March 31, 2026
“A defiant affirmation of life lies at the heart of this bold production…This polished, assured
“A defiant affirmation of life lies at the heart of this bold production…This polished, assured
“There is something very powerful in the encounter, even in the friction, between Shakespeare and
“Theatre for a New Audience’s new Artistic Director Arin Arbus imports Teatro La Plaza’s boundary-smashing Hamlet to
★★★★ “A blend of the contemporary and the classical…Ash K. Tata keeps the action clear
“An arrogant Roman military hero, beloved by the aristocracy and despised by regular people, is
“Ash K. Tata’s production brings Shakespeare’s tragedy of political unrest into a moment ‘just after
“In 2026, our theatre-makers look at politics, if obliquely: Shakespeare’s coup-adjacent drama ‘The Tragedy of
“The Merchant of Venice, Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, January. Set in the near future, Arin Arbus’s
“The play is an absolute barn burner. Weird and ferocious, very funny and brutally tragic,
The Wild Duck leads The New York Times‘ list of “13 Off Broadway Shows to
Directed by Shakespeare Theatre Company Artistic Director Simon Godwin, in a new version by David
Theatre for a New Audience has announced that Dorothy Ryan will step into the position
