Review Roundup: AN ARK, Starring Ian McKellen

An Ark, the first play created for and in mixed reality, makes its world premiere at The Shed. Written by Olivier and Tony Award winner Simon Stephens, directed by UK Theatre Award winner Sa…

The King of Villains in the Concrete Jungle: Adriana Alter and Atlas Shakespeare Company Take on Richard III by Jaymichaelsae

In the bustling landscape of New York theater, where experimental “black box” concepts and modern deconstructions often dominate the stage, Adriana Alter is championing a different kind …

Richard III presented by Atlas Shakespeare

Video: Rob Colletti & Hayley Podschun Sing 'Sue Me' from GUYS AND DOLLS

Watch Rob Colletti and Hayley Podschun perform "Sue Me" from Guys and Dolls. Directed By Washington National Opera Artistic Director Francesca Zambello (Porgy and Bess, Turandot, West Side S…

Video: 'Luck Be a Lady' from GUYS AND DOLLS at Shakespeare Theatre Company

Take your first look at "Luck Be a Lady" performed by Jacob Dickey and the company of GUYS AND DOLLS at Sakespeare Theatre Company. Directed by Washington National Opera Artistic Director Fr…

Video: Kyle Taylor Parker Sings 'Sit Down, You're Rockin' The Boat' from GUYS AND DOLLS

Take your first look at "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" performed by Kyle Taylor Parker and the company of Guys and Dolls. Directed by Washington National Opera Artistic Director Frances…

Video: GUYS AND DOLLS at Shakespeare Theatre Company

Get a first look at Sakespeare Theatre Company's holiday presentation of Guys and Dolls. Directed by Washington National Opera Artistic Director Francesca Zambello (Porgy and Bess, Turandot,…

Photos: Hayley Podschun, Julie Benko and More Star in GUYS AND DOLLS at Shakespeare Theatre Company

akespeare Theatre Company has released photos of its holiday presentation of Guys and Dolls. Directed by Washington National Opera Artistic Director Francesca Zambello (Porgy and Bess, Turan…

Evil Can Appear Beautiful by Margaret Rose

Two major productions of Richard III are touring Italy in the present season, a sign perhaps that the dark side of the human psyche, which this notorious Shakespeare villain embodies, is fo…

Richard II by Wendy Caster

While Richard III has been done 21 times on Broadway, Richard II has been done only seven, most recently in 1957. (Source: ibdb.com) It is certainly less interesting. Richard III is a grand…

"Kyoto" is a Call to Action on Climate Change by Jan Simpson

The only thing small about Kyoto, the latest import from Britain that opened this week at Lincoln Center’s Mitzi E. Newhouse theater, is its one-word title. Everything else is outsized: th…

Ian McKellen and More Will Lead Mixed Reality Play AN ARK at The Shed

An Ark, the first play created for and in mixed reality, will make its world premiere next year at The Shed. Written by Olivier and Tony Award winner Simon Stephens, directed by UK Theatre A…

My Right Foot review – wryly humorous look at life with a terminal illness by Helen Meany

Axis Ballymun, DublinMixing childhood memories, songs and Shakespeare, Michael Patrick delivers a one-man show about the reality of being given four years to live Michael Patrick may not liv…

Play On Podcasts Launches New Season With Richard III, Featuring Matt Fraser, Mia Katigbak, Hiram Delgado, More by Margaret Hall, Andrew Gans

Set in San Francisco at the height of the Latin Punk movement, this adaptation applies a new lense to Shakespeare’s tragedy.

David Killick obituary by Roger Davidson

My client and friend, the actor David Killick, who has died aged 86, was a stalwart of British theatre and television for more than 60 years. He had a long association with the Royal Shakesp…

Born with Teeth, Wyndham's Theatre review - electric sparring match between Shakespeare and Marlowe by Heather Neill

Rival Elizabethan playwrights in an up-to-the-minute encounter The title refers to a line in Henry VI, Part III: the future Richard III boasts that midwives cried, "Oh Jesus bless us, he is …

The Daughter Of Time | 2025 West End Vox Pops by Official London Theatre

London, 1950. Inspector Alan Grant, laid up in hospital, investigates the alleged crimes of Richard III and the murder of the Princes in the Tower. Get your tickets: https://officiallondont…

The Daughter of Time, Charing Cross Theatre review - unfocused version of novel that cleared Richard III by Helen Hawkins

The writer did impressive research but shouldn't have fleshed out Josephine Tey’s story Following confirmation that he was the owner of the bones found in a Leicester car park in 2012, …

Review: Seize the King Looks at Richard III as a Model for Tyrants Past and Present

Happy Birthday William Shakespeare. Broadway loves you by Jonathan Mandell

William Shakespeare is said to have been born on this day in 1564. It wasn’t until 1750 that there is any record of one of his plays being produced in New York — “King Richard III” �…

Theatre Review: ‘The Magriad; or, The Tragedy of Queen Margaret’ presented by Avant Bard Theatre at the Gunston Arts Center by Anne Valentino

Boundlessly creative is the only way I can think to describe Avant Barde Theatre’s production of “The Margriad.” A complex assemblage of four of Shakespeare’s history plays—the thr…

Shakespeare, minimalist and feminist by Brett Campbell

Shakespeare, minimalist and feminist Brett CampbellBag&Baggage Productions’ snappy "Beginnings & Endings" presents a stripped-down "Richard III" and a modern look at the Bard’s w…

Claire van Kampen, Tony-Nominated Playwright of Farinelli and the King, Dies at 71 by Darryn King

Claire van Kampen, a musical director and Tony-nominated playwright who frequently worked with her husband Mark Rylance, died on January 18 in Kassel, Germany. Her daughter, Juliet Rylance, …

Review: RICHARD III at OrangeMite Studio - Broadway World

... playbill. There is also a family tree to help keep track of who is who. The actors' strong grasp of Shakespeare made it easy to follow once your ...

When Laurence Olivier revealed the secrets behind his wax nose | Letter by Guardian Staff

Bill Gilmour relates André Morell’s tale of being advised by Olivier that mortician’s wax and a red lipstick made all the difference I was fascinated by your report that one of Laurence…

Laurence Olivier’s Richard III prosthetic nose among hundreds of actor’s items to be auctioned by Dalya Alberge

Exclusive: About 350 props, awards and personal items will be auctioned by his estate and his widow The prosthetic nose that Laurence Olivier wore when portraying Richard III in his classic …

‘It’s a tragedy because everyone dies – not because he’s disabled’: the creatives casting Richard III in a new light by Lucy Webster

The Lyric theatre Belfast’s new take on Richard III is produced by, and stars, disabled people. But bringing fresh authenticity to Shakespeare’s storied tragedy was not without its chall…

Four Reasons We Can't Wait for Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal to Go Head to Head in Othello by Darryn King and Hayley Levitt

Shakespeare’s Othello is a play overflowing with passion, rage and intrigue. In the upcoming Broadway revival, it will also have two of the most magnetic leading men around pitted against …

Theater review: Elm Shakespeare’s ‘Richard III’ a timely political thriller shrouded in darkness by Christopher Arnott

Elm Shakespeare Company brings depth and clarity to a timely "Richard III," a play about abrupt transfers of power, lies, family issues and the power of personality.

5 Shakespeare plays you can stream now by Britt Stigler

Looking for something to stream? Immerse yourself in a variety of works from Shakespeare, brought to you from the Stratford Festival in Ontario, Canada. As always, you can watch the followin…

Costume Exhibit | The Public Theater by The Public Theater

Step into FOUR DECADES of theatrical history! 👗👑 The FREE Costume Exhibit in the Shiva Theater is NOW OPEN and showcases exquisite pieces from iconic productions like A CHORUS LINE, H…