi set the poetry of Thomas Hardy (Tess of the d'Urbervilles); in fact, the relationship between Finzi and Hardy is akin to that between Schubert and Goethe. Songs of Travel captures the romance and idealism of youth through the works of Robert Louis Stevenson (Treasure Island). Gerald Finzi's masterpiece will be performed by tenor Dominic Armstrong accompanied by pianist Michael Brofman. Baritone Sydney Outlaw and pianist Brent Funderburk both make their BASS debut with Songs of Travel.

Das Main-Franken-Theater Wurzburg inzeniert JEKYLL UND HYDE in dieser Spielzeit mit Armin Kahl in der Titelrolle. Die Premiere fand am vergangenen Samstag statt und wurde von Publikum und Kritikern gleichermaßen umjubelt. Hier einige Pressestimmen und Fotos der Produktion

WordStage presents WINTER WORDS, playing at the Aright Chapel, on Dec. 4.

Lookingglass Theatre Company announces casting for the remainder of its 2015-2016 season, which includes Federico Garcia Lorca's Blood Wedding, directed by Ensemble Member Daniel Ostling, and the World Premiere of Thaddeus and Slocum: A Vaudeville Adventure, written by Ensemble member Kevin Douglas and co-directed by Ensemble Member J. Nicole Brooks and Krissy Vanderwarker. Blood Wedding runs March 2 - April 24, 2016 with tickets on sale to the general public starting January 13, 2016. Thaddeus and Slocum runs June 1 - August 7, 2016 with tickets on sale to the general public starting April 6, 2016. Lookingglass Theatre Company is located inside Chicago's historic Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave. at Pearson.

The University of Montana is pleased to present TREASURE ISLAND, the timeless novel of honor among thieves, brought to vivid life on stage by one of America's great contemporary playwrights. TREASURE ISLAND runs in the Montana Theatre of the Performing Arts and Radio/Television Center on campus November 24, November 27-29, and December 1-5, 2015.

The Lakewood Playhouse is proud to present its 4th ANNUAL 'Special' JOINT PRESENTATON with its very own LAKEWOOD INSTITUTE of THEATRE - 'TREASURE ISLAND' for 9 SHOWS ONLY!

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.

25 highly talented young singers took the stage before a completely sold-out crowd at the Lucky Penny Community Arts Center on Sunday evening for the third annual 'I'm the Greatest Future Star!' musical theatre competition for kids.

Just in time for Halloween, A Portable Theatre will offer public performances of the touring show TALES FROM THE GRAVE, a collection of spine-tingling stories adapted by Geoffrey Nelson from Dickens, Poe and Stevenson. Presented in the style of an old-time radio broadcast, Tales also includes humorous commercials and live sound effects-all performed by just four actors.

Two exhibitions show what sensitive portraiture, both old and new, can accomplish.

Standing Room Only Theatre Company is staged October 9 through October 18, 2015 in the Shedd Theatre, Columbus Performing Arts Center, 549 Franklin Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215.

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.

Upcoming programming for Center Theatre Group's The Shop in 2015 will include readings of four plays - 'Papa? esta en la Atlantida' by Javier Malpica, 'Stories from the Indian Boarding School,' by Native Voices Artists Ensemble, 'Martina y los Hombres Pajaro' by Monica Hoth and 'Emma and the Suzies' by Anthony Aguilar. Readings will take place at Los Angeles Public Libraries in Boyle Heights from September 15 through December 17, 2015.

Unbound Productions Executive Director Jonathan Josephson, Artistic Director Paul Millet, and Producing Artistic Director Jeff G. Rack have announced the line-up for WICKED LIT 2015, the company's 7th annual immersive theatre event that will for the 6th year take place at Mountain View Mausoleum and Cemetery in Altadena, California. Get a sneak peek at THE EBONY FRAME, left!

Third Rail Repertory Theatre presents a National Theatre Live Encore Festival, featuring the 2014/15 season favorites: Man and Superman, Treasure Island, Of Mice and Men, Skylight, A View from the Bridge and John.

Pioneers of self-guided cycling vacations, Pure Adventures (http://pure-adventures.com/), announces two new self-guided bicycle itineraries in the California Wine Country that come with a savings of $150 per person if traveling this September or October.

Spreckels Theatre Company has announced its main stage and studio theater productions for its 2015 to 2016 season including an encore presentation of 'Mary Poppins' and award-winning musicals 'The Light in the Piazza' and 'Kismet'