William Shakespeare News

Theatre Project in Baltimore will host US Karagoz Theatre Company and present THE OTHER SIDE OF HOLLYWOOD, THE FOREST OF THE WITCH, FRANCES HARPER: AN ACTIVIST/ARTIVIST LIFE, and PLEASE from February 26 through March 8, 2026.

Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy finds a bold new setting in this site-specific Brazilian adaptation directed by Rafael Gomes and starring Gabriel Leone. Staged inside the long-abandoned Cine Copan—currently awaiting restoration—the production transforms the crumbling cinema into a monumental performance space, blurring the line between architecture and drama. With the audience seated on the former stage and the action unfolding across the old auditorium, the immersive staging mirrors Hamlet’s own state of suspension and moral collapse. Featuring a multigenerational cast and a striking creative team, this contemporary reimagining reframes themes of power, desire and existential doubt for today’s audiences—turning ruin into revelation.

One of the world's oldest living theatrical traditions will arrive at Baltimore Theatre Project this February as award-winning artist Ayhan Hulagu presents two solo performances rooted in the 700-year legacy of Turkish Karagöz shadow theatre.

It's always fun seeing what a theatre you have worked for announces for its new season. This last season, I had the honor of directing CAP Theatre's production of 'Beetlejuice Junior.' During that time, they were starting to dream about what their next season could be. So I was excited to attend their announcement party on January 10 to see what their dream for the next season would be. One of the exciting parts of this announcement is that CAP is celebrating its 20th season at its current location, with its biggest season yet! If the students in attendance respond positively, this will be a fantastic season.

What did our critic think of KING LEAR at Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe?

Little Radical Theatrics will present its Spring 2026 production, Something Rotten!, at the Doctor Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando.

Energetic and joyfull. The first non-replica production of &Juliet. Max Martin attended the opening night.

Actors Theatre of Louisville will welcome back the acclaimed New York–based company Fiasco Theater for a bold new staging of William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors.

Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell will bring Jamie Lloyd’s acclaimed production of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING to Broadway for a limited 10-week run in fall 2026. The Shakespeare comedy previously played London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

Headlong have released production images for the UK tour of their new production of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream which is now playing at Leeds Playhouse through until 28 February. Check out the photos here!

Gamut Theatre will present KING LEAR, directed by Thomas Weaver and starring Clark Nicholson, March 7–29 in Harrisburg. The Shakespeare tragedy marks the company’s return to its Select Medical Mainstage.

Is The Jamie Lloyd Company teasing news about Much Ado About Nothing? The production, which previously opened in the West End with Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell might be transferring to Broadway!

You can now get a first look at photos of the U.S. tour of Hamnet—a co-production from the Royal Shakespeare Company and Neal Street Productions—taking place at A.C.T.’s Toni Rembe Theater.

The Curtain is presenting William Shakespeare’s Richard III, directed by Producing Artistic Director Sean Hagerty at Nimbus Arts Center. You can now get a first look inside rehearsals.

“To be or not to be? That is the question.” Everyone is familiar with this iconic quote from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, despite the fact that not everyone has seen the actual show or a film adaptation. However, there is no shortage of movies influenced by the Bard’s works.

Madison Lyric Stage, a professional theater company now entering its 14th year, announced that its 2026 season will feature a new format and a new venue.

Folger Theatre announced the cast and creative team of William Shakespeare's As You Like It, on stage at the Folger's Elizabethan-style Theatre on Capitol Hill from March 10 through April 12, 2026.

Theatre Memphis has announced its 2026-27 season decidedly dedicated to variety, including shows such as The Music Man and Million Dollar Quartet, among others.

Royal Shakespeare Company’s HAMNET is a dramatic and languid stage adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 buzzy novel of the same name.

&Juliet is a 2019 jukebox musical, featuring a book by David West Read and music by Max Martin, a Swedish Pop songwriter. On the surface, its story is fairly simple when laid out, but the adventures of its characters and how they traverse the narrative is whatreally get to the heart of the story.