Twelfth Night Tamsin Greig is Malvolia in a new twist on Shakespeare’s classic comedy of mistaken identity. A ship is wrecked on the rocks. Viola is washed ashore but her twin brother Sebastian is lost. Determined to survive on her own, she steps out to explore a new land. So begins a whirlwind of mistaken … Continue reading Twelfth Night | NT Live at the Coolidge
Hedda Gabler “I’ve no talent for life.” Just married. Bored already. Hedda longs to be free... Hedda and Tesman have just returned from their honeymoon and the relationship is already in trouble. Trapped but determined, Hedda tries to control those around her, only to see her own world unravel. Tony Award-winning director Ivo van Hove (A … Continue reading Hedda Gabler | NT Live at the Coolidge
Scenes from Julius Caesar from the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company Rome’s most powerful citizens plot the assassination of its ruler, Julius Caesar, to save the republic from an impending monarchy. In the wake of their bloody deed, the city must confront the consequences of their political idealism. When the curtains of rhetoric and symbolism are pulled … Continue reading Scenes from Julius Caesar | Commonwealth Shakespeare Company @ Brookline Village Library
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter, The Woman in Black), Joshua McGuire (The Hour), and David Haig (Four Weddings and a Funeral, The Witness for the Prosecution) star in Tom Stoppard’s brilliantly funny situation comedy, broadcast live from The Old Vic theatre in London. David Leveaux’s new production marks the 50th anniversary … Continue reading Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead | NT Live at the Coolidge
The Black Monk Presented by Stage Russia HD, and based on the short story by Anton Chekhov, The Black Monk tells the tragic tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and … Continue reading The Black Monk | Theatre at the Coolidge
Much Ado About Nothing | Boston Theater Co Teen Troupe A performance of an abridged version of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing performed by the Boston Theater Company Teen Troupe. All are welcome! This event is part of the Spring in to Summer with Shakespeare series! All events are free and open to the public, and … Continue reading Much Ado About Nothing | Boston Theater Co Teen Troupe @ Brookline Village Library
Obsession Jude Law (The Young Pope, Closer, The Talented Mr Ripley) stars in the stage production of Obsession, broadcast live from the Barbican Theatre in London. Ivo van Hove (NT Live: A View from the Bridge, Hedda Gabler) directs this new stage adaptation of Luchino Visconti’s 1943 film. Gino is a drifter, down-at-heel and magnetically … Continue reading Obsession | NT Live at the Coolidge
An evening of original work by Needs Improvment! Needs Improvment, BHS's improvisational theater group, uses humor to engage with the world around us, creating scene work inspired by current events and people in the news. The audience gets to participate, as Needs Improvment solicits ideas and prompts to create work that has never been seen before and will never be … Continue reading Needs Improvment | BHS Improvisational Theatre Group
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ★★★★★ "Imelda Staunton is at her magnificent best. A first-rate revival of an astonishing play." - The Guardian Sonia Friedman Productions present Imelda Staunton (Gypsy, Vera Drake, the Harry Potter films), Conleth Hill (Game Of Thrones, The Producers), Luke Treadaway (A Street Cat Named Bob, The Curious Incident of the Dog … Continue reading Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | NT Live at the Coolidge
Student directed theatre festival at Brookline High School.
Student directed festival at Brookline High School.