Shakespeare & Company News

ANTIGONE, presented by The Helen Borgers Theater of The Long Beach Shakespeare Company, enters its final week of performances.

The Royal Shakespeare Company will celebrate Shakespeare's Birthday (23 April) in Skegness staging Romeo and Juliet in local schools and The Embassy Theatre.

Pitlochry Festival Theatre and OVO have announced the première of Scottish playwright Frances Poet’s exciting new stage adaptation of Jane Austen’s satirical study of society, money, and love - Sense and Sensibility. 

Experience the in-person production of LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST at The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Spring brings renewed energy into the year. There isn’t a better moment for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s recently appointed Co-Artistic Directors Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey to launch their vision for the organisation. Led by a big name that will attract new audiences who are probably younger than your typical RSC crowd, we hope Love’s Labour’s Lost is setting the tone for what’s coming. If this opening is anything to go by, this upcoming era seems to be adopting Shakespeare for a contemporary audience while maintaining the reverence for the language and the pomp of tradition.

Experience the classic Shakespeare play, THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, reimagined in 1970s San Francisco by the African-American Shakespeare Company. This unique adaptation promises a fresh and exciting take on the timeless tale.

All new rehearsal photos have been released from the return of the original, smash hit production of People, Places and Things. 

Theatre Communications Group has announced the latest recipients of the THRIVE! Uplifting Theatres of Color program.

The Growing Stage: The Children’s Theatre of New Jersey, will present the four finalists for their New Play-Reading Festival. 

Full casting has been announced for Swim, Aunty, Swim!, a new play by Siana Bangura, directed by Madeleine Kludje, produced by The Belgrade in association with tiata fahodzi.

Join the Philharmonic Society of Orange County and Irvine Barclay Theatre for a unique musical experience as Grammy-nominated violinist Tessa Lark and composer Michael Thurber present 'Bach Meets Bluegrass'. Enjoy a fusion of classical, folk, and original music on May 14, 2024.

Beck Center for the Arts will present its sixth production of The Wizard of Oz, this time during the exciting 75th Youth Theater Season. Learn how to purchase tickets.

All new photos have been released of Robert Sheehan as Withnail and Adonis Siddique as Marwood in Withnail at I at Birmingham Rep. Check out the photos here!

Red Bull Theater has announced details for the next presentation of its 20th Anniversary Festival, the New York Premiere of God's Spies by Bill Cain, directed by Nathan Winkelstein.

Jonathan Bailey, who will be playing the character of Fiyero in the two-part film adaptation of Wicked, may have found his next big project. According to reports, the actor is in talks to star in the next installment of the Jurassic World series. He would join Scarlett Johannson in the film, which will serve as a reboot of the franchise following the conclusion of the previous Jurassic World trilogy in 2022.

The Royal Shakespeare Company has released all new photos from its production of Love’s Labour’s Lost, which makes its premiere in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre this week.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley has announced its 54th season—a lineup of works to be presented October 2024 through July 2025. Learn more about the full lineup here!

The Bridge Initiative is in residence this spring at Estrella Mountain Community College (EMCC), the continuation of a professional/educational theatre partnership. The collaboration launched last year with Elaine Romero’s Like Heaven and a $2,000 scholarship for EMCC student Andrea Obregon. This year, Director Elizabeth Brownlee helms The Moors by Jen Silverman coming to the EMCC Performing Arts Center May 3-12.

Explore the timeless tale of star-crossed lovers in the latest production of ROMEO AND JULIET. Experience the passion, tragedy, and intense emotion in this classic Shakespearean drama.

imitating the dog and Leeds Playhouse have releaed first look photos of the new production of Mary Shelley’s iconic Gothic tale, Frankenstein to the Dukes in Lancaster from 24th - 27th April.