OUR TOWN Will Come to Portland Stage in April
by Stephi Wild - Mar 20, 2026
This spring, Portland Stage will bring Thornton Wilder's Our Town to the mainstage. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Wilder's timeless tale of the tiny tragedies and victories of small town life resonates across the ages.
Reading of THE MACHINE Comes to Westport Country Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Oct 31, 2025
Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of a new play, “The Machine.' The plot focuses on a poet suffering writer’s block, artificial intelligence, and the tricky questions that arise when technology starts writing art.
Previews: PROVA A PRENDERMI al TEATRO BRANCACCIO
by Ettore Farrattini - Jan 31, 2025
PROVA A PRENDERMI al TEATRO BRANCACCIODebutto al Teatro Nazionale di Milano il 27 febbraio per poi approdare a Roma il 19 marzo per l'adattamento in italiano del musical ispirato al celebre film
Westport Country Playhouse Opens 2024-25 Season with THE 39 STEPS
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 28, 2024
Westport Country Playhouse will open its 2024-25 Season with “The 39 Steps,” a fast-paced frenzy of espionage and murderous mayhem based on Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 classic film, with a dash of Monty Python's zany humor, running from October 22 through November 9.
THE 39 STEPS to Open Westport Country Playhouse 2024-25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 2, 2024
Westport Country Playhouse has revealed its 2024-25 season opener, THE 39 STEPS, a comedic adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's classic film. The production promises a blend of suspense and humor for theatergoers. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Cast Set For PRINCESS ESSEX at Shakespeare's Globe
by Stephi Wild - Aug 6, 2024
Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of Princess Essex, directed by Robin Belfield (Twelfth Night, RSC), written by and starring Anne Odeke (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Globe).
Westport Country Playhouse Will Host a Script in Hand Playreading of MRS. CHRISTIE
by Stephi Wild - May 8, 2024
Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of the comedic mystery, “Mrs. Christie,” a fictional account of the unsolved 1926 disappearance of Agatha Christie, one of the most-read mystery writers, written by Heidi Armbruster and directed by Mark Shanahan, on Monday, May 13, at 7 p.m.
Westport Country Playhouse Appoints New Leadership
by Stephi Wild - Mar 1, 2024
Westport Country Playhouse’s board of trustees has appointed director, playwright, and actor Mark Shanahan as artistic director, and long-time Playhouse administrator Beth Huisking as managing director.
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A GHOST STORY, Alexandra Palace
by Mica Blackwell - Nov 30, 2023
Taking your family to a production of Charles’ Dickens A Christmas Carol is almost as expected as taking them to your local pantomime with at least three major productions running this year alone. No stranger to reinterpreting classic works, Mark Gattis’ (Sherlock, Dracula, Dr Who) 2021 production returns to haunt the Alexandra Palace this festive season.