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Artistic Director of Papatango George Turvey presents the winner of their 2024 New Writing Prize: The Meat Kings! (Inc.) of Brooklyn Heights. Hannah Doran’s debut play thrives under Turvey’s enticing vision, alternating spells of emotional introspection with devastating blows to the gut. 

That a show as powerful as Parade can soar in a small theater is a testament to both the talent of its director and the strength of its cast, of which there isn’t a weak link in the bunch.

West Coast Black Theatre's  26th season themed “Soul of a People”, opens with the lively musical 'Purlie.' This energetic production is based on Ossie Davis's charming play 'Purlie Victorious.'

John Lithgow leads an exciting cast, including Aya Cash, in GIANT on Broadway, starting March 11, 2026. Get your tickets now!

Emmy Award winner Matthew Rhys is set to return to the London stage for the first time in 21 years to play Richard Burton at The Old Vic. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!

Oasis have announced the release of limited-edition formats to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Familiar To Millions - Oasis’ debut live album, recorded at their Wembley Stadium show in July 2000.

What better way to launch a new season at Reynolds Performance Hall than with a time machine straight to the 1990s?

Chanel Ali is a standup comedian who is bringing her one-woman show Relative Stranger, presented by Sarah Cooper, to Soho Playhouse for a short run September 17-28. Read a conversation about the show and her process for making it happen.

Universal Studios Japan’s iconic Halloween celebration is back for 2025, evolved to deliver an even more spectacular experience. At night, the pulse-pounding HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS engulfs the park in fear, while the daytime HAHAHA! HALLOWEEN PARTY overflows with laughter and festive energy, showcasing two dramatically different faces of the park from day to night. This year introduces brand-new attractions and collaborations, blending spine-chilling terror with unrestrained joy in a one-of-a-kind Halloween celebration. Adding to the excitement, brand muse Ayami Nakajo made a surprise appearance at the opening ceremony for the brand-new co-created attraction with KATE, marking a glamorous start to the season.

Are we doomed to repeat the mistakes of our parents? “Therapist Zero” is the story of a father determined to avoid the missteps of his parents but instead runs headlong into a revolving door of mental health professionals who prove much more unpredictable and damaging. This funny and sometimes shocking story of how growing up as invisible in a household of kids prepared one dad to help his daughter who to be very much present!

Josh Meloy took the stage at First Financial Music Hall in El Dorado on June 27, and the night turned out to be exactly what I needed.

Oasis have announced details of deluxe formats of (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? to celebrate the album’s 30th anniversary. The release will hit shelves on October 3.

Following the critically acclaimed and sold-out success of Sanaz Toossi’s Wish You Were Here, the Gate will stage David Finnigan’s formally inventive Scenes from the Climate Era at The Playground Theatre in Autumn.

Intense, frustrating, harrowing...and all based on true-life murders.

Talent and versatility are just two of the reasons that Maureen Keiller is one of greater Boston’s busiest performers.

Satterfield and McIntire’s blunt script carries a lot of unflinching truths about being overweight. Heavy takes on weighty topics. There are several frank adult themed discussions and overt sexuality. It is bold writing with a lot of humor and has much to say about life as an obese person. Heavy is entertaining overall even with the second act plunge into sentimentalism.

They have managed to restage BUG for 2025, and boy, is it a doozy! You don’t want to miss this revival and reimagining of the Tracy Letts cult classic. The entire company goes for broke, and they create a fiery display of acting, visuals, and audio landscapes that will blow you back in your chair.

As someone who first got into the world of British Comedy through Mischief Theatre, particularly The Play That Goes Wrong, it has been quite the fascinating journey to travel back in time through the history of British comedy, including the iconic Noises Off, which has opened at New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich. This is a new production of the play, which was written by Michael Frayn in 1982, now directed by Douglas Rintoul in collaboration with Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch and Theatre by the Lake.

The Marlowe Theatre has announced the appointment of three new trustees to its board. Award-winning theatre director Atri Banerjee is joined by former National Portrait Gallery Deputy Director Pim Baxter OBE and senior education leader Dr Kerry Jordan-Daus.

Just in time for Mother's Day, NYC-based writer and performer Candice Fox will present her darkly funny autobiographical and emotionally charged solo show Cheers, Mom! Eulogy for a Living Parent for a limited run at UNDER St. Marks.

Poynton Rotary and Cheshire Concerts are marking 20 years of Party in the Park in 2025 with the June festival-in-a-day promising to be the biggest and best yet. Learn more about the upcoming event here!

The Lyric Hammersmith Theatre has released production images for their upcoming production of Ghosts, which runs at the venue until 10 May 2025. Take a look at them here!

With so much potential material to explore, it is incredible that until now, a play has not been written about speed awareness courses. Following the success of the Olivier-nominated Blue Mist, writer Mohamed-Zain Dada and director Milli Bhatia come to the Bush Theatre with their darkly amusing new production Speed.

Nan Shepherd: Naked and Unashamed, which tells the story of the elusive Scottish naturalist and poet, Nan Shepherd, is set to make a return to the Studio at Pitlochry Festival Theatre this May.

A fascinating and complex piece of theatre.