In Operation Crucible, four men try to survive the Sheffield Blitz---When Kieran Knowles and his LAMDA drama school buddies couldn't get work, he decided to write a play for them to star in.…
by Carole Di Tosti In its US premiere as a part of Brits Off Broadway at 59E59 Theaters, Operation Crucible tells a fateful story through a dynamic drama perfo…
Kieran Knowles's gripping play about the Sheffield Blitz, part of the Brits Off Broadway festival, focuses on the interdependent lives of four steel workers.
"Bang, Bang, Turn, Brush." These are the sounds of the close-knit coordination and cooperation that are absolutely necessary when you are part of a team tasked at shaping hellishly hot metal…
The two actors also spoof Andrew Lloyd Webber's megahit Cats in their Late Late Show sketch.
"Witch," a new musical, debuts at Creative Cauldron.
A witch hunt, properly viewed and conducted, is a necessary part of society’s advancement — if we understand “witch” to be some part of the invisible universe which c…
Fanaticism grows in a society fractured along fault lines of political and religious authority, property, status, gender, generational change, and belief, creating a fertile climate for pers…
Thru Sun, May 20 @ Olney Theatre Center, presented by Olney Theatre Center
Wed, April 18 thru Sun, May 20 @ Olney Theatre Center, presented by Olney Theatre Center
Robert Hastie's take on Peter Gill's tale of northsouth love is sympathetic and emotional, with a beautiful lead performance from Ben Batt.
An Israeli critic reviewing the production at Tel Aviv's Cameri Theater "wrote that he went into 'aesthetic shock' when he realized that he was not watching Puritans in colonial New England,…
A timely revival of Peter Morgan's play about David Frost's interviews with Richard Nixon is beautifully staged and powerfully acted.
Kate Hewitt directs the regional premiere of Peter Morgan's play
Though set in 1977 and concerning a dereliction of duty that happened more than 45 years ago, Peter Morgan's gladiatorial depiction of
There are lots of reasons to revisit Arthur Miller's retelling of the Salem Witch Trials, "The Crucible." McCarthyism and other political witch-hunts " the metaphorical underpinning of Mille…
Although the music on the radio may change over the years, the song remains very much the same. That's the message to
Kate Hewitt directs the regional premiere of Peter Morgan's award-winning play
The first thing I should say isthis story isn't mine. I found it in a pub in October 2016 in the shape of a 68-year-old actor and playwright called Ray Castleton. He had been to an artist's …
The original Broadway production opened 65 years ago on January 22, 1953.
I love the way Blame captures the kaleidoscopic emotional experience of being a teenage girl.
Ray Castleton and Kieran Knowles' play receives its world premiere next month
The latest press night parties, new shows in rehearsal, events and awards from the theatrical world in pictures. This week's highlights include opening nights
Five talented performers share stories and songs in this contemporary British tribute to the tradition of the 'rent party'.
We're not in Sheffield anymore: Robert Hastie's first Christmas musical in Sheffield whisks audiences off to Oz. The post Review: The Wizard of Oz at the Sheffield Crucible appeared first on…