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Patrick Page Commands Red Bull’s Titus Andronicus Off-Broadway

Early reviews highlight superb craft alongside unresolved tonal whiplash.

Public Theater Names Cast for Free Shakespeare ‘Romeo and Juliet’ at Renovated Delacorte

‘Antigone (This Play I Read in High School)’ Opens at the Public to Varied Reviews, Extends Through April 5

‘Burnout Paradise’ Opens Off-Broadway at Astor Place to Strong Early Reviews

Pasadena Playhouse Sets May–June 2026 Revival of Brigadoon Starring Tyne Daly and Max von Essen

Road Returns in Immersive 40th-Anniversary Revival at Manchester’s Royal Exchange

Shadowlands Opens at the Aldwych With Hugh Bonneville and Maggie Siff

Shadowlands Opens in the West End With Hugh Bonneville and Maggie Siff as Reviews Diverge

Goodman’s Holiday Reimagines a Philip Barry Classic Through Richard Greenberg’s Rewrite

Steppenwolf Opens The Dance of Death for 50th Season, Running Through March 22

Bayerische Staatsoper Revives Gounod’s Faust With Visually Bold, Polarizing Premiere

The Virgins Draws Acclaim at Soho Theatre for Darkly Comic Teen Portrait

Ian McKellen Recites Shakespeare’s ‘Sir Thomas More’ on Colbert’s Late Show

Old Vic’s ‘Arcadia’ Revival Draws Acclaim as a Poignant Salute to Tom Stoppard

Othello (1995) With Laurence Fishburne and Kenneth Branagh Now Streaming on Prime Video

Frankfurt Marks 60 Years With Musicalized ‘Publikumsbeschimpfung’

Guess How Much I Love You? Earns Strong Reviews at the Royal Court

Johan Simons Reimagines Antigone at Berliner Ensemble With Ascetic Three-Actor Staging

D. L. Coburn, Pulitzer-Winning Playwright of The Gin Game, Dies at 87

Hosoda’s ‘Scarlet’ Opens in Limited Release as Reviews Split on Bold Hamlet Reimagining