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Kristina and Sadé Alleyne – interview

Kristina and Sadé Alleyne – interview

The multi-award-winning company presents Far From Home at Sadler’s Wells East on...

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Nadia Hopkins’s ‘Humane Traps’ Takes 2026 Relentless Award

Nadia Hopkins’s ‘Humane Traps’ Takes 2026 Relentless Award

A quietly absurdist play about death and rodent infestation is the Boston-born dramatist’s...

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Access £10 ticket offer to see Baby in previews at Brixton House

Access £10 ticket offer to see Baby in previews at Brixton...

A provocative play about one woman’s desire to survive even though she hasn’t got...

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The Immortal Sisterhood LIVE  – review

The Immortal Sisterhood LIVE – review

The Immortal Sisterhood LIVE is an ambitious and visually striking production. Its...

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Blood of My Blood  by Joy Nesbitt  – review

Blood of My Blood  by Joy Nesbitt  – review

When faced with a potentially life-changing decision and unable to work out what...

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Parallel Lives Lead to the Stage in ‘Good Time Charlie’

Parallel Lives Lead to the Stage in ‘Good Time Charlie’

Ryan J Haddad's first full ensemble play at the Public tells the bittersweet intergenerational...

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Parallel Lives Lead to the Stage ‘Good Time Charlie’

Parallel Lives Lead to the Stage ‘Good Time Charlie’

Ryan J Haddad's first full ensemble play at the Public tells the bittersweet intergenerational...

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New Work or Old Subscribers? It’s a False Choice

New Work or Old Subscribers? It’s a False Choice

A nonprofit turnaround specialist makes an evidence-based case for spinning off...

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Royal Court Theatre and Nica Burns announce full cast for The Afronauts by Ryan Calais Cameron

Royal Court Theatre and Nica Burns announce full cast for...

The Royal Court Theatre and Nica Burns announce the full cast and creative team...

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Network of Ensemble Theaters Brings NETWeek to the Bay

Network of Ensemble Theaters Brings NETWeek to the Bay

A week of gatherings in Oakland and San Francisco will bring together artists, organizers,...

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Novid Parsi on ‘The Life You Gave Me’: If Only

Novid Parsi on ‘The Life You Gave Me’: If Only

The author of this intriguing meta-play, the full script of which appears in our...

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The London premiere, direct from a sell-out Northern tour – THE MOTH

The London premiere, direct from a sell-out Northern tour...

Following an award-winning Northern tour, Paul Herzberg’s acclaimed new play, The...

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Ming Cho Lee Award, Terrence McNally Award, and More

Ming Cho Lee Award, Terrence McNally Award, and More

A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.

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La MaMa and Spiderwoman Theater Present Global Indigenous Theatre Festival

La MaMa and Spiderwoman Theater Present Global Indigenous...

In celebration of Spiderwoman Theater’s 50th anniversary, this global festival brings...

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If Subscriptions Are Dying, Are We the Ones Killing Them?

If Subscriptions Are Dying, Are We the Ones Killing Them?

Declining full season subscriptions look like a shift in what patrons want. Look...

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The Standard of Living – review

The Standard of Living – review

How do you make a play about an economist and his theories entertaining? The Standard...

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What Else Is New: Bhangra, True Crime, Childhood Memories

What Else Is New: Bhangra, True Crime, Childhood Memories

This month's roundup of world premieres from coast to coast (and beyond).

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Revada Arts Center: A New Artistic Home in Southwest D.C.

Revada Arts Center: A New Artistic Home in Southwest D.C.

Theater Alliance, IN Series, and 4EYE Film Center will lead and share a new arts...

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The Atlanta Way

The Atlanta Way

Despite challenges with funding and perception, theatre in Georgia's capital city...

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L.A.’s Runway Project

L.A.’s Runway Project

The state of play(s) in Southern California, where the theatre refuses to die.

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Julius Caesar Remixed Presented by Intermission Youth 11 Nov – 5 Dec 2026

Julius Caesar Remixed Presented by Intermission Youth 11...

Julius Caesar Remixed: a Shakespearean tale of ambition, betrayal and conspiracy....

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How To Keep Warm In Winter   14-25 Oct 2026

How To Keep Warm In Winter 14-25 Oct 2026

A Caribbean love story set against the adversity of 1970s London. Following Jamaican...

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Table 17 – review

Table 17 – review

I could tell even before Table 17 began that this was not going to be a conventional...

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Dance Umbrella – Mamela  Nyamza   8-10 Oct 2026

Dance Umbrella – Mamela Nyamza 8-10 Oct 2026

Move through the power of the pack in this highly anticipated new work South African...

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£20 TICKETS TO SEE BALLET BLACK AT 25 DOUBLE BILL

£20 TICKETS TO SEE BALLET BLACK AT 25 DOUBLE BILL

Celebrate 25 years of bold choreography, unforgettable stories and impactful change....

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Cinderella 14 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027

Cinderella 14 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027

Cinderella’s down on her luck. But can a chance encounter, a little fairy magic...

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‘Hedda Gabler’ in Huichang: Collaboration With a Sense of Place

‘Hedda Gabler’ in Huichang: Collaboration With a Sense...

One of 3 artists-in-residence at a newish theatre festival recounts the experience...

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Madeline Appiah – interview

Madeline Appiah – interview

Headlong’s new production, the first major revival in over a decade, will be directed...

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Leadership Changes at American Players Theatre, Magic Theatre, and More

Leadership Changes at American Players Theatre, Magic Theatre,...

A roundup of comings and goings at the top of U.S. theatre institutions.

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A God Comes Crashing Through: Rehearsing ‘Oedipus’ in North Carolina

A God Comes Crashing Through: Rehearsing ‘Oedipus’ in North...

The adaptor/director of a new take on Sophocles's tragic trilogy reflects on the...

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The American Nonprofit Theatre Movement Must Be Reimagined

The American Nonprofit Theatre Movement Must Be Reimagined

The industry must not look away from a moment that is begging for it to change,...

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Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists – review

Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists – review

A house built around a cork oak, the tree growing straight through the middle, as...

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High Street by Nida Vohra – review

High Street by Nida Vohra – review

The Bridge House Theatre is a pub venue that I have never frequented, even though...

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Back to School with Devising at White Bird Productions

Back to School with Devising at White Bird Productions

Professional artists create intergenerational, collaborative theatre alongside kids...

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For Duncan Sheik: Requiescat

For Duncan Sheik: Requiescat

The composer's longtime collaborator remembers his colleague's mischief and melancholy,...

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Rural Tenderness in ‘Horsegirl & Cowdaddy’ 

Rural Tenderness in ‘Horsegirl & Cowdaddy’ 

DJ Hills takes inspiration from their own upbringing in rural Appalachia in this...

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D.C. Resilience and Resistance in Mosaic Theater’s Reflection Series 

D.C. Resilience and Resistance in Mosaic Theater’s Reflection...

The Washington theatre commissioned 4 artists to share creative writing, performance,...

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What If We Valued Theatre Like We Value Parks?

What If We Valued Theatre Like We Value Parks?

Imagine if we made arts and culture as free and accessible—and as beautiful—as places...

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O Wendy! My Wendy!

O Wendy! My Wendy!

Though it’s hardly her finest work, a new production of ‘An American Daughter’ offers...

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Offscript Top 10: Kimberly Belflower & Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Play Well With Others

Offscript Top 10: Kimberly Belflower & Branden Jacobs-Jenkins...

On this annual special episode, we announce the Top 10 Most-Produced Plays and Top...

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6 Designers You Should Know

6 Designers You Should Know

This edition features designers of all kinds working throughout the United States.

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater – New Works – review

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater – New Works – review

Alvin Ailey’s New Works opened last night with a press night that was both exhilarating...

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Cyril Nri – interview

Cyril Nri – interview

Cyril Nri plays Willy Loman. Cyril is a BAFTA-nominated actor known for his work...

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Our Eyes Looking for God – review

Our Eyes Looking for God – review

I’d never been to the Pit at the Barbican before, so I had no idea what to expect....

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‘John Proctor Is the Villain’ and August Wilson Top This Year’s Most-Produced Lists

‘John Proctor Is the Villain’ and August Wilson Top This...

Kimberly Belflower’s popular drama will be the most-produced play in the 2026-27...

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Blaze FM

Blaze FM

Set in a rundown Hackney council flat where a pirate radio station blasts the airwaves...

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People to Watch: Mfoniso Udofia

People to Watch: Mfoniso Udofia

The playwright behind the Ufot Family Cycle chats about making theatre more community-oriented...

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Pressure – review

Pressure – review

Danny Bailey’s debut play Pressure featured as part of Brixton House’s fourth edition...

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Tartuffe (Remixed) – review

Tartuffe (Remixed) – review

How do you take a play written more than 350 years ago and make it feel fresh, relevant...

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Alicia Graf Mack – interview

Alicia Graf Mack – interview

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns under the leadership of new Artistic...

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Fugue Off: Brian Cox Plays a Well-Tempered Bach in ‘The Score’

Fugue Off: Brian Cox Plays a Well-Tempered Bach in ‘The...

A chat with the acclaimed actor and his wife, Nicole Ansari-Cox, onstage now in...

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An Evening of Kwagh-Hir: Recreating the Tales by Moonlight

An Evening of Kwagh-Hir: Recreating the Tales by Moonlight

The Tiv people of Nigeria have a storytelling tradition called kwagh-alom, where...

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Horton Foote Prize, Champion Playwriting Fellowship, MENA Grants, and More

Horton Foote Prize, Champion Playwriting Fellowship, MENA...

A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.

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When Misha Met Ronnie: Dallas Theater Center’s ‘Reykjavik86’

When Misha Met Ronnie: Dallas Theater Center’s ‘Reykjavik86’

Opening Dallas Theater Center's season of all new work is a play about President...

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Know a Theatre: Arizona Theatre Matters

Know a Theatre: Arizona Theatre Matters

Working from a foundation of accessibility, this organization is beaming their art...

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When Ronnie Met Misha: Dallas Theater Center’s ‘Reykjavik86’

When Ronnie Met Misha: Dallas Theater Center’s ‘Reykjavik86’

Opening Dallas Theater Center's season of all new work is a play about President...

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NYC’s Theatre Row Announces New Studio Residency

NYC’s Theatre Row Announces New Studio Residency

4 companies will be selected to be residents at the multi-theatre complex for a...

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NEW PLAY ABOUT BLACK BOYHOOD, FRIENDSHIP AND FREEDOM TO PLAY AT THE NATIONAL YOUTH THEATRE FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY THIS OCTOBER

NEW PLAY ABOUT BLACK BOYHOOD, FRIENDSHIP AND FREEDOM TO...

Steven Kavuma and the Brit Boys, in partnership with Kickers and in association...

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Classroom Chronicles  29 Oct 2026

Classroom Chronicles 29 Oct 2026

A Steven Kavuma and Brit Boys Production in partnership with Kickers and in association...

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Understand the Past, Understand the Present

Understand the Past, Understand the Present

Reflecting on the summer 2026 issue, executive director Alisha Tonsic imagines a...

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Can the American Theatre Unlearn Racism?

Can the American Theatre Unlearn Racism?

Going beyond diversity statements, antiracist theatre practices promise a liberatory...

The Sol Project Marks 10 Years With SolFest 2026

The Sol Project Marks 10 Years With SolFest 2026

This year’s festival marks 10 years of the Sol Project, 9 years of SolFest, and...

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CYRIL NRI TO PLAY WILLY LOMAN IN ‘DEATH OF A SALESMAN’ AT LIVERPOOL EVERYMAN

CYRIL NRI TO PLAY WILLY LOMAN IN ‘DEATH OF A SALESMAN’...

Arthur Miller’s modern classic of a family at breaking point and a man in conflict...

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FIRST LOOK AT REHEARSALS FOR THE WORLD PREMIERE OF TARTUFFE (REMIXED) STARRING MARK RYLANCE AT MARYLEBONE THEATRE

FIRST LOOK AT REHEARSALS FOR THE WORLD PREMIERE OF TARTUFFE...

The first look rehearsal images for Tartuffe (Remixed), the vibrant new adaptation...

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The Story by Tracey Scott Wilson – review

The Story by Tracey Scott Wilson – review

What makes a compelling story? The truth or a lie? Written by Tracey Scott Wilson and...

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THE 70th BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FULL 2026 PROGRAMME

THE 70th BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FULL 2026 PROGRAMME

The London Film Festival returns for its 70th year, showcasing a lineup that spans...

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The Story: Cracking melodrama about race and the media in America

The Story: Cracking melodrama about race and the media...

On at the National Theatre, Clint Dyer’s production is both funny and provocative

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The Rise of Josephine Baker by Shani Gray – review

The Rise of Josephine Baker by Shani Gray – review

Choosing a life of art often comes at a cost to the artist. And when that artist...

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GILES TERERA TO PLAY SCROOGE IN THE OLD VIC’S 10TH ANNIVERSARY PRODUCTION OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL

GILES TERERA TO PLAY SCROOGE IN THE OLD VIC’S 10TH ANNIVERSARY...

The Old Vic has today announced that Giles Terera (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,...

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Electra Persona – review

Electra Persona – review

What can an actor do with absolutely nothing to hide behind? An empty staircase...

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Pittsburgh CLO and Pittsburgh Public to Merge as Confluence Theater

Pittsburgh CLO and Pittsburgh Public to Merge as Confluence...

Dr. Brett Ashley Crawford and Kyle Haden will lead the newly combined organization.

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Curt Columbus Stages His ‘Getaway’ From Trinity Rep

Curt Columbus Stages His ‘Getaway’ From Trinity Rep

The historic Providence theatre’s artistic director, whose last play at its leader...

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Pittsburgh CLO and Pittsburgh Public Theater to Merge as Confluence Theater of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh CLO and Pittsburgh Public Theater to Merge as...

Dr. Brett Ashley Crawford and Kyle Haden will lead the newly combined organization.

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Black Theatre’s Family Reunion

Black Theatre’s Family Reunion

Every other year since 1989, the International Black Theatre Festival has gathered...

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Mosaic Theater Company Kicks Off Season with ‘Somewhere Over the Border’

Mosaic Theater Company Kicks Off Season with ‘Somewhere...

Mosaic Theater Company is set to debut its new musical "Somewhere Over the Border,"...

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