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PIRATE QUEENS Comes to Cannonball Festival
by Stephi Wild - Aug 5, 2024

Pirate Queens will be presented at the Cannonball Festival, the largest hub of the Philadelphia FringeArts Festival at Christ Church Neighborhood House.

Photos: First Look at A MAN AMONG YE at The Players Theater
by Blair Ingenthron - Jun 2, 2024

Get a sneak peek of some of the cast and characters of spit&vigor's Among Among Ye, starting it's five week off-Broadway run at the Players Theater on June 13th, in the photos here!

The Tank Unveils Programming For PRIDEFEST 2024 Featuring Workshops, Performances & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 16, 2024

The Tank revealed the programming for PRIDEFEST 2024, featuring performances, workshops, and events celebrating LGBTQIA+ voices and stories. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Photos: Cast Announcement For spit&vigor's A MAN AMONG YE At The Players Theater
by A.A. Cristi - May 14, 2024

spit&vigor will present the NYC premiere of A Man Among Ye, written and directed by Sara Fellini. Full casting has been announced. 

Spit&vigor's A MAN AMONG YE to Have Five Week Run at The Players Theatre
by Blair Ingenthron - May 5, 2024

spit&vigor will present the NYC premiere of A Man Among Ye, written and directed by Sara Fellini.

Wandsworth Arts Fringe Celebrates 15th Anniversary This Summer
by Stephi Wild - Apr 24, 2024

Wandsworth Arts Fringe is celebrating its 15th birthday!  From 7th – 23rd June 2024, leap into a world of brand-new theatre, experimental dance and music, works-in-progress from the next big names in comedy, and nights of cabaret.

AIRLOCK Presents PANSEXUAL PREGNANT PIRACY At Soho Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 28, 2024

Experience the swashbuckling true story of eighteenth-century pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read in Pansexual Pregnant Piracy, a queer comedy with songs at Soho Theatre. Co-created by Eleanor Colville, Rosanna Suppa, and Robbie Taylor Hunt.

A Festival Of New, Original Works ARTSLAB: COLLIDE To Be Presented At 107 Redfern
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 22, 2024

Experience a collision of new creative works at Shopfront Arts Co-Op's ArtsLab: Collide festival. Discover new pieces in theatre, puppetry, dance, film, visual art, and musical theatre at 107 Redfern from March 14-24.

Cast Set For MTFestUK 2024
by Stephi Wild - Jan 19, 2024

This year, the festival will shine the spotlight on eight new musicals from 30 January to 11 February workshopped and presented in ‘sharing' sessions in both The Other Palace Studio and The Turbine Theatre. Learn more about the cast here!

ROMY AND MICHELLE, REDCLIFFE, and More Set For MTFestUK at The Other Palace
by Stephi Wild - Jan 2, 2024

The Other Palace & Turbine Theatre have announced that MTFestUK 2024 will be showcasing eight new musicals over a two week period, 30 January – 11 February, across both The Other Palace Studio and The Turbine Theatre. Learn more about the lineup here!

Author Kate Mosse Announces First Ever One-Woman Show In 2023
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Nov 14, 2022

Kate Mosse OBE, the international #1 multi-million selling author, will embark on her first ever theatre tour in 2023 with Warrior Queens & Quiet Revolutionaries: How Women (Also) Built the World.

The Artist Co-Op to Workshop New Plays By Christin Eve Cato, SMJ, and Dave Osmundsen
by Stephi Wild - Oct 11, 2022

The Artist Co-Op is set to present three 29-Hour Workshops of new work by the first cohort of resident playwrights Christin Eve Cato, SMJ, and Dave Osmundsen. The three playwrights have spent the last 6 months developing new work in TAC's first New Play residency, the Cold Read Residency.

LARISSA VELEZ-JACKSON - PROTECTING COMPLEXITY WITH THE STAR PÛ METHOD Announced At The Chocolate Factory Theater
by A.A. Cristi - May 27, 2022

The Chocolate Factory Theater presents the world premiere of Protecting Complexity with the Star Pû Method, a new evening-length performance by Larissa Velez-Jackson.

BWW Review: BONNY & READ, Brockley Jack Theatre
by Gary Naylor - Nov 27, 2021

A new play with music tells the story of Anne Bonny and Mary Read, two cross-dressing pirates, through song and rhyme

BWW Review: THE PIRATES at Daehangno Dream Art Center Hall 2, 'All Aboard!'
by Jimin Lee - Mar 25, 2019

Pirates have always been a common type of villain in various different cultural contents. Starting from the infamous pirate that haunted young children, Captain Hook from Peter Pan to the most iconic pirate of all, Jack Sparrow from the hit movie series, Pirates of the Caribbean, pirates have been portrayed in a certain way with adjectives such as 'vicious' or 'greedy.' However THE PIRATES the musical introduces the audience to think of pirates with adjectives such as 'loving' or 'honest.' Having its first production ever, THE PIRATES had its departure of the darkness on March 10th, announcing the beginning of a new voyage.

East 15 Acting School to Stage THE ONLY JEW IN ENGLAND at Queen's Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Apr 11, 2017

East 15 Acting School is set to present The Secret History Season at the Queen's Theatre Hornchurch in May. It features two new plays that explore the current issues of sexuality, gender politics, migration and cultural identity through the prism of history.

East 15 Acting School Explores Gender Politics as Part of its Secret History Season at Queen's Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Apr 11, 2017

East 15 Acting School is set to present The Secret History Season at the Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch in May. It features two new plays that explore the current issues of sexuality, gender politics, migration and cultural identity through the prism of history.

Boston Playwrights' Theatre Continues Season with EVERY PIECE OF ME
by Julie Musbach - Mar 27, 2017

Boston Playwrights' Theatre (BPT) brings its 2016-17 season to a close with Every Piece of Me by Mary Conroy. Running from April 20-30, this new family drama is directed by Zohar Fuller and co-produced with Boston University College of Fine Arts.

Photo Flash: First Look at Long Wharf Theatre's SMART PEOPLE, Opening Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Mar 22, 2017

Long Wharf Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein and Managing Director Joshua Borenstein, presents Smart People by Lydia Diamond, directed by Desdemona Chiang. Performances ru now through April 9, 2017 on Stage II, with press opening set for tonight, March 22, at 7:30 pm. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Long Wharf Theatre to Present SMART PEOPLE
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 9, 2017

Long Wharf Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein and Managing Director Joshua Borenstein, presents Smart People by Lydia Diamond, directed by Desdemona Chiang.