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Stephen Hagan discusses playing Frederick II opposite Brian Cox in Oliver Cotton's THE SCORE at Shakespeare Theatre Company, the play's only American engagement, directed by Trevor Nunn and extended through October 25.

Storyhouse will present RAPUNZEL, a festive pantomime featuring Charlie Mae McKevitt in the title role alongside a cast including Alicia Aquino, Savannah Beckford, and James Colebrook.

As a part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, the Royal Exchange Theatre has created a costume exhibition, Mythic Reinvention: An Exhibition Celebrating 50 Years of Costume & Craft. We had the chance to speak Leslie Travers, the curator of Mythic Reinvention. We discussed how he first got started in the world of design, what it has been like to curate the exhibition and even his favourite costume on display!

Foolish Production Co will present THE WISH, a theatrical piece blending satire and activism to confront reproductive rights erosion, at The Collective in Los Angeles. The production features an ensemble cast and creative team including director Sarah Hinchcliff.

See rehearsal photos of Mathew Horne, Bebe Sanders, Justina Kehinde and more preparing for Sheffield Theatres’ Twelfth Night.

The cast has been revealed for Newbury’s Watermill Theatre's Christmas show, Michael Morpurgo’s Pinocchio, which is back by popular demand, starring Christopher Bianchi and more.

On September 17th, we lost Duncan Sheik, a major composer and influence on 21st century theatre, whose music for Spring Awakening pushed the art form forward. Sheik was impressively prolific. While the headline of his theatre career may be the impactful Spring Awakening, his career was filled with over a dozen other varied and worthwhile theatrical projects, in addition to his achievements in popular music. He wrote music and sometimes lyrics for an impressive slate of musicals in addition to composing music for plays, and amassed a notable collective of collaborators on his many shows. 

Storyhouse will present the WAYWORD FESTIVAL for children, featuring authors Oliver Jeffers and Emma Carroll, the HORRIBLE HISTORIES stage shows, and a new production of ROMEO AND JULIET (FOR KIDS) adapted by Kay Dekker.

Douglas Goodhart and Raymond Bokhour star in the world premiere of a new musical comedy about revolution and fame, adapted from a 1928 Soviet-era play and directed by John Christian Plummer.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 22, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The circus-themed pantomime runs from October 24 to November 1, 2026, at St Helens Theatre Royal. The cast includes Katie McKenna, Conor Barrie, Lewis Devine and Britain's Got Talent star Jamie Leahey. Tickets start at £20.

Living Room Productions will present an industry staged reading of TWELFTH NIGHT: 1941, a play-within-a-play about actors performing Shakespeare's comedy during the London Blitz, featuring original music and a cast including Chris Ryan and Elizabeth Colwell.

Play On! is a lively retelling of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Conceived by Sheldon Epps (who also directs) and with a book by Cheryl L. West, Play On! transports Shakespeare’s story to Harlem, New York. West’s book skillfully weaves Duke Ellington’s songs into the narrative.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 21, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater shared a trailer for PLAY ON!, its jazz musical retelling of Twelfth Night set to Duke Ellington's music, opening the company's 40th Anniversary Season.

Orange Tree Theatre revealed the full cast for CRANFORD, an adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's novel by Lin Coghlan and Shaun McKenna, directed by Josh Roche and starring Tamsin Greig.

The prequel series returns with season two, following two couples navigating the 1715 Jacobite Rising in the Scottish Highlands as lovers part and the rebellion begins in earnest.

Tier5 will present its third annual staged reading series featuring three new horror-themed scripts at The Tank NYC. The series includes THE SUM OF THESE PARTS, SYBIL CREEPE'S HOUSE OF MYSTERIES, and a world premiere adaptation of THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE.

Jacob Ming-Trent's How Shakespeare Saved My Life has extended its New York premiere at The Public Theater through October 25, 2026. Tony Taccone directs the Red Bull Theater production.

Red Bull Theater's production of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night or What You Will will tour schools in the New York City area in Spring 2027, providing students with a live theatrical experience.

The Dukes announced the full cast for CINDERELLA, running at the Round Theatre from November 21 through January 2. The production features Evie Hargreaves as Ella, Helen Longworth as Clarissa, and Oliver Nazareth Aston as Prince Danny, with a script by BAFTA-winner Ian Kershaw and direction by Polly Wain.

Theatr Clwyd will present three productions exploring escape and reinvention, including Simon Stephens' adaptation of Ibsen's A DOLL'S HOUSE, a reimagining of THE SECRET GARDEN with Leeds Playhouse, and the world premiere of Lucie Lovatt's THE LAST TRAIN FOR HOPE.

A VERY NAUGHTY CHRISTMAS will return to The Twelfth Night Theatre in Brisbane for its tenth anniversary season, featuring live music, sketches, burlesque and comedy performances.

Concert Theatre Works will present the Boston premiere of THE CHEVALIER, a theatrical concert about Black violin virtuoso Joseph Bologne's friendships with Mozart and Marie Antoinette. The production features violinist Brendon Elliott, pianist Dr. Karen Walwyn, and THE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF BOSTON.

Ann-Marie MacDonald will return to the stage in her award-winning comedy at Canadian Stage's Bluma Appel Theatre, reprising the role of Constance Ledbelly 25 years after her last performance in the play.