British Theater

With no 2024 Shakespeare in the Park production last year due to much-needed renovations, Great Performances fills in the space usually occupied by The Public's outdoor festival with West End's Next to Normal.

The 2020 best-seller Hamnet, which became a sold-out smash at the RSC, is finally getting a big-screen adaptation, and Focus Features has snapped up the rights to distribute in the U.S.

The Crown stars Matt Smith and Claire Foy will reunite for a socially distanced production of Lungs from the historic Old Vic theater in London. 

It’s how the Brits let their hair down during the holidays. But what is the appeal of the British pantomime and how did this traditional holiday entertainment evolve? Let's take a look.

A musical based on the "People's Princess," entitled simply Diana, will land on Broadway in 2020.

Exciting news for fans of British theater! PBS’s Great Performances will be broadcasting the recent revival production of classic American musical Gypsy starring Imelda Staunton for US audiences this Fall.

Gypsy tells the story of ambitious show