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Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Jimmy Kimmel says silencing comedians is 'anti American', as his show returns to air after suspension by Adrian Horton and Anna Betts

The host's monologue noted that the suspension of his late night programme had ignited a national debate over free speech Jimmy Kimmel returned to air on Tuesday night, calling government th…

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Monday, September 22, 2025

SALACIOUS SECRETS IN SOUTHWOLD Southwold Arts Centre by Libby Purves and Friends

ANYTHING CAN WASH UP ON THE NORTH SEA COAST …       Robin Brooks  and director Fiona McAlpine  mischievously  bill this eccentric, enlivening short play as "a shocking so…

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Gerald Arpino Brought 'Zah!' to Ballet. How Does His Work Hold Up? by Marina Harss and Elias Williams

The choreographer's dances were athletic, often sexy, and dealt with contemporary themes. A two-week festival of his work comes to the Joyce Theater.

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Saturday, September 20, 2025

'Saturday Church' Review: Saving Fabulous Souls to Sia's Music by Brittani Samuel and Sara Krulwich

A new musical pulled from the pop star's catalog among others, with a book from Damon Cardasis and James Ijames, tells the story of a Christian teen discovering ballroom and queer expression.

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Friday, September 19, 2025

Southbank Centre to 'galvanise' nation with Festival of Britain celebration by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

Danny Boyle will oversee youth culture event in May to mark 75th anniversary of postwar 'burst of colour' Danny Boyle will turn the Southbank Centre into a celebration of youth culture next …

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THE LADY FROM THE SEA Bridge, SE1 by Libby Purves and Friends

RAIN, RAGE ,  REGRETS     If you're expecting  the original Ibsen tale of a bored wife wondering  whether to leave a dull husband and deciding not to, pause.   This is "aft…

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Thursday, September 18, 2025

More than half of RSC staff urged to apply for voluntary redundancy by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

Arts institution seeks to make 'urgent' savings as it is thought to be facing a shortfall of between £5m and £6m More than half of the Royal Shakespeare Company's staff are being encou…

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THE CODE Southwark Playhouse Elephant SE1 by Libby Purves and Friends

HOLLYWOOD AND HYPOCRISY        It's a brilliant moment for this sharp bit of work from the American Michael McKeever to land at the Elephant with a bracing thump.   We've got …

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Tuesday, September 16, 2025

THE PRODUCERS Garrick Theatre WC1 by Libby Purves and Friends

THE BEST OF TASTELESSNESS  It's always special  when the small Menier's latest  musical proves so perfect, so original in interpretation but faithful to its classic core that it can…

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Sunday, September 14, 2025

THE TRUTH ABOUT BLAYDS Finborough, Earls Court by Libby Purves and Friends

FAME, FRAUD AND FAMILY         Long after it opened, a massive hit both sides of the Atlantic, and finally closed ,  the enterprising Finborough hauls out a 1921  A.A.Mi…

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Saturday, September 13, 2025

In 'Hedda,' Tessa Thompson Puts a Sexy, Messy Spin on the 'Female Hamlet' by Leah Greenblatt and Thea Traff

Have you ever seen Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler" set in the 1950s with a biracial star in a lesbian love triangle? In this new film adaptation, you will.

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CREDITORS        Orange Tree Theatre , Richmond by Libby Purves and Friends

NORDIC , NOIR, NEUROTIC       In a hotel room, sea  uneasy beyond and faint wind howling, dishevelled Adolf with his crutch listens to his smooth, confident new friend Gustaf. He…

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Wednesday, September 10, 2025

THE LAST STAND OF MARY WHITEHOUSE Nottingham Playhouse by Libby Purves and Friends

AWKWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIER      The curtain is a marvel to start with: its plasticky-floral cosiness taking you straight to a 1970s kitchenette and the heyday of Mrs W's mission to g…

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Doechii, Denim and the Ecstatic Dance Vision of Robbie Blue by Gia Kourlas and Ok McCausland

The wild grandeur of a choreographer just starting out is a breath of fresh air. It's no secret. Blue just picked up an Emmy and an MTV Video Music Award.

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'Saturday Church' Puts House Music, Gospel, Sia and 'Noisy Singers' Together by Elisabeth Vincentelli and Mohamed Sadek

"Saturday Church" taps into music from several genres, as well as Sia, to tell the story of a teenager struggling with his sexuality and faith.

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Doechii, Denim and the Ecstatic Dance Vision of Robbie Blue by Gia Kourlas and Ok McCausland

The wild grandeur of a choreographer just starting out is a breath of fresh air. It's no secret. Blue just picked up an Emmy and a Video Music Award.

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Tuesday, September 9, 2025

PATIENCE Wilton's Music Hall E1 by Libby Purves and Friends

EMPYREAN ENTERTAINMENT; CLUTCH IT TO YOUR FAINTING BOSOM NOW!    It should be on prescription,   so healing of life's frustrations is this  Charles Court Opera revival of Gilbert…

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Saturday, September 6, 2025

Trajal Harrell on Staging a Runway Show at the Park Avenue Armory by Gia Kourlas and Thea Traff

The choreographer takes over the Park Avenue Armory with "Monkey Off My Back or the Cat's Meow," a spectacle that honors the power of being together.

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Friday, September 5, 2025

Anthony Roth Costanzo Wears Maria Callas's Heels in 'Galas' by Joshua Barone and Landon Nordeman

At Little Island, the countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo is starring, and singing, in Charles Ludlam's "Galas," a love letter to Callas.

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HAYWIRE Barn Theatre, Cirencester by Libby Purves and Friends

AMBRIDGE OVER SLIGHTLY TROUBLED WATER   Tim Stimpson is a long-serving modern writer on Radio 4's  The Archers, and loves it:   so his play is about the dawning, 75 years ago,   …

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Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter Are Ready for 'Godot' by Melena Ryzik and Dana Scruggs

After years of training (clowning, Butoh and more), the longtime friends take on Samuel Beckett's towering drama on Broadway.

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Thursday, September 4, 2025

Chie Hammons's Hudson Valley Dance Studio by Jason Chen and Angela Hau

The artist Chie Hammons's Hudson Valley space also has circular walls and a skylight that acts like a sundial.

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10 Things We're Excited About This Fall by Dwight Garner, Jesse Green, Alexandra Jacobs, Gia Kourlas, Alex Marshall, Melena Ryzik, Maya Salam, Jennifer Szalai, Alissa Wilkinson and Jason Zinoman

Dolly Parton in Vegas, a shrine to David Bowie, a new standup special from Kumail Nanjiani and other picks from our critics and writers.

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Wednesday, September 3, 2025

An Off Broadway Homecoming for Tarell Alvin McCraney and André Holland by Brittani Samuel and Roger Kisby

"The Brothers Size" at the Shed is speaking to a new generation of audiences. "Unfortunately, parts of the plays are still relevant," McCraney said.

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With 'Color Theories,' Julio Torres Throws Shades by Alexis Soloski and David Billet

In his first Off Broadway play, the artist and comedian behind "Fantasmas" and "Problemista" is bringing audiences into his off-kilter world.

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BORN WITH TEETH Wyndhams, CX Road by Libby Purves and Friends

POETIC PASSIONS IN A TUDOR POLICE STATE     Here's a lively aquib from the RSC, a bravura 85 minute two-hander about Christopher Marlowe "  dead at 29 in a Deptford tavern brawl " a…

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Sunday, August 31, 2025

What's Loud, Pink and Drawing New Yorkers Together? by James Thomas and Amir Hamja

With his Karlala Soundsystem, Karl Scholz is using nightclub-grade audio to ensure that neighbors gather.

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Friday, August 29, 2025

A New 'Pericles' Pairs Shakespeare With Black Gospel by Derrick Bryson Taylor and Elias Williams

The wandering prince of the title sings in this version from the Public Theater's Public Works, with a cast of everyday New Yorkers and stars like Denée Benton.

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THE GATHERED LEAVES Park Theatre by Libby Purves and Friends

A MODERN CHEKHOVIAN PLAY, BEAUTIFUL     The first thoughts that steuck me on leaving Andrew Keatley's well-made, slightly old fashioned family drama were that a lesser playwright would…

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JUNIPER BLOOD Donmar WC by Libby Purves and Friends

BACK TO THE LAND         Birdsong, a grassy bank. At a rough rustic table sits a rough rustic:  bearded, silent, rolling fags and contemplating a broken tractor part.   Int…

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Thursday, August 28, 2025

Susan Sarandon, Whoopi Goldberg and Caliban's take on The Tempest: the best theatre, comedy and dance of autumn 2025 by Arifa Akbar, Brian Logan and Lyndsey Winship

Andrea Riseborough and Sarandon deliver a decade-hopping drama, superstar standups hit the road and Shobana Jeyasingh rewrites Shakespeare ' See the rest of our unmissable autumn arts previe…

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All that Chat

2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off