"A group of commercial off-Broadway shows have bucked the trend and are packing in ticket-buyers. … Taken together, though, these off-Broadway gems offer an optimistic lesson to theaters everywhere: Clever, appealing, fresh ideas brilliantly executed are what put butts in seats." - New York Post
Player Kings, adapted by director Robert Icke from both parts of Shakespeare's Henry IV, is currently in Manchester and will run in London's West End from April through June before touring four other English cities in July. This is McKellen's first time in the role. - The Guardian
"A scared-sounding young man told me that there was a monster in his closet. Obviously, I was supposed to tell him to open the door and look inside, so that the story could begin. But something about the darkness, the solitude, and the persuasive fear in the actor’s voice made the call feel suddenly, uncannily real." - The New Yorker
This La Mama is in Melbourne, and (not unlike its American namesake) it has played a crucial role in the development of contemporary theatre in Australia. The company was denied funding from the national arts agency for 2025-28, so it's going on what it calls a "temporary pause." - Limelight (Australia)
"A small group of actors and staff from the theatre have resurrected the troupe in Uzhhorod, in the far west of Ukraine. Performances take place in the vast, boxy auditorium of the city’s main theatre, which has offered its stage for the Mariupol troupe. There are also occasional tours." - The Guardian
Adapting the rom-com classic for Broadway wasn’t simple. But playwright and TV writer Bekah Brunstetter knew how to write tight. “Every single second matters because you don’t want an audience going in there and noticing the book. It wants to be so effortlessly woven into the song.” - Slate
The play: Enemy of the People. The protesters: Shouting “No theatre on a dead planet.” The actor: Jeremy Strong, who stayed in character. - The New York Times
The playwright is Hollywood showrunner Gloria Calderón Kellett (One Day at a Time, With Love). She says, "Latinos are 20% of the United States population, and still only 5% , and I can’t even imagine what the numbers are for theatre.” - MSN (Los Angeles Times)
Rising costs and a commitment to paying artists better, organizers say, are leaving the vital theatre festival in the red. And, they say, it’s not just Vancouver - theatre fests across the country need infusions of cash to survive. - CBC
Specifically, some, or many, say they want to become part of IATSE - a stagehands and construction crew union across the country. Said the head of sound for the play Titanique, "There’s no reason why theatre can’t be something that we love to do and we can support ourselves doing it."- American Theatre
Have we all been deeply punked? Was this the plan the whole time? Hm: "The show's lead producer, Richard Kraft, has assembled a team of writers and producers for the project titled Willy Fest: A Musical Parody.” - BBC
“This is a once in a generation transformational change that will ensure Britain remains the global capital of creativity,” stated composer and producer Andrew Lloyd Webber. - Forbes
"(The project's) number-one priority will be to ‘support urgent infrastructure updates to the National Theatre building’. … This will free up the NT’s technical staff from constantly patching things up, allowing the creation of a new National Theatre Skills Centre, which will train over 5,000 technical staff a year." - Time Out London
Held in the vaults under Waterloo Station, the festival hosted hundreds of plays and comedy shows during the winter months and became an important launching pad for new talent. But the landlord has other plans for the location, and funding for a new venue fell through. - Time Out London
