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Chicago Shakespeare Theater has revealed the cast of Hymn. Legendary Chicago director Ron OJ Parson leads a Chicago cast and creative team. See who is starring and learn more about the production!

Reading Shakespeare can feel like decoding a secret language. The words are strange, the sentences are twisted, and sometimes it’s hard to tell who’s insulting whom. But with a few smart strategies, the Bard’s works become a lot more approachable—and even enjoyable.

Director Michael Longhurst is bringing a new production of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, this time placing the work in the world of football. The production stars Freema Agyeman as Beatrice and Nick Blood as Benedick, two old rivals whose teammates are determined to get them together. 

Recently, we had the chance to chat with Madeleine Jackson-Smith, who plays Jean Leslie & Others in the current cast of Operation Mincemeat. We discussed how she first got into theatre, what it has been like joining the show and even her recent debut as Ewen Montagu!

Full principal casting has been announced for the upcoming major revival of George Bernard Shaw's Mrs. Warren's Profession, directed by Dominic Cooke.

The cast has been set for Pulitzer Prize finalist playwright Zora Howard's new drama, BUST, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz. Learn more about the upcoming show here!

Watch the video trailer for a new staging of Shakespeare’s original rom-com, Much Ado About Nothing, set in the glossy world of professional football in a new production featuring Freema Agyeman as Beatrice and Nick Blood as Benedick.

Enrollment is open for Tennessee Shakespeare Company's seven Summer Camps for participants ranging from rising 1st graders to recent high school graduates.

Shakespeare’s Globe has revealed the cast of Romeo and Juliet, directed by Associate Artistic Director Sean Holmes. Romeo and Juliet launches the summer season, running from 25 April until 2 August in the Globe Theatre.  

The full company has been revealed for The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, a joyous new musical adapted by Rachel Joyce from her own multi-million-selling novel in the UK. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

(This is not a) Happy Room, written by Rosie Day, will run at Theatre Royal Windsor following its premiere at King's Head Theatre on 31 March. Learn more about the show here!

Full casting has been announced for the RSC's forthcoming production of William Shakespeare's bloodiest of tragedies, Titus Andronicus, directed by Max Webster, which runs in the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.

The full casts have been announced for the first two Festival Theatre productions of Chichester’s new season, The Government Inspector and Anna Karenina.

​Asolo Repertory Theatre has revealed the complete cast for the Regional Premiere of the tour-de-force play Good Night, Oscar. See who is starring and learn more about the production!

Tennessee Shakespeare Company (TSC) will bring G. Bernard Shaw’s masterwork of spiritual, political, and human inquiry, Saint Joan, to the Tabor Stage April 4-19.

Good Night, and Good Luck is now in previews on Broadway,  The new play by George Clooney and Grant Heslov and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer, stars Clooney in his Broadway debut. Meet the cast here!

Two Small Bodies, a play witten by Neal Bell, directed by Gloria Gifford is being presented at The GGC Theatre. Learn more about the play and see how to purchase tickets.

The Denver Center Theatre Company is excited to announce the full casting and creative team for the sci-fi musical Little Shop of Horrors with direction by Theatre Company Artistic Director Chris Coleman.

Shakespeare & Company's Northeast Regional Tour of Shakespeare will stage a free, public performance of Shakespeare's Macbeth. Learn more and see how to attend the performance.

Watch a video trailer for ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in Milwaukee! See why Shakespeare’s beautiful classic “remains a love story for the ages” with a sneak peek of this “fascinating and highly accessible adaptation” that’s “stunning to watch.”

F**king Men by multi award-winning playwright Joe DiPietro will return to London. After sell-out performances in 2023 and 2024, the production will return to Waterloo East Theatre for a strictly limited six-week run.

All Roads Theatre Company’s (ARTCO’s) 2025 Season kicks off with the World Premiere musical One For My Baby, which features Broadway stars Lana Gordon and Luba Mason leading a cast of 28 performers, supported by a 12-piece Big Band. I decided to speak with ARTCO’s Fred Barton and Scott Thompson who wrote the musical’s book, with conductor Barton also creating the music arrangements and Thompson directing and choreographing the production.

Romeo and Juliet is now being presented at Milwaukee Rep. Get a first look at photos here! Step into the hills of Appalachia in this reimagined production of Shakespeare's most iconic play. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Hadley Fraser and Selina Cadell join original cast members Tamsin Greig, Nicholas Farrell and Finbar Lynch in the West End transfer of the Theatre Royal Bath productions THE DEEP BLUE SEA.

Recently, we had the chance to speak with Park about their experiences over the past few months in the two plays. We discussed what it has been like working in London for the first time, working on two shows at once and even why they think Shakespeare is still popular, centuries after his death.