Theatre

A man returns to his childhood home and remembers a magical pond that a friend claimed was an ocean. He is thrust into a survival struggle against ancient dark forces where memory and reality blur in a beautiful yet terrifying journey.

Jimmy Porter, a disillusioned working-class man, spends his days railing against the British establishment and his upper-middle-class wife, Alison. This Kitchen Sink drama revolutionized British theater by capturing the raw frustration and anger of a post-war generation feeling trapped by social stagnation.

A group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggle to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. Facing eviction and personal loss, they find solace in their chosen family and the philosophy of living for today, as expressed in the anthem Seasons of Love.

In jazz-age Chicago, Roxie Hart murders her lover and convinces her husband to pay for a slick lawyer, Billy Flynn. In jail, she competes with fellow murderess Velma Kelly for the media’s spotlight. The musical is a cynical satire on corruption in the criminal justice system and the celebrity criminal.

Set in 1931 Berlin as the Nazis rise to power, the story centers on the seedy Kit Kat Klub and its enigmatic Emcee. American writer Clifford Bradshaw falls for performer Sally Bowles, but their romance is overshadowed by the growing political darkness that threatens to destroy the bohemian world they inhabit.

Set in 1959 Hawkins this prequel explores the arrival of young Henry Creel. As his family attempts a fresh start they discover that the shadows of the past and supernatural forces are deeply entwined with the town and the boy's disturbing psychic abilities.

In a rural high school a group of students studies The Crucible while navigating their own contemporary scandals. As they examine the classic play they begin to question the hero status of John Proctor and confront the power dynamics within their own community.

This hip-hop musical tells the life story of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. From his arrival in New York as an immigrant to his rise as Treasury Secretary and his fatal duel with Aaron Burr, it reframes American history through a contemporary lens of ambition and legacy.

The Youngers, a Black family living in a cramped Chicago apartment, await a $10,000 life insurance check. Conflict arises as family members have different dreams for the money—buying a home, opening a liquor store, or paying for medical school—highlighting the racial and economic struggles of the era.

This jukebox biographical musical tells the story of the rise and fall of The Four Seasons. Each member of the band narrates a season of their history, detailing their working-class roots in New Jersey, their string of pop hits, and the personal debts and disputes that eventually tore them apart.

At the outbreak of WWI, Joey, a farm horse, is sold to the cavalry and shipped to France. His young owner, Albert, lies about his age to enlist and find his horse. Through incredible life-sized puppetry, the play follows Joey's harrowing journey through the trenches and the enduring bond of friendship.

This controversial and shocking drama explores the dark side of high society, focusing on the nymphomaniac Florence Lancaster and her drug-addicted son, Nicky. As Florence desperately chases her youth through affairs with younger men, Nicky returns from Paris with a cocaine habit and a deep-seated resentment toward his mother’s neglect. The play’s climax is a devastating confrontation between the two, exposing the hollow, vortex-like nature of their hedonistic lives. It was a groundbreaking work that challenged the censorship of the time and transformed Coward from a writer of light comedies into a serious, provocative dramatist.

A cycle of ten short one-act plays ranging from comedies and musicals to serious dramas intended to be performed in groups of three. This innovative format allowed Coward and Gertrude Lawrence to showcase their versatility across a wide range of characters. Famous segments include 'Still Life' (which became the film Brief Encounter) and 'Red Peppers' a music hall pastiche. The collection is a celebration of the short play form and Coward's mastery of different theatrical genres.

Divorced couple Elyot and Amanda are honeymooning with their new spouses at the same French hotel. They realize they are still in love, flee to Paris together, and quickly resume the volatile, witty bickering that destroyed their marriage in the first place, proving they can't live with or without each other.

A sharp comedy focusing on two best friends Julia and Jane who are both awaiting the arrival of a Frenchman with whom they both had a pre-marital affair. As their husbands are away on a golfing trip the women become increasingly intoxicated and competitive as they anticipate the lover's visit. The play was scandalous at the time for its honest and comedic portrayal of female sexual desire and its irreverent treatment of the institution of marriage.

In this improbable farce, novelist Charles Condomine invites a medium, Madame Arcati, to his home to conduct a séance for research. The plan backfires spectacularly when she accidentally summons the ghost of his temperamental first wife, Elvira. Visible only to Charles, Elvira proceeds to sabotage his current marriage to the increasingly frustrated Ruth. The play is a brilliant, macabre comedy about the persistence of past relationships and the literal haunting of a marriage. It was written in just five days during the Blitz and provided much-needed escapism for war-torn London audiences, becoming a record-breaking West End hit.

A massive and patriotic epic that follows the lives of two London families—one upper class and one working class—from New Year's Eve 1899 to 1930. The play depicts major historical events including the Boer War the sinking of the Titanic and the First World War. It is a sweeping study of national identity and the passage of time requiring a cast of hundreds and spectacular stage effects. It serves as Coward's tribute to the resilience of the British spirit during three decades of upheaval.

A daring and sophisticated comedy exploring a ménage à trois between an interior designer a painter and a playwright. The three protagonists Gilda Otto and Leo find that they cannot live with or without each other leading to a series of departures and reunions across Paris London and New York. The play was highly controversial for its time for its open depiction of unconventional relationships and its rejection of traditional morality celebrating the characters' bond over social norms.

Set in a country house, the play focuses on the Bliss family—a retired actress mother, a novelist father, and two bohemian children—who have each invited a guest for the weekend without telling the others. The guests are subjected to the family’s melodramatic, self-absorbed behavior and intense parlour games, eventually fleeing in secret while the Blisses are embroiled in a characteristic family row. It is a brilliant comedy of bad manners that satirizes the theatricality of everyday life. The play is celebrated for its plotless but perfectly paced structure and its hilarious portrayal of artistic eccentricity.

A comedy of manners set in the early 1950s that explores the clash between the British aristocracy and the burgeoning glamour of Hollywood. Felicity the Countess of Marshwood is dismayed to learn that her son Nigel intends to marry a Hollywood film star. The situation is complicated when it is revealed that the star is actually the sister of the family's loyal maid. The play is a witty examination of class structures and the changing social landscape of post-war Britain.

This sophisticated comedy follows a divorced couple, Elyot and Amanda, who accidentally find themselves in adjacent suites while honeymooning with their new, duller spouses. Their former passion is instantly reignited, and they flee to Paris, only to rediscover why they divorced in the first place—their relationship is a volatile mix of intense love and violent jealousy. Coward’s dialogue is at its sharpest here, capturing the cocktail-hour elegance and cynical wit of the 1930s. The play is a masterful examination of the can't live with them, can't live without them dynamic that defines their unconventional, stormy romance.

The play is a semi-autobiographical comedy centering on Garry Essendine, a charismatic and aging matinee idol. As he prepares for a touring production in Africa, his life is a whirlwind of obsessive fans, secret affairs, and a loyal firm of friends and employees who manage his ego. Garry’s struggle to maintain his public persona while dealing with a mid-life crisis provides the comedy’s engine. It is a witty, stylish look at the price of fame and the blurred lines between an actor’s public image and their private reality, often regarded as Coward’s valentine to the theater and himself.

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Two Victorian gentlemen, Jack and Algernon, adopt the pseudonym Ernest to escape social obligations and woo two women. Their elaborate deceptions lead to a series of hilarious misunderstandings regarding parentage, social standing, and the vital importance of being earnest in a world of triviality.

During a house party at a country estate, the charismatic Lord Illingworth offers a secretary position to young Gerald Arbuthnot. However, Gerald’s mother, Rachel, recognizes Illingworth as the man who seduced and abandoned her twenty years earlier. The play pits the cynical, witty world of the upper class against Rachel’s quiet, steadfast morality. It is a biting critique of the gender double standards of the era, where a man’s indiscretion is ignored while a woman’s fall is unforgivable. Wilde uses the contrast to highlight the hypocrisy of a society that values style over substance and reputation over character.

A five-act melodramatic tragedy set in Renaissance Italy. It follows young Guido Ferranti as he seeks revenge against the Duke of Padua for his father's death. However Guido falls in love with the Duchess and finds himself torn between his vow of vengeance and his romantic devotion. The play is written in blank verse and explores themes of love loyalty and the corrupting nature of power in a dark and stylized historical setting.

A one-act blank verse drama discovered after Wilde's death. It depicts a merchant named Simone who returns home to find his wife Bianca in the company of a local prince. What begins as a tense social encounter turns into a deadly duel of wits and weapons. The play explores the primal nature of passion and the way violence can unexpectedly reignite desire within a stagnant marriage showcasing Wilde's darker more visceral poetic style.

A radical departure from his comedies, this decadent tragedy is a poetic retelling of the biblical story of Salomé and John the Baptist (Iokanaan). Infatuated with the prophet who has rejected her, Salomé performs the Dance of the Seven Veils for her stepfather, King Herod, demanding the prophet’s head as her reward. The play explores themes of obsession, lust, and the destructive nature of desire. Originally written in French, its lush, symbolic language and disturbing imagery made it highly controversial. It remains one of Wilde's most powerful works, famously prohibited from performance in England for decades due to its biblical subject matter.

A short unfinished play fragment that follows Myrrhina a beautiful woman of the world who travels to the desert to tempt a holy hermit named Honorius. In a typical Wildean reversal she ends up being converted to a life of piety by his words while he becomes corrupted by her beauty and his own repressed desires. The piece is written in a lush highly rhythmic prose style similar to Wilde's other religious and tragic works.

A Burmese Masque that was purportedly written by Wilde for a friend. It tells the story of a young girl who falls in love with the King of Burma and the obstacles they face in a stylized exotic setting. The play is more of a visual and poetic exercise than a standard drama focusing on spectacle costumes and rhythmic dialogue. While its authenticity has been debated it remains a curious example of Wilde's interest in the aesthetic movement.

A pinnacle of British comedy, this trivial comedy for serious people follows Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff as they maintain double lives to escape social obligations. Their deceptions lead to a chaotic weekend in the country where they both attempt to marry women who insist on loving only men named Ernest. Wilde’s masterpiece skewers Victorian earnestness, class snobbery, and the marriage market through lightning-fast wit and iconic epigrams. The play remains a cornerstone of the English theatrical repertoire, celebrated for its perfect structure, rhythmic dialogue, and the formidable presence of the formidable Lady Bracknell.

This witty social satire centers on Lady Windermere, who suspects her husband of infidelity with the mysterious Mrs. Erlynne. As she contemplates an affair of her own to retaliate, the play explores themes of sacrifice, the double standards of Victorian morality, and the difference between good and bad women. The plot takes a dramatic turn when the truth of Mrs. Erlynne’s identity is revealed, showing that a woman with a past can possess greater nobility than those in polite society. It is famous for the line "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."

Set against the backdrop of political corruption and high-society intrigue, the play follows Sir Robert Chiltern, a prestigious government official whose career is threatened by blackmail. The villainous Mrs. Cheveley possesses evidence of a youthful financial sin, forcing Robert to choose between his career and his wife’s idealized view of him. Supported by his dandy friend Lord Goring, the play questions whether an ideal person can exist in a world of compromise. It is a sharp-witted exploration of public versus private morality, blending suspenseful drama with Wilde’s trademark paradoxical humor and social commentary.

Wilde's first play is a political melodrama set in Russia. It centers on Vera a young woman who joins a group of Nihilists to avenge her brother. She is tasked with assassinating the Tsar but falls in love with the Tsarevitch who secretly harbors liberal sympathies. The play examines the conflict between revolutionary duty and personal love while providing a critique of autocratic rule and the cycle of political violence.

Two mismatched Mormon missionaries are sent to a remote village in Uganda to spread their faith. They struggle to connect with the locals, who are preoccupied with war, famine, and poverty. The musical is a raunchy but ultimately sweet satire on organized religion and the power of storytelling.

Evan Hansen, a high schooler with social anxiety, writes a letter to himself that is found by a classmate, Connor, who later dies by suicide. Connor's parents mistake the letter for their son’s final message to a secret best friend, thrusting Evan into a lie that brings him viral fame and belonging.

Child psychiatrist Martin Dysart treats Alan Strang, a teenager who has inexplicably blinded six horses with a metal spike. As Dysart delves into Alan's pathological obsession and religious fervor regarding horses, he begins to question his own sense of purpose and the normality he is trying to impose on his patient.

Harold Fry is an ordinary man who leaves home to mail a letter and decides to keep walking across England to save a dying friend. His spontaneous journey becomes a profound transformation as he reflects on his past and the people he encounters along the way.

Matilda is a brilliant girl with telekinetic powers who is mistreated by her cruel parents and a tyrannical headmistress named Miss Trunchbull. With the help of her kind teacher Miss Honey she uses her extraordinary wits to take control of her own destiny.

Two wanderers, Vladimir and Estragon, wait by a desolate tree for the mysterious Godot, who never arrives. They engage in cyclical, absurdist conversations and encounter two other strange travelers, Pozzo and Lucky. The play serves as a profound meditation on human existence, hope, and the passage of time.

In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean seeks redemption after 19 years in prison for stealing bread. He is relentlessly pursued by the uncompromising Inspector Javert. Against the backdrop of a student uprising, the story explores themes of justice, love, and the enduring resilience of the human spirit.

Fifteen-year-old Christopher, who is neurodivergent, discovers his neighbor’s dead dog and decides to investigate. His detective work leads him on a frightening journey to London, uncovering painful family secrets that turn his world upside down. The play uses innovative staging to represent Christopher's unique sensory experience of the world.

Arthur Kipps, a lawyer, hires an actor to help him tell the story of a haunting experience he had years ago at Eel Marsh House. As they rehearse, the boundaries between the play and reality blur, and the vengeful ghost of the Woman in Black begins to manifest in the theater.

Long before Dorothy arrives in Oz, two unlikely friends—the misunderstood, green-skinned Elphaba and the popular Glinda—meet at Shiz University. Their adventures reveal how they eventually become the Wicked Witch of the West and the Good Witch, challenging the traditional definitions of good and evil.