Thomas Heywood

Madison Shakespeare Unveils 2024 Summer Season Featuring LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 21, 2024

Madison Shakespeare Company has revealed its summer filled with classic English theater. Learn how to purchase tickets.

A VALENTINE'S AFFAIR Comes to Madison Shakespeare Company
by Stephi Wild - Jan 10, 2024

Madison Shakespeare Company has announced the upcoming premiere of A Valentine's Affair 2024, a collection of classic love scenes directed by Annie Jay. This year's production includes the works of William Shakespeare and Thomas Heywood and performs two nights only, February 13 and 14 at the Bartell Theatre in downtown Madison.

Cast Set For the Royal Shakespeare Company's THE FAIR MAID OF THE WEST
by Stephi Wild - Oct 13, 2023

The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced casting for The Fair Maid of the West, which will run in the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, from Saturday 2 December 2023 to Sunday 14 January 2024, with press night on Tuesday 12 December.  

Erica Whyman Announces Final Programme with RSC
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jun 1, 2023

Erica Whyman has announced details of her final season of work as Acting Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) ahead of her stepping down this month. 

Classical Theatre Company Presents THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 21, 2022

A 2016 winner of the prestigious National Theatre Company Grant Award by the American  Theatre Wing, Classical Theatre Company (CTC) is proud to continue its 2022-2023 15th Anniversary Mainstage Season of Laughs with the masterpiece comedy of manners,

THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, THE CIRCLE & More Announced for Classical Theatre Company 2022/2023 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 6, 2022

A 2016 winner of the prestigious National Theatre Company Grant Award by the American Theatre Wing, Classical Theatre Company has announce the lineup for its 2022-2023 15th Anniversary Mainstage Season. As the only professional theatre company in the State of Texas that solely produces classical drama on a year-round basis,

Madison Shakespeare Company Announces Details for 10th Anniversary Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 27, 2022

Southern Wisconsin's year-round classic theater organization, Madison Shakespeare Company, announced today details for its 10th anniversary season. MSC's first production, Julius Caesar, premiered on July 26 2012 at Madison's Breese Stevens Field, before the venue's recent reinvention as a home for professional soccer and major touring acts.

Madison Shakespeare Company Announces A VALENTINE'S AFFAIR 2022
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 10, 2022

Madison Shakespeare Company has announced the upcoming premiere of A Valentine's Affair 2022, a collection of classic love scenes directed by Annie Jay. The limited run of these love scenes from the works of William Shakespeare and prominent contemporaries spans just three dates in Madison: February 12, 14, and 15 at The Brink Lounge.

Instant Shakespeare Company To Present English History Cycle From Edward II Through Richard III
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 29, 2021

The Instant Shakespeare Company will present readings on Zoom from Edward II to Richard III by William Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Thirteen Plays covering English History from 1311 through 1485 from Saturday October 9 through November 6. These will be presented on Zoom and livestreamed to the Instant Shakespeare Company on YouTube.

OPFT Presents CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR
by Stephi Wild - Nov 15, 2020

Oak Park Festival Theatre announces its 2020 Winter Virtual Production of CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR by George Zahora. The production will be presented on December 12 At 7:00 PM, CST.

Brave Spirits Announces Online Histories Reading Festival
by A.A. Cristi - May 9, 2020

Brave Spirits Theatre is excited to announce a virtual summer staged reading festival celebrating the history plays of the English early modern stage. A supplement to BST's two-year Shakespeare's Histories project, these plays reveal the breadth and popularity of the history genre during Shakespeare's era. Moved to an online event due to COVID-19, these plays are being planned and performed not only by the Histories ensemble, but also collaborators from across the world.

Shakespeare Project Of Chicago Premieres New Holiday Comedy CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR
by Stephi Wild - Dec 10, 2019

The Shakespeare Project of Chicago is celebrating the holidays by presenting a special world-premiere production of a new comedy, CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR, by George Zahora. The production runs Dec. 10, 13 and 14, 2019, at three Chicago-area venues.

An Old But Surprisingly Modern Comic Treasure: THE KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE at Baltimore Shakespeare Factory
by Jack L. B. Gohn - Nov 3, 2019

The Knight of the Burning Pestle is rarely produced, and it certainly deserves the occasional outing, if only as a reminder that our forbears were just as interested in trying experiments with theatrical genre and form as we are.

General Incivility Reigns When THE TAMING OF THE SHREW Opens Today
by BWW News Desk - Jun 22, 2018

Madison Shakespeare Company announces the upcoming premiere of Taming of the Shrew, directed by Francisco C. Torres. The production runs June 22 through July 1 at the Edgewood College Amphitheater.

VIDEO: Noma Dumezweni, Kim Cattrall, Lena Headey, & More Perform Shakespeare's THE STRANGERS' CASE Speech For World Refugee Day
by Macon Prickett - Jun 20, 2018

The International Rescue Committee and Shakespeare's Globe have released a new short film to mark World Refugee Day. A unique performance of Shakespeare's speech 'The Strangers' Case' from The Book of Sir Thomas More, the film features refugees from Syria, Sierra Leone and South Sudan alongside renowned actors including Kim Cattrall, Lena Headey, Noma Dumezweni and Jamael Westman in an expression of unity with all those who have fled conflict overseas.

Classical Theatre Company Announces 2018-2019 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 6, 2018

A 2016 winner of the prestigious National Theatre Company Grant Award by the American Theatre Wing, Classical Theatre Company (CTC) is proud to announce the lineup for its 2018-2019 Mainstage Season. As the only professional theatre company in the State of Texas that solely produces classical drama on a year-round basis, CTC only produces plays that are 100 or more years old.

General Incivility Reigns When THE TAMING OF THE SHREW Opens 6/22
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 4, 2018

Madison Shakespeare Company announces the upcoming premiere of Taming of the Shrew, directed by Francisco C. Torres. The production runs June 22 through July 1 at the Edgewood College Amphitheater.

Oak Park Festival Theatre Announces 2017 Season Casts and Directors
by BWW News Desk - Jul 15, 2017

An action-filled Shakespeare tragedy paired with a swashbuckling, award-winning, rip-roaring comedy! This summer Oak Park Festival Theatre is filling Austin Gardens with epic passions and death-defying sword fights as we bring to life MACBETH by William Shakespeare and THE FAIR MAID OF THE WEST by Thomas Heywood.

Cast, Creatives Set for MACBETH, THE FAIR MAID OF THE WEST at Oak Park Festival Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Feb 8, 2017

An action-filled Shakespeare tragedy paired with a swashbuckling, award-winning, rip-roaring comedy! This summer Oak Park Festival Theatre is filling Austin Gardens with epic passions and death-defying sword fights as we bring to life MACBETH by William Shakespeare and THE FAIR MAID OF THE WEST by Thomas Heywood. Scroll down for details!

Oak Park Festival Theatre Announces 2017 Season Casts and Directors
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 8, 2017

An action-filled Shakespeare tragedy paired with a swashbuckling, award-winning, rip-roaring comedy! This summer Oak Park Festival Theatre is filling Austin Gardens with epic passions and death-defying sword fights as we bring to life MACBETH by William Shakespeare and THE FAIR MAID OF THE WEST by Thomas Heywood.