The Bruises News

DEEP-HEAT RIVALRY, the hockey-themed panto parody written by Olivier nominee Trevor Ashley and Phil Scott, has extended its run at The Other Palace Studio in London.

DEEP-HEAT RIVALRY, a new panto parody comedy by Olivier nominee Trevor Ashley and Phil Scott, will play The Other Palace Studio in London, featuring full frontal nudity, parody songs, and a forbidden romance between rival hockey stars.

Young Love, Love Lost and Genuine Storytelling in Stages’ Sin Muros Festival’s first fully developed production.

After the death of Grace, two strangers find themselves spending an unexpected night together — talking and navigating grief, faith, and the surprises life still has in store.

DIAVOLO’s ESCAPE, running at L'Espace DIAVOLO in DTLA through June 14, isn’t really dance—and it’s not quite Cirque either. It’s a thrilling, intimate, and deeply human piece of live theater that feels impossible to replicate.

DIAVOLO, renowned for its dynamic and innovative performances, will present ESCAPE at their Arts District studio in Los Angeles from March 28 to June 14, 2026. Learn more here!

Gallery Theater will present Almost, Maine by John Cariani, a whimsical play set in a fictional town. Directed by Mary Smalley Acuff, the production explores love and loss under the northern lights.

Since 1992, DIAVOLO | Architecture in Motion has been pushing the boundaries of dance, movement, and storytelling for audiences around the globe. Learn more about ESCAPE here.

The University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television (TFTV) has revealed its 2025/26 Performance Season, featuring a range of musicals and plays focusing on modern life, friendship, romance and show tunes. Learn more!

UK-born, LA-based, rising singer-songwriter and multi-hyphenate talent Rose Betts has unveiled her new single “You Never Looked Back,” off her highly-anticipated new album, There Is No Ship. Listen to the single here.

Yann Tiersen has announced the release of his highly anticipated new album, Rathlin from a Distance | The Liquid Hour. In conjunction with the album announcement, Tiersen is releasing two new tracks, one from each section of the album. Listen to them both here.

Pond and MGMT’s Andrew VanWyngarden are pleased to share their reimagined version of “So Lo”  ahead of the next leg of 2024 word tour dates.The track features in its original form on Pond’s recent album, Stung!, which arrived 21st June via Spinning Top Records.

Fresh off a run of US tour dates and a performance at Kilby Court Festival, Pond has released another taste of their highly anticipated tenth studio album Stung!, out June 21. “So Lo” a sizzling bit of art-house funk, New York cool and Berlin brutalism recombined in a giddy romp. Listen to the song now!

Tacoma Little Theatre will present the charming and beloved Almost, Maine, by John Cariani, as part of its 105th Season. Almost, Maine is directed by Rick Hornor.

Friday, December 1, at 7 p.m. the curtain rises on Emerson Theater Collaborative's hilarious and deeply moving production of John Carini's Almost Maine.

Please Love Me will be performed at 8.20pm in Pleasance Dome (Ace Dome) from 2nd - 26th August (Not 7th, 14th or 21st).

Produced by the band in a playground of vintage gear and mixed by Barny Barnicott (Arctic Monkeys, Sam Fender, Kasabian), the ten tracks on Excuse Me While I Vanish marry earworm tunes with insistent, imperious, soaring rock shapes, punctuated by chorus hooks that are simultaneously nuanced and anthemic.

The aurora borealis sets the stage for the latest offering upstairs in the Roxy Regional Theatre's 50-seat black box theatre.  John Cariani's whimsical romantic comedy Almost, Maine begins a limited run in theotherspace at the Roxy on Monday, March 27, at 7:00pm.

“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is by singing loud for all to hear!” - Buddy the Elf, Elf the Musical. The time has come. Halloween is over, the leaves are falling, we've turned our clocks back, and Mariah Carey has defrosted. It's the Christmas season!

Platinum-selling British pop outfit Years & Years have released a brand new version of Crystal Waters’ iconic ‘100% Pure Love’, available now on Interscope Records. The track will soundtrack Target’s 2022 holiday ad campaign and continues a whirlwind year for Olly Alexander in the wake of number-1-UK charting third album, Night Call.