Robert Louis Stevenson News

Unbound Productions, Executive Director Jonathan Josephson, Artistic Director Paul Millet, and Producing Artistic Director Jeff G. Rack have announced details about their World Premiere staged reading of MYSTERY LIT, adapted by Josephson from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories (May 22, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. and May 24, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.) and the World Premiere production of Algernon Blackwood's THE DOLL, adapted by Rack and directed by Millet (July 11-26, 2014; Fridays-Sundays, 7:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m., and 9:00 p.m.).

The Belgrade Theatre is thrilled to play host to a classic line-up of shows on the Main Stage this May including the West End sensation, Viva La Drag, the hit U.K concert show Rockin' On Heaven's Door and leading Beatles' tribute act, Beatlemania. We are also delighted to announce that an extra performance of Peppa Pig's Big Splash has been programmed for Thursday 22 May on the Main Stage to run alongside the all-new U.K tour of children's favourite Kidnapped on the B2 Stage this half term.

Graham Russell of Air Supply, who wrote such mega-hits as 'Lost in Love," 'All Out of Love," and 'The One that You Love," will present a sneak preview of songs from his upcoming family musical 'TREASURE ISLAND,' as THEATRE EAST honors Dominic Chianese, best known for his role as Corrado 'Junior" Soprano on the HBO TV series 'The Sopranos," with the LAURETTE TAYLOR AWARD on Monday, May 19, 2014 at Trinity Place in lower Manhattan. David Chase, who created the hit series, will host the event.

Nonesuch Records will release Natalie Merchant's new self-titled album today, May 6, 2014.

Before his mother became the model for Blanche DuBois of 'A Streetcar Named Desire' and his sister the inspiration for Laura Wingfield of 'The Glass Menagerie,' Tennessee Williams drew upon a college girlfriend — if only in name — to tell a story of desire, drunkenness and regret.

Virginia Repertory Theatre revealed the new titles for the 2014/15 Season with a public announcement at the November Theatre last evening. The announcement marks Bruce Miller and Phil Whiteway's 40th season as Artistic Director and Managing Director. Miller reflects on this milestone, "I'm proud to be announcing my 40th season as Artistic Director. The 18 shows that comprise Virginia Rep's 2014/15 roster include several of my favorite comedies, dramas and musicals. Whether a renowned classic or an exciting new release, each selection will take us on a breathtaking journey. I can't wait to discover with our audience the adventures that lie ahead."

Below, get a sneak peek at the finale of the new drama series BLACK SAILS, airing Saturday, March 15th 9PM ET/PT exclusively on STARZ.

With minimal sets and props but loaded with outstanding talent, Jekyll & Hyde The Musical is playing at the Just Off Broadway Theatre in Kansas City, MO. Based on the Robert Louis Stevenson novel A Strange Case of Jekyll and Hyde, is produced by She&Her Productions, with Tiffany Schweigert directing the multi-talented cast.

I don't believe I ever read Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and while it's certainly not a children's story, it's the type of classic almost-fable, featuring archetypical characters-much like Dorian Gray or Frankenstein-that permeates the imagination of youth. So I knew, more or less, what would unfold onstage at the Vagabond Players' production of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. But what I didn't expect was such a profound drama; such a sleek, sexy interpretation; or such a lack of camp. And while the story is firmly planted in 1883 London, the production quality is thoroughly modern.

With songs such as "Lost in the Darkness," "Take Me As I Am," and "Murder, Murder" Jekyll and Hyde the Musical comes to life on the stage of the Just Off Broadway Theatre in Kansas City. Produced by She and Her Productions and directed by Tiffany Schweigert the show is scheduled to run from February 28 through March 16.

The Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, High Museum of Art, and Young Audiences are thrilled to present the inaugural TODDLER TAKEOVER: an arts festival for the very young, May 31-June 2, 2014, at the Woodruff Arts Center. This one of a kind experience will feature performances of all six original productions of the Alliance Theatre for the Very Young, the debut of the Atlanta Symphony's Music for the Very Young, side by side art making at the High Museum of Art, and an interactive play space hosted by Young Audiences artists.

A new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde opens February 28 at the Vagabond Theatre and runs through March 30. Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher, and directed by John W. Ford, this is a smart, sexy, tense and suspenseful new take on Stevenson's look at the evil that lurks in the hearts of men--it is definitely not your grandfather's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Hatcher's direct first-person narrative doesn't focus on the fantastical, but on the human and on the cost of not only isolating and distilling our basest urges--revenge, lust, dominance, survival--but of un-stoppering the vial.

A new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde opens February 28 at the Vagabond Theatre and runs through March 30. Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher, and directed by John W. Ford, this is a smart, sexy, tense and suspenseful new take on Stevenson's look at the evil that lurks in the hearts of men--it is definitely not your grandfather's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Hatcher's direct first-person narrative doesn't focus on the fantastical, but on the human and on the cost of not only isolating and distilling our basest urges--revenge, lust, dominance, survival--but of un-stoppering the vial.

Theatrica Ltd. in association with Cheltenham Everyman Theatre is delighted to announce the World Premiere of new British musical The Man Inside starring Dave Willetts, which will play at the Landor Theatre from Wednesday 12 March to Saturday 29 March 2014, following previews at Cheltenham Everyman Theatre. On sale now.

Looking towards 2014, Sell a Door Theatre Company has a very exciting line up of tours and revivals in store for you. A new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped kicks off the year with a forty eight-venue tour until June. Adapted by emerging playwright Ivan Wilkinson, this whirlwind adventure has something for all the family. Come April, Sell a Door will be launching a UK Tour of the hit, Tony award winning musical Avenue Q by Jeff Marx, Robert Lopez and Jeff Whitty. Opening at Sell a Door's home, Greenwich Theatre, for three weeks before a twelve-week tour across the UK, don't miss this hilarious hit comedy when it comes to a theatre near you. In June the company will be producing a major new adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland at Greenwich Theatre.

NBC's TODAY announced Under the Wide and Starry Sky by New York Times bestselling author Nancy Horan as its latest pick for the TODAY Book Club. NBC's Natalie Morales will host the third TODAY Book Club Google+ Hangout with the author on Thursday, February 27th at 11 a.m. ET

Sol Children Theatre, Evening Star Productions, and the companies' artistic director Rosalie Grant are not resting on any laurels. Grant, winner this year of the South Florida Theatre League's newly established Remy Award as the Outstanding Contributor to Children's Theatre, has two productions in the planned for February and March, and another ten in the works through December 2014.

The Library of Congress has today announced its annual list of 25 films that will be included in the National Film Registry.

Sell A Door Theatre Company is announce the full tour dates and casting for their original adaptation of KIDNAPPED by Ivan Wilkinson. The tour is the first in three Robert Louis Stevenson adaptations the company has committed to from 2014-2016. It will kick off in January and runs through May 2014.

Surflight Theatre, the landmark summer theatre on the Jersey Shore, celebrates its 65th Anniversary of "Broadway at the Beach" in 2014 with a season of musicals from June through September.