The Keegan Theatre announced the cast and creative team for Rajiv Joseph's GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES, directed by Kurt Boehm and Artistic Director Susan Marie Rhea, featuring Irene Hamilton and Jimmy Bartlebaugh.
Drag comedian Crudi Dench, star of award-winning fringe hits Drag Queens vs Zombies and Drag Queens vs Vampires, will make her solo debut at Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a celebrity-fuelled comedy show at Underbelly Cowgate.
Jamie Kenna, known for HBO's House of the Dragon, will lead Arthur Miller's A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at Brighton Open Air Theatre in a co-production with The Conor Baum Company, with Sharon Drain making history as Alfieri.
OPERA America announced $135,000 in commissioning grants to seven opera companies through its Opera Grants for Women Composers program, supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation since 2014.
Hackney Empire announced tickets on sale for THREADS, its 2026 Artist Development Programme production directed by Stef O'Driscoll, featuring a company of over 50 young artists aged 14–19 on the Hackney Empire main stage.
FOREVERAFTER, conceived and curated by The Presets, announced dates at Melbourne's Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Sydney's Carriageworks, and Brisbane's Riverstage, with Cut Copy, Ladyhawke, Bag Raiders, Bang Gang DJs, and FUKHED.
Timberlake Wertenbaker's new play THE ANIMALS COME TO THE TABLE will receive its world premiere at Shakespeare's Globe's Sam Wanamaker Playhouse as part of the venue's upcoming Winter Season.
Prescott Park Arts Festival announced the return of its Rain or Shine Concert Series, now presented by Avery Insurance in partnership with The Music Hall, guaranteeing seven concerts proceed regardless of weather in Portsmouth, NH.
Wilbury Theatre Group announced its 2026/27 Main Series season, featuring a world premiere, regional premieres, and Rhode Island premieres, including works by Michael R. Jackson, Annie Baker, and Bess Wohl.
Duces Wild will present the second edition of EDFEST, a festival of Edinburgh Fringe preview performances at Brooklyn Art Haus in Brooklyn, featuring 15 selected shows across genres including comedy, drag, and musical theater.
Theatre Exile has extended Nia Akilah Robinson's dark comedy THE GREAT PRIVATION through June 20 due to strong audience demand. The Philadelphia premiere explores the city's history of grave robbing, set across 1832 and the present day.
Juno-nominated duo Maryem Tollar and Roula Said return to Toronto Fringe with BOOK OF OOKA: THE IMMACULATE MISCONCEPTION, a 60-minute comedy blending physical comedy, live Arabic music, and a road trip to Bethlehem.
KING OF GAMES, a period drama short directed by Tyler Cino-Maradiaga, will screen at the TCL Chinese 6 in Hollywood as part of the 28th edition of Dances With Films.
Contemporary circus company, Circa, has come to Charleston, South Carolina, as part of Spoleto USA’s 50th season, with their Humans 2.0. This is the next installment after their successful Humans production — although with their current creation and context, the “2.0” more ironically evokes a software upgrade than a performance sequel.
Latitude Festival's 20th anniversary arts programme will feature BalletBoyz's 25th anniversary production, the UK debut of Circus Zambia's AFRONAUTS, and new works from The Place and more at Henham Park.
Theatre Passe Muraille's THROUGH THE EYES OF GOD led the 2026 Toronto Theatre Critics' Awards with three wins, including best production of a play, while Crow's Theatre productions collectively took home eight prizes.
Olivier Award nominee Jo Foster will lead the cast of MAY DAY, a new LGBTQIA+ musical at King's Head Theatre, joined by Tylan Grant, Gracie McGonigal, Joni Ayton-Kent, and Dillon Scott-Lewis.
Summerhall Arts announced its final 30 shows for its 2026 festival, including an 80-seat Sauna Theatre, Shaparak Khorsandi's debut play KISMET, Hannah Maxwell's new show, and productions from Francesca Moody Productions and theatregoose.
McFly drummer Harry Judd will play Coach Bolton in the London transfer of Disney's HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, taking over the role from Jason Donovan following a Salford run.
Off-Broadway veteran Arianna Williams and Ryan Jaske will star in the world premiere of WEDDING PARTY at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, written and directed by former Netflix and CBS executive Adriana Martínez Barróon.
Theatre Exile will stage the Philadelphia premiere of THE GREAT PRIVATION, a dark comedy by Nia Akilah Robinson set in 1832 and the present day, examining grave robbing's impact on poor and Black communities.
East Midlands theatre company New Perspectives announced 14 early- and mid-career artists for its New Associates programme, now in its seventh year, supporting artists in a historically underfunded region.
City Theatre in Pittsburgh will present an in-process reading of NEIGHBORLY: A PLAY ON TWO STOOPS, a commissioned work by playwright Chisa Hutchinson, directed by Monteze Freeland with cast members Randy Kovitz and Bria Walker-Rhoze.
Seattle's The Feast announced its 2026 season, including a remount of THE WEALTH WALK, a second iteration of ARTISTS DOING, and a workshop of William Saroyan's THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE, alongside a living-wage advocacy campaign.
Call the Midwife actor Laura Main, who got her start at Aberdeen Arts Centre at age 13, has been named patron of the venue as it continues its Save Aberdeen Arts Centre fundraising campaign.
