7+ hour, 31+ min ago  (179+ words) West End / UK Sandra Oh takes on Martin Crimp's new version of Moli're's dark comedy, adapted for a contemporary setting. Rehearsal footage from THE MISANTHROPE at London's National Theatre has debuted, offering the first glimpse of Sandra Oh and Paul…...

12+ hour, 30+ min ago  (287+ words) Martin Crimp's adaptation of Moli're's dark comedy, directed by Indhu Rubasingham, runs until 1 August Martin Crimp clearly loves Moli're's The Misanthrope. In the published text of this, his third contemporary update of the 17th-century'French dramatist's satire, he argues that "reinvention,…...

19+ hour, 48+ min ago  (146+ words) You're invited to wrap up this year's Tunkhannock Founders Day on June 27 with the Dietrich Theater's annual Shakespeare in the Park, a presentation of "Hamlet' by the Gamut Theatre Group, set for 7 p. m. at Tunkhannock's Riverside Park. The performance is completely…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (368+ words) MORGANTOWN " You've soldiered through enough tense Thanksgiving dinners to know: Families aren't like mathematical equations. That is, people and personalities don't always fit into logical columns and sequences. Motivations are enigmatic " opposed to algebraic. And the probability (or not) of…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (292+ words) By Sandi Masori in San Diego The set is minimal with the permanent scaffolding of the Globe's Shakespeare stage, and tables and chairs brought out when needed. The star of the scenery is a half- circle gate that is whipped…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (608+ words) When the Fisher Center at Bard approached representatives of the Tennessee Williams estate in 2023 about getting the rights to adapt the play "Suddenly Last Summer," they were met with two main conditions. "We could edit, we could cut, but we…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1025+ words) FOR Scottish theatre doyenne Maureen Beattie, it makes perfect sense for King Lear to be played by a woman " even if it could have Shakespeare traditionalists tutting with disapproval. In another bold production marking Alan Cumming's first season as artistic…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (223+ words) The Sun Troupe for Special Needs has relaunched the theatrical production "Gimo's Adventures" at the Sun Theatre in Cairo's Nasr City, featuring a cast of actors with special needs performing alongside professionals. The play, staged at the International Park, is…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (468+ words) Last year I attended more than 100 shows in London. Some amazing, some others great, others so so, others a complete waste of time. I want to share my passion for theatre with you, and create a place where we can…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (653+ words) Southern Theatre Company is marking its first anniversary by doing what its founders set out to do from the beginning " bring original, thought-provoking work to Hot Springs. The company will host the STC New Play Festival July 17-18 at 7 p. m. and July…...