Kenneth Tynan

ORSON'S SHADOW Comes to Theater For the New City

To share a hit show of its Spring season with the largest possible audience, Theater for the New City (TNC), Crystal Field, Executive Artistic Director, will remount its production of 'Orson's Shadow,' written by Austin Pendleton and directed by Mr. Pendleton and his longtime close friend and colleague David Schweizer.

25th Anniversary Production Of ORSON'S SHADOW Comes to Theatre For the New City

From March 14 to 31, Theater for the New City (TNC), in association with Oberon Theatre Ensemble and Strindberg Rep, will present the 25th Anniversary presentation of 'Orson's Shadow' by Austin Pendleton, directed by the author.

Progress Lab To Host DIM SUM DIARIES: SECOND HELPING Industry Reading

An industry read of DIM SUM DIARIES: SECOND HELPING is set for January 28th, 2024 in Vancouver, BC. Get a sneak peek of this anthology play inspired by Mark Leiren-Young's DIM SUM DIARIES before the week-long workshop presentation in March.

Rob Brydon Returns to the UK and Ireland in 2024 With A NIGHT OF SONGS AND LAUGHTER

Award-winning comedian Rob Brydon and his eight piece band, including Paul Herbert (Musical Director, Arranger and Pianist), are back in the UK & Ireland next year with their widely praised tour, Rob Brydon – A Night of Songs & Laughter.

Interview: Michael Coveney on THE FINAL CURTAIN: 'Describing Any of These Great Actors in an Obituary is Like Pinning Butterflies to Walls'

Death is not the end - at least, if there is a journalist on hand to tell the world of your deeds. Michael Coveney is best known for his work as a theatre critic at the Daily Mail, Financial Times, The Guardian and Observer alongside which he wrote a series of obituaries covering many of the most famous actors of the last century.

Interview: 'It's In Our Bones': Amy Rosenthal, Ryan Craig and Alexis Zegerman on Jewishness, Humanity and Chekhov in THE ARC: A TRILOGY OF NEW JEWISH PLAYS

Emanate production are bringing The Arc: A Trilogy of New Jewish Plays, three plays by writers Amy Rosenthal, Alexis Zegerman, and Ryan Craig, to Soho Theatre. Following its inaugural production at the Kiln Theatre last year, Emanate have forged a space for Jewish voices to shine a spotlight on and celebrate modern Jewish stories in theatre.

Review: THE MOTIVE AND THE CUE, National Theatre

A wildly thrilling clash of theatrical titans becomes a love letter to the art form

The OR Festival 2023 Lineup Announced, Featuring Original 10-Minute Plays

'To be OR not to be?' We choose 'Or.' The unexpected and surprising! The Or Festival features the world premiere of ten original 10-minute plays written, dramaturged, directed and performed by diverse, dynamic Vancouver artists.

VERISIMILITUDE Brings Speculative Fiction To The Vancouver Fringe

From the writer of award-winning Fringe sensation HYSTERIA comes a brand-new dystopia blending humour with horror. Verisimilitude premieres as part of the Vancouver Fringe Festival this year, with performances from 8 – 18 September at the Waterfront Theatre Mainstage.

Belgrade Theatre to Welcome Exclusive Pop-Up Dining Experience to Their Nineteen 58 Bar

The Belgrade Theatre will welcome Host Dining Coventry to their Nineteen 58 bar and restaurant on Sat 20 Aug, as they present an exciting tasting menu made from locally sourced produce.

Comedian Rob Brydon to Continue UK Tour in 2022

Award winning comedian Rob Brydon and his eight-piece band continue their widely praised tour into 2022 with his show, Rob Brydon – A Night of Songs & Laughter, with this production marking the first time Brydon has created a show that includes songs and music as well as his acclaimed wit and comedy.

Rob Brydon Will Hit The Road Next Year With His New Show, ROB BRYDON �" A NIGHT OF SONGS & LAUGHTER

Award winning comedian Rob Brydon and his eight-piece band will take to the road next year with his new show, Rob Brydon – A Night Of Songs & Laughter. The new dates follow the huge success of his 2020 Tour, and together mark the first time Brydon has created a show that includes songs and music as well as his acclaimed wit and comedy.

New and Upcoming Book and Music Releases For the Week of April 6 - HAMILTON Book, CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND Album, and More!

Need something new to read or watch? Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases!

BWW Blog: Royal Central School of Speech and Drama's Joel Anderson on What Dramaturgy Is and How it is Taught

Dr Joel Anderson is an author, reviewer, researcher and a Senior Lecturer and Course Leader in MA Theatre Criticism and Dramaturgy at London's Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Through his academic work, Joel has given doctoral seminars, lectures and talks around the world including in Australia, Canada, Chile, China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Korea and the United States of America. He has served as Visiting Professor at the University of London Institute in Paris and is currently an advisory committee member at the Centre de Estudos Teatros in Lisbon. His work has been widely published in articles and chapters and his book, Theatre & Photography, was published in 2014.

West End Productions Presents Peter Shaffer's BLACK COMEDY

For West End Productions' first show of its 2020 season of extraordinary British plays, Colleen Neary McClure takes up the director's baton to delight Albuquerque's theatre patrons with Peter Shaffer's brilliant farce, Black Comedy.

Rob Brydon Brings New Show To Parr Hall

An award-winning comedian will be taking to the road next year with an eight-piece band and a brand new show.

Rob Brydon's 'Songs and Stories' Will Tour UK in 2020

Award winning comedian Rob Brydon and his eight-piece band will take to the road next year with a brand new show, Rob Brydon - Songs and Stories. This is the first time that Brydon has created a show that includes songs and music as well as his acclaimed wit and comedy.

C.S. LEWIS ONSTAGE: THE MOST RELUCTANT CONVERT Comes to The Broad Stage

Following its acclaimed 2018 national tour, C.S. Lewis Onstage: The Most Reluctant Convert starring Max McLean as C.S. Lewis has eleven performances at The Broad Stage Thursday, July 11 to Sunday, July 21 (press opening is Friday, July 12). The play is presented in Santa Monica by Fellowship for Performing Arts, the producers of The Screwtape Letters and The Great Divorce.

ANW Presents ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD Begins 10/7

A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed classical repertory theatre, presents Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, the Tony Award-winning play that first brought Stoppard to the attention of an international audience - a position he has held in the half century since its premiere in 1967. ANW Producing Artistic Director Geoff Elliott directs. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead performs from October 7 to November 18 (Press Opening October 13).

Book Review: DRAMATIC EXCHANGES, ed. Daniel Rosenthal

This fascinating tome offers an insider's history of the National Theatre, via some 800 letters exchanged between Artistic Directors, actors, directors, playwrights, politicians, agents, critics and more. From arcane trivia through to vigorous words on the very nature and purpose of drama, it's a theatre geek's must-have.