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Opens: February 10, 2025
Closing: May 10, 2025
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Richard II is charismatic, eloquent and loved by his friends. And a disastrous King – dishonest, capricious and politically incompetent.



Echoing down the centuries is the perennial problem: how to deal with a ruler who has a rock solid right to rule but is set on wrecking the country he leads.



Shakespeare’s subtle, ambiguous and beautiful play finds feudal England on the cusp of modernity, as a divinely sanctioned monarch is confronted, in the figure of Henry Bolingbroke, by the hard-headed pragmatism of real authority.



Richard II is played by Jonathan Bailey, whose past work includes Bridgerton, Fellow Travellers, Cassio in Nicholas Hytner’s National Theatre production of Othello and Edgar to Ian McKellen’s King Lear. He has also won an Olivier Award for his role of Jamie in Company and is Fiyero in the up and coming Wicked movie.



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Audio-Described Performance: Saturday 12th April, 14:30


Captioned Performance: Friday 2nd May, 19:30


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THE REWARDS OF BEING FRANK Starring Christine Pedi & More Now Available for Streaming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 17, 2023


The Rewards of Being Frank, currently running through March 26, 2023 at the Mezzanine Theatre at ART/New York Theatres is now available for streaming, also through March 26 only.

WE NEED NEW NAMES Will Embark on UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Mar 15, 2023


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Independent Shakespeare Co. Announces New Board Director
by Stephi Wild - Mar 14, 2023


Independent Shakespeare Co. (ISC), announced that Joel Carnes has been elected to its board of directors.

World Premiere of FOR THE PEOPLE & More Set for Guthrie Theater 2023-2024 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 8, 2023


The Guthrie Theater has announced a robust 10-production lineup of cherished classics and insightful new work for its 2023–2024 Season. See the lineup, and how to purchase tickets!

Meet the Cast of FAT HAM, Beginning Previews on Broadway Tonight!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 21, 2023


Fat Ham begins previews tonight, Tuesday, March 21, 2023, and will officially open on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at the American Airlines Theatre. This is a 14-week limited engagement through Sunday, June 25, 2023.

NORTHERN TRACKS: A CANADIAN MIXTAPE Premières On Stratfest@Home
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 3, 2023


Northern Tracks: A Canadian Mixtape is the newest original release on the Stratford Festival's worldwide streaming platform, Stratfest@Home. Each of the nine episodes shines a spotlight on a Canadian musical great with selections performed by the country's top talents. A thrilling highlight: three Oscar Peterson selections that have never before been recorded with lyrics.

Full Casting Announced for RICHARD III Directed by and Starring Adjoa Andoh
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 3, 2023


Rose Theatre and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres in association with Swinging The Lens have announced full casting and further creative team for William Shakespeare's Richard III, directed by and starring Adjoa Andoh (Lady Danbury in Bridgerton). 

Arinzé Kene's MISTY Begins Performances Tonight at The Shed
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 3, 2023


The Shed will present the US premiere of Misty, a genre-defying play written by and starring Olivier Award–nominee Arinzé Kene. See how to purchase tickets!

Merle Dandridge, Michael Hayden, Jodi Long & More to Star in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at Pasadena Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 2, 2023


Pasadena Playhouse has announced the cast for the 50th anniversary production of A Little Night Music. See who is starring, and how to purchase tickets!

Cast Announced for World Premiere of RSC's HAMNET
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Feb 27, 2023


The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and Neal Street Productions, in association with Hera Pictures, have announced casting for the world-premiere of Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet adapted by Lolita Chakrabarti and directed by RSC Acting Artistic Director Erica Whyman. 

RICHARD II to Open in March at The Pear Theatre
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 25, 2023


The Pear Theatre has announced casting and production details for its next co-production, William Shakespeare's Richard II, with Perspective Theatre Company. The show runs March 9 - 26, 2023 at The Pear Theatre in Mountain View.

Full Team Announced For Seattle Shakespeare's HENRY IV
by Stephi Wild - Feb 24, 2023


Rehearsals began last week for Seattle Shakespeare Company's spring production of Drum and Colours: Henry IV, which runs this spring from March 14 to April 9. The presentation is an adapted version of both parts of Henry IV featuring an all-BIPOC cast and production team.

FAT HAM Full Cast and Design Team Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 23, 2023


The full cast and design team has been announced for the Broadway production of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy Fat Ham by James Ijames. See who is starring in the show, how to purchase tickets and more!

Meet the Cast of LIFE OF PI, Beginning Previews on Broadway Tonight!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 9, 2023


Lolita Chakrabarti's stage adaption of Yann Martel's best-selling novel LIFE OF PI begins previews tonight, March 9. The play will officially open at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45th Street) on Thursday, March 30, 2023. Meet the cast of Life of Pi here!

Cast Announced For ANGELS IN AMERICA at Arena Stage
by Stephi Wild - Feb 15, 2023


Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announced the cast and creative team of its upcoming production of Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches, which will run March 24 – April 23, 2023, in the iconic in-the-round Fichandler Stage.

Cast Announced For RETROGRADE at the Kiln Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Feb 14, 2023


With Zadie Smith’s The Wife of Willesden about to transfer to the US, Kiln Theatre has announced the full cast for the world première of Ryan Calais Cameron’s new play based on a true event in the life of actor Sidney Poitier in 1950s Hollywood – Ian Bonar (Bobby), Ivanno Jeremiah (Sidney), and Daniel Lapaine (Mr Parks).

Theatre For A New Audience Presents EXPERIMENTAL WORKSHOPS/EXPLORING THE HISTORIES Beginning This Week
by Stephi Wild - Jan 26, 2023


Theatre for a New Audience  presents EXPERIMENTAL WORKSHOPS/EXPLORING THE HISTORIES.  Performances run January 26-February 5, 2023.

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND at the Watermill
by Stephi Wild - Jan 23, 2023


All new rehearsal photos have been released from The Watermill's brand-new stage adaption of Bill Bryson’s award-winning memoir NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND, affectionately celebrating the quirks and eccentricities of British life, adapted by BAFTA and Olivier Award winning playwright Tim Whitnall. 

Lee Tyler to Star In Film TOWNHOUSE CONFIDENTIAL
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 21, 2023


Actor Lee Tyler stars in the lead role of George Barrow in 'Townhouse Confidential, a romantic comedy feature film with a limited theatrical release starting on January 20, 2023, at The Village East by Angelika, 181-189 2nd Avenue in NYC. On January 31, 2023, the film will be released on digital platforms, and there will also be a DVD available, with distribution by Vision Films.

Georgina Onuorah & Phillip Olagoke Join OKLAHOMA! West End Transfer
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 16, 2023


Full casting has been announced for the West End transfer of the critically acclaimed production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!. See who is starring in the cast, how to purchase tickets, and more.

Alice Scovell's THE REWARDS OF BEING FRANK to Premiere Off-Broadway in March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 11, 2023


New York Classical Theatre and Cincinnati Shakespeare Company will present the Off-Broadway premiere of the new play The Rewards of Being Frank, written by Alice Scovell and directed by New York Classical’s Stephen Burdman.

Full Cast Announced For NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND at The Watermill
by Stephi Wild - Jan 11, 2023


The Watermill have announced the full cast of the brand-new stage adaption of Bill Bryson's award-winning memoir NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND, affectionately celebrating the quirks and eccentricities of British life, adapted by BAFTA and Olivier Award winning playwright Tim Whitnall.

Full Cast Announced for WOMEN, BEWARE THE DEVIL at the Almeida Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 10, 2023


Almeida Theatre will present Women, Beware the Devil, starring Leo Bill, Carly-Sophia Davies and more. See the full cast, how to purchase tickets and more!

Full Cast & Creative Team Announced for Revival of DNA at The New Wolsey Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 5, 2023


The New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich has announced the full cast and creative team for their upcoming new production of Dennis Kelly’s acclaimed play DNA, which will run at the venue from 2-9 February 2023.

World Premiere Staging of Shakespeare's PERICLES to be Presented at Target Margin Theater in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 5, 2023


The Obie Award-winning Target Margin Theater will present a world premiere staging of Shakespeare’s Pericles, a rarely-seen tragicomedy that explores themes of healing, redemption, and reconciliation.

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