Ben Bagley

AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, HEDDA GABBLER, THE CAKE & More Set for Players' Ring Reveals 2026-27 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 8, 2026

Players Ring announced its upcoming 2026-27 Mainstage Season. The New Hampshire theater company shared details of the productions planned for the coming year.

Review: THE CHILDREN at The Players' Ring
by Dan Marois - May 10, 2026

What starts as a casual catch-up among old colleagues spirals into something much heavier, darker, and deeply haunting in Lucy Kirkwood’s The Children, now playing at the Players’ Ring in Portsmouth. In the famously intimate confines of the Ring—where the actors are often close enough to breathe on you, the tension doesn’t just fill the room; it sits right in your lap.

ENID’S MILL To Premiere At The Players’ Ring Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 18, 2026

ENID’S MILL, a new family drama by Martha Douglas-Osmundson, will premiere at The Players’ Ring Theatre in Portsmouth from March 6–22. Directed by Leslie Pasternack, the play explores family, resilience, and reconciliation in the late 1970s.

Interview: Ruby Westfall And Ellington Berg of THE SEASON at Red Eye Ny
by Stephen Mosher - Feb 17, 2026

Interview: Ruby Westfall And Ellington Berg of THE SEASON at Red Eye Ny

TWELFTH NIGHT Comes to the Players' Ring Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 22, 2026

Shakespeare’s classic comedy of disguise, “Twelfth Night,” will be on stage at the Players’ Ring Theatre, facilitated by Julia Sommer, from Feb. 6 through Feb. 22. Learn more here!

A CHRISTMAS CAROL Returns To The Players' Ring Theatre In A New Adaptation By Ben Bagley
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 24, 2025

The Players’ Ring Theatre will present a new staging of A Christmas Carol, adapted and directed by Ben Bagley, from December 5 through December 28. Continuing a 34-year tradition at the Ring, this year’s production will offer a fresh interpretation of Charles Dickens’ classic tale.

YE MERRY GENTLEMEN Returns To The Players’ Ring Theatre In November
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 29, 2025

The Players’ Ring Theatre will present Ye Merry Gentlemen by G. Matthew Gaskell, November 14–30, 2025, in Portsmouth, NH. Directed by Sam Smith, the updated holiday comedy reunites original cast members.

Interview: KIMMEL'S KRITZERLAND: YOUNG AT HEART!
by Gavin Glynn - Jun 23, 2025

Bruce Kimmel the preeminent LA Cabaret impresario and the most successful producer of Broadway music recordings is hosting KRITZERLAND: Young At Heart from the very start of singing Cabaret. Catalina Jazz Club will present new faces and rising stars of Broadway performers on Cabaret Tuesday 6/24/25.

THE WASP Is Coming To The Players' Ring Theatre In May
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 22, 2025

The two female actors in “The Wasp” at the Players' Ring Theatre on stage May 2 through May 18. Written by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm and directed by CJ Lewis.

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED... to Play at The Players' Ring
by Emmy Rice - Mar 15, 2025

The Players’ Ring will present “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center of New York City,” written by Halley Feiffer and directed by Christine Penney.

AS SMALL AS STARS Comes to the Players' Ring Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 14, 2025

 “As Small As Stars,” a magical take on the parents of the children who left their home to fly to Neverland with Peter Pan, will be on stage at the Players’ Ring Theatre beginning this month.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL and More Come to the Players' Ring
by Stephi Wild - Nov 13, 2024

The Players’ Ring Theatre has a full line-up of holiday shows this upcoming season. Learn more about the full upcoming performance lineup at the venue here!

Review: AUTUMN IN NEW YORK: VERNON DUKE'S BROADWAY Is a Crowd-Pleaser at Chelsea Table + Stage
by Rob Lester - Apr 21, 2024

At Chelsea Table + Stage, Klea Blackhurst 'Box Set' shows are continuing to draw crowds and bring smiles. Songs of Vernon Duke were on the bill in April, and May 5 will find her saluting Jerry Herman.

NH Theatre Project to Present Pulitzer Prize Nominated Play COLLECTED STORIES
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 20, 2024

New Hampshire Theatre Project will continue to celebrate its 2023-24 season theme of What's Your Story? with its spring production of Donald Margulies' unforgettable drama Collected Stories, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1997. 

PAIN[T] to Make World Premiere at The Players' Ring Theatre This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 5, 2023

The Players' Ring Theatre will present the world premiere of pain[t] by Will Murdock from April 7-22.

The Players' Ring Theatre Will Present the World Premiere of C33 - THE QUEER STORY OF OSCAR WILDE'S UNDOING
by Stephi Wild - Feb 8, 2023

C33, a hauntingly beautiful new work by local playwright Alex Bickerstaff, tells the story of Oscar Wilde's downfall through a woven tapestry of historical events and poetic representation of his time in Reading Gaol, the infamous prison where he served two years hard labor for his crime of 'Gross Indecency' alongside violent criminals and death row inmates.

Broadway Streaming Guide: July 2022 - Where to Watch HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: THE SERIES & More New Releases!
by Michael Major - Jul 2, 2022

From the new season of High School Musical: the Series to some Broadway favorites, such as Neil Patrick Harris, Lea Salonga, and Derek Klena, starring in new streaming shows, check out what's coming to streaming services this month! Look below to see what movies, television, music, and concerts you should tune into this July!

SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS Opens This Month at NH Theatre Project
by Stephi Wild - Mar 7, 2022

New Hampshire Theatre Project's 2021-22 MainStage season continues March 18 with the unconventional new dramedy Small Mouth Sounds by Bess Wohl. Directed by CJ Lewis, six runaways from city life embark on a silent retreat in the woods.

FRANKENSTEIN Opens Tomorrow at The Players Ring
by Stephi Wild - Oct 28, 2021

The Players' Ring continues its 30th Anniversary season with the world premiere of Bretton Reis' adaptation of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley's masterpiece of horror, from October 29 to November 14 at its Prescott Park home, 105 Marcy Street, Portsmouth.

BWW Review: SEMINAR at Hatbox Theatre
by Cady Hickman - Jul 12, 2021

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