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After staging a charming version of Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer two years ago, the Orange Tree's Tom Littler brings us Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s 250-year-old comedy The Rivals. Like She Stoops to Conquer, Littler, along with associate Rosie Tricks, has almost rewritten the play, updating much of the language and making the setting the Wodehousian 1920s.

Watch the production trailer video for Orange Tree Theatre's THE RIVALS, running through January 24, 2026, starring Zoe Brough, Kit Young, Robert Bathurst, Patricia Hodge, and more.

Get a first look at Pioneer Theatre Company's  Noises Off by Michael Frayn, running through December 20ty 20, 2025 at Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre.

Get a first look at production photos of The Rivals at the Orange Tree Theatre. The cast features Robert Bathurst (Anthony Absolute), Patricia Hodge (Mrs Malaprop), and more.

The Oklahoma City Philharmonic will open its 2026 season on Jan. 10 with “Mozart Rivals: Race to the Top,” a concert at the Civic Center Music Hall that promises an evening of dazzling classical works.

You can now get a first look inside rehearsals for The Rivals at the Orange Tree Theatre. See photos of Patricia Hodge, Robert Bathurst and more in the production.

Get a first look at Nicola Roberts in Hadestown UK! Watch performance clips from Livin’ It Up on Top and more.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater has released first-look production photos for MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, directed by Selina Cadell and running through December 21 in the Jentes Family Courtyard Theater.

Pioneer Theatre Company will present Noises Off by Michael Frayn, running next month at Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre. Learn more about the show here!

Orange Tree Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for Richard Eyre’s new adaptation of August Strindberg’s Dance of Death, as well as Nicholas Wright’s Vincent in Brixton.  

​​​​​​​Summoners Ensemble Theatre, in association with the Merchant’s House Museum, has announced the spring 2026 return of Killing an Evening with Edgar Allan Poe, starring John Kevin Jones.

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Chicago Shakespeare Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare’s wittiest rom-com playing just in time for the holiday season. Learn more!

Orange Tree Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for the 250th Anniversary production of Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s comic classic The Rivals.

One of the best-loved novels of all time is coming to the Storyhouse stage this month in a masterful new adaptation that breathes new life into the story. Learn more here!

Good morning, Broadway lovers! It’s a big news day with fresh faces, exciting sneak peeks, and some major industry updates lighting up the stage. Hadestown launched a brand-new Broadway cast (with first bow video too!), plus there are West End updates as Girls Aloud’s Nicola Roberts preps for her London debut.

All new rehearsal photos have been released of Nicola Roberts from the BRIT Award-winning pop group Girls Aloud, as she rehearses for the West End production of the multi award-winning musical Hadestown. 

Winter 1591. It is a dangerous time for artists: the country is full of conspiracy and paranoia. In the backroom of a pub, writing sensations Kit Marlowe and Will Shakespeare are forced together in a creative union. Alone, with the table as their stage and battlefield, they sharpen their pens – and let their genius fly. Across three secret meetings, the rivals duel and flirt like their lives depend on it – and with spies everywhere, betrayal is so tempting.

The West Coast premiere of Deceived, adapted from the classic play Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton (Rope, The Duke in Darkness) has been extended for one week due to popular demand. 

International music artist Nicola Roberts from the BRIT Award-winning group Girls Aloud, will join the West End production of multi award-winning Hadestown in the role of Persephone.

The Old Globe has announced the full cast and creative team for the West Coast premiere of Deceived by Johnna Wright and Patty Jamieson.

The Old Globe has revealed the full cast and creative team for the West Coast premiere of Deceived by Johnna Wright. See who is starring and learn more here!

The Gilded Age is back for Season 3, and with it, a new and returning crop of Broadway talent. The New York-based costume drama is known for its vast array of theater actors, utilizing a total of 163 across its three seasons. Take a look here to see which of your favorite stars appear in the new season!

Orange Tree Theatre (OT) has unveiled its 2025–2026 season, marking a year of world premières, major revivals, and landmark reinterpretations of classic texts.

Tickets are now on general sale for the West End premiere of Born With Teeth, featuring Ncuti Gatwa as Christopher Marlowe and Edward Bluemel as William Shakespeare.