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Marking a decade since the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse opened, Shakespeare’s Globe is thrilled to announce the 10th Anniversary Season, running from November 2023 to April 2024.

Reading Rep Theatre has celebrated the success of the libraries and schools tour of their new production of The Rumble Under the Rug, which has been created in partnership with Reading Libraries and is directed and written by Helen Eastman, after sell-out successes at Reading Rep with Alby the Penguin Saves Christmas, and Alby the Penguin Saves the World.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has today announced the nominations for the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards.

Last night, the second round of Creative Arts Emmys were awarded!

CHERNOBYL dramatizes the 1986 nuclear accident, one of the worst human-made catastrophes in history, and tells the story of the brave men and women who made incredible sacrifices to save Europe from unimaginable disaster, all the while battling a culture of disinformation.

Big Little Lies, Starring Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, Zoё Kravitz And Meryl Streep returns for its second season in June, exclusively on HBO.Adam Scott, James Tupper and Jeffrey Nordling co-star. 

In April 2017, Black Spiders gave their fans one final chance to raise their middle fingers aloft and yell 'f*ck you' at their five, grizzled faces before hanging up their riding capes for good.

APRIL NIXON (OLIVIER AWARD nominee, B'way/National Tour: Cats, Tommy, Smokey Joe's Cafe, Damn Yankees, 9 to 5, Fosse, The Wiz, Sweet Charity, Dreamgirls, Caroline or Change), ASHLEY WARE JENKINS (Celie; Color Purple National Tour) and THADDEUS MCCANTS (TV: Boardwalk Empire - co-star, Young & Restless - lead) head the cast of TRUTH the musical, by Keni Fine and music by Keni Fine & Tony Small, directed by Oscar Blustin. Opening out of town at THEARC Theater in Washington, D.C. Feb 26 - 28, 2015.

Today, DreamWorks Animation shared a first clip from the animated film titled 'North Wind Headquarters'. Check it out below!

The Toronto Masque Theatre (TMT) presents 'Masque of Irony', a mid-winter cabaret celebrating the wit and wisdom contained in the songbook of Randy Newman. This concert features Canada's popular tenor Benjamin Butterfield performing with pianist Peter Dala along with TMO founder and violinist Larry Beckwith. Tuba player extraordinaire Scott Irvine will participate, along with a few other special guests. The lighting design of 'Masque of Irony' is courtesy of Gabriel Cropley.

The Toronto Masque Theatre (TMT) presents 'Masque of Irony', a mid-winter cabaret celebrating the wit and wisdom contained in the songbook of Randy Newman. This concert features Canada's popular tenor Benjamin Butterfield performing with pianist Peter Dala along with TMO founder and violinist Larry Beckwith. Tuba player extraordinaire Scott Irvine will participate, along with a few other special guests. The lighting design of 'Masque of Irony' is courtesy of Gabriel Cropley.

The Toronto Masque Theatre (TMT) presents 'Masque of Irony', a mid-winter cabaret celebrating the wit and wisdom contained in the songbook of Randy Newman. This concert features Canada's popular tenor Benjamin Butterfield performing with pianist Peter Dala along with TMO founder and violinist Larry Beckwith. Tuba player extraordinaire Scott Irvine will participate, along with a few other special guests. The lighting design of 'Masque of Irony' is courtesy of Gabriel Cropley.

The Wishing Tree, Runs from Tuesday 8 - Saturday 12 December at 7PM Tickets: $16 full / $13 Concession

The Wishing Tree, Runs from Tuesday 8 - Saturday 12 December at 7PM Tickets: $16 full / $13 Concession

The Wishing Tree, Runs from Tuesday 8 - Saturday 12 December at 7PM Tickets: $16 full / $13 Concession

Do you like a bit of Drama with your Comedy, or a little Comedy with your Drama? Happy to see the male form 'unmasked', or prefer a fully dressed pre-op Tranny? Whatever you like, it's at BATS until this Saturday with Postal and Mates and Lovers, both getting great reviews and both fully reccomended by the BATS staff. Check them out below.

Aditi Pictures opens the run of its Off -Broadway comedy, ?The Newlyweds? on May 21, 2009, 8 PM at the ATA American Theatre of Actors (314 W. 54th St.). Immediately following the performance will be a private cocktail reception at 10 PM at Whiskey Park (100 Central Park South).