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A stellar cast brings its A-game to this wonderful, tight production.

The Old Vic has released rehearsal photos for Conor McPherson’s new play The Brightening Air. Check out photos of the cast in action in the rehearsal room here!

A new comedy set on the Isle of Skye about two drunken cousins who take on the rural housing crisis…sort of. Eilidh, Eilidh, Eilidh is a new play written and directed by Lana Pheutan that looks at the rural housing crisis.

If you're looking for a show that blends sharp wit, dynamic movement, and an unforgettable dose of laughter, Hemlines is coming to this year's Adelaide Fringe Festival. Learn more!

From March 11 through March 16, 2025, the Dear Evan Hansen national tour makes a stop at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, delivering a deeply emotional, immersive theater experience. The show continues to resonate with audiences nationwide, offering powerful performances, a poignant story, and a soundtrack that cuts right to the heart of today's issues surrounding mental health, identity, and connection.

What did our critic think of WOMBAT DROOL at Nu Sass Productions And Uncle Funsy Productions?

New English Ballet Theatre's  ‘Tales of Dafne and Calypso: A Female Odyssey', is a sumptuous modern ballet programme of two halves that dives into the mystical worlds of heroic women, Greek legends, fabled power and legendary characters. 

Vangeline Theater/New York Butoh Institute will present The Flower of Life Shamanistic Marathon, a workshop and shamanistic journey with Shaman Abbhay Oyun. Learn more and see how to attend.

Hudson Valley Shakespeare, Processional Arts Workshop, and Hudson Highlands Land Trust will host the fourth annual Highland Lights, a community celebration of the unsung heroes of our ecosystems. Learn how to attend.

Edith Wharton's novel The Age of Innocence was published about a week before she was able to vote for the first time in 1920.  The following year, she became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize.  Now, playwright Karen Zacarías has adapted Wharton's complex tragedy of manners into Arena's elegant, 3 hour production ably directed by Hana S. Sharif.  Set mostly in New York in the 1870s, Wharton, Zacarías, and Sharif recognize the ways in which the old fashioned social constructs of a still-young country could entrap individuals and crush their inner lives in contrast to the apparent success and prosperity of their day to day.  Wharton's title, ironic a century ago, remains that way today.  If this sounds dour, be reassured that it's often lightened by SNL-worthy Staten Island barbs and hoot-inducing stabs at Washington, DC, where a character briefly resides to avoid a husband in Europe and a clan in New York.

Ricki Stern is set to direct “Kirbyvision” – a feature length documentary telling the complete and fascinating story of legendary artist, storyteller, and creator, Jack Kirby.

Fresh from selling out the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre in minutes, TASH SULTANA has announced a massive U.S. summer tour. Sultana also has shared their latest offering “Hold On.' Listen to it here!

Widely regarded as one of the foremost songwriters of her generation or any other, Suzanne Vega is set to release her first full-length album of new music in over a decade. A new single from the album is available now.

Centenary Stage Company enters the last weekend of its run of the dark comedy, The Receptionist by Adam Bock this weekend with more performances following a successful opening weekend.

Theatre Three will present Intimate Apparel by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, a moving and powerful story of love, resilience, and self-discovery in early 20th-century America.

Tom Wright’s adaptation of Joan Lindsay’s PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK chills and thrills with Ian Michael’s (Director) crisp new production.  Based on Lindsay’s 1967 novel, which was included in the “Big Jubilee Read” list to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, this mysterious thriller is presented with economy so the source text remains the hero of the work.

“We Are Continuous” is an intimate play with an unusual recurring monologue and some in-scene format. Luckily, this production is very well-cast with Marti Gobel, Elliott Sagay, and Eli Wood and is excellently directed by Kian-Kline-Chilton. “We Are Continuous” is playing at Diversionary Theatre through March 9th.

Supporters and friends of British Youth Music Theatre came together for a special evening to mark the performing arts organisation's move to Leeds.

​​​​​​​It’s not a musical, per se, but music breathes through it, shaping the atmosphere, cutting through the silence, and seeping into every moment like an invisible pulse. And that brings me to the key player: Michał Litwiniec. He’s not just composing the soundscape; he is the soundscape. Positioned within the set, half-seen, half-heard, like some enigmatic figure lurking in the woods, his presence alone could tell the story. Honestly, if it were just him on stage, with nothing but his music, it would still be hauntingly powerful. But don’t get me wrong—the rest of the show is far from secondary.

After an absence of nine years Joburg Ballet will return to the Roodepoort Theatre in Gauteng with DreamScapes, a triple bill showcasing the company’s versatility and commitment to celebrating heritage, artistry, and innovation.

Michael Abbensetts was the first Black writer to have a series commissioned by the BBC: the groundbreaking Empire Road, which had an almost entirely Black cast and crew. The Guyanese writer's work has been largely forgotten, so it seems appropriate that the National Theatre, with its important Black Plays Archive, has chosen to stage his play Alterations, not seen since 1978.

The NYC electronic duo The Knocks and Canadian dance-pop diva Dragonette have revealed the second installment of their collaborative journey entitled “The Hero” after releasing 'Revelation' last month. Listen to it here.

Following sold-out shows around the world, multi award-winning magician Ben Hart will return to the UK with a brand-new mind-bending theatrical experience.

Centenary Stage Company will continue its run of the dark comedy, The Receptionist by Adam Bock this weekend with more performances following a successful opening weekend. 

Award-winning film studio NEON has announced that Steven Soderbergh’s Presence will be available for digital purchase and rental beginning February 25th.