General director of Iran's Dramatic Arts Center, Hosseyn Taheri greetd iran's theatre cociety in occasion of the new Persian year.

Martin Freeman, star of 'The Hobbit', 'The Office' and 'Sherlock' will play the title role in a new production of Richard IIIwhich will be the first production in the second Trafalgar Transformed series, directed by Jamie Lloyd at the Trafalgar Studios from 1 July to 27 ...

Shakespeare's Globe has today announced full casting for Jonathan Munby's production of Antony & Cleopatra which runs at the outdoor venue on London's South Bank from 17 May to 24 Aug 2014. 

It doesn't take a grand scale to tell a stirring story.

Just a Must present the European premiere of Dead at Last, No More Airby Werner Schwab at the Camden People's Theatre, north London, from 6 May to 17 May 2014. 

A new production of Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot will open at the Arcola Theatre Studio One in Dalston, East London, on 12 May 2014 following previews from 7 May, running until 14 June 2014.

The Abu Dhabi Festival is not only limited to the capital. As part of the event’s community programme, a range of acts are touring the Emirates with performances and workshops.

Ben Miles, Lydia Leonard, Lucy Briers, Oscar Pearce, Nathaniel Parker, Madeleine Hyland, Leah Brotherhead and Pierro Niel Mee. (Photo by Keith Pattison)

The Substance of Fire' follows the story of a family united by a proud past but facing an uncertain future. 

The Nominations for the 38th Olivier Awards have been announced. 

One of the biggest shows of the season is set to start previews March 8. Two-time Oscar and Tony winner Denzel Washington begins performances in the Broadway revival of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun.Directed by Kenny Leon, the show will play a limited engagement through June 15, ...

The puppet draws its origins from one of the most primitive and original forms of art: the play, not the representation of the sacred, as it was sometimes understood. Puppetry is born from a genre of performance that is objective, spontaneous, transparent, naturally becoming increasingly complex ...

Full casting has been announced for Nick Payne's Incognitoat the Bush Theatre, Shepherd's Bush West London from 14 May to 21 June 2014. 

The classic Broadway musical Damn Yankeesis to receive its London fringe premiere at the Jack Studio Theatre in Brockley, South East London from 1 April to 12 April 2014. 

Brett Bailey's Message Wherever there is human society, the irrepressible Spirit of Performance manifests.

You will be happy to learn that we are organising 22nd. India Theatre Olympiad as International Theatre Festival in the miilennium city of Cuttack, Odisha ( Orissa ) state - situated on the eastern coast of India.

The Almeida Theatre'scurrent production of 1984will transfer to the Playhouse Theatre in London's West End, opening on 8 May 2014, following previews from 28 April for a limited 12-week season until 19 July 2014. 

The world premiere of Will Eno’s new off-Broadway play The Open House officially opens March 3 at The Romulus Linney Courtyard at the Pershing Square Signature Center.

Ramin Karimloo as Jean Valjean in 'Les Misérables'  Preview performances of the new Broadway revival of 'Les Miserables' will begin March 1. 

New musical comedy Made In Dagenham, opens at the Adelphi Theatre 5 Nov 2014, following previews from 9 Oct - booking to 28 March 2015, starring Gemma Arterton as 'Rita O’Grady' andAdrian Der Gregorian as 'Eddie' 

Stephen Daldry will direct the London revival of David Hare's Skylightwhich opens at the Wyndham's Theatre on 18 June 2014, following previews from 6 June. 

ShellShock, a new British musical, written and produced by Tim Thomas, will premiere at the Waterloo East Theatre, next to Waterloo Station in Central London. Previews begin on Tuesday 8 April, with an Opening Night scheduled for 10 April and the run concluding on Saturday 19 April 2014. 

I Found My Horn by Jasper Rees and Jonathan Guy Lewis will open at the Trafalgar Studios (Studio 2) on 2 April, following previews from 1 April, running until 3 May 2014. The play was originally performed at the Tristan Bates Theatre and Minerva Theare Chichester in 2008/9, and has since been ...

Tower Theatre Company presents The Accrington Pals, by Peter Whelan at the Bridewell Theatre, City of London, from 18 Mar - 22 Mar 2014, to mark the centenary of World War One. 

In their meeting, Iran's dramatic arts Center's director general, Hossein Taheri, and South Korean ambassador to Iran, Sung Wung Yeub, discussed the expansion of bilateral cultural ties between the two countries.

David Grieg's 2013 play The Events will open at the Young Vic Maria Studio on 11 July, following previews from 10 July 2014 - running to 2 Aug 2014. This new production comes to London following a UK tour, and ahead of a number of North America dates throughout 2014.

Tangled Thread Theatre presents Close To Youby Jennifer Eggleton, at the Southwark Playhouse's 'Little Space', a fringe venue near Elephant and Castle in south London, from 11 to 15 March 2014. 

Tilo Ulbricht's Heresy opens at the Tabard Theatre in Chiswick, West London on 6 March 2014, following previews from 4 March - running to 22 March 2014.

Sedos presents Heaven Can Wait, the original 1938 play by Harry Segall, at the Bridewell Theatre, a fringe venue in the City of London, from 4 to 8 March 2014.

The world premiere of new British musical The Man Inside, directed by Robert McWhir, will be performed at the Landor Theatre, a fringe venue in Clapham, south London, from 12 to 29 March 2014. 

The full cast has been announced for Chichester Festival Theatre's production of The Pajama Game, which opens at the Shaftesbury Theatre on 13 May 2014, following previews from 2 May - booking to 13 Sep 2014. 

Being Shakespeareby Jonathan Bate, directed by Tom Cairns, at the Harold Pinter Theatre, from 26 Feb to 15 March 2014. The play enjoyed a previous run at the Trafalgar Studios 1 Theatre in 2011-2012. 

Darker Purpose Theatre presents King Lear, by William Shakespeare, at The Cockpit Theatre in north London, from 6 to 29 March 2014.

The Secretariat presents the world premiere of Bunker Girlsby Michael Punter, from 11 to 30 March 2014 at Waterloo East Theatre, a 100 to 150 capacity fringe theatre in south east London. 

Ready for a theatrical experience that floods the senses? International sensation Fuerza Bruta is to return to New York with Wayra. The innovative spectacle will premiere off-Broadway at the Daryl Roth Theatre on April 15, with opening night set for April 22.

Philosophy for Gangsters makes an offer you can't refuse as it opens February 4 at The Beckett Theatre. Written and directed by Barry and Reparta Peak, the mobster comedy will play a limited off-Broadway engagement through March 1.

Thundermaker Productions Ltd presents Never Mind The Botox, written and directed by Nick Reed, at the White Bear Theatre, a fringe venue in Kennington, south London, from 4 to 16 March 2014.

Euripides' Women of Troy, directed by Chris Vervain, at the Theatro Technis Theatre, near Camden, north London, from 6 to 12 Mar 2014.

Young Vic Theatre presents Anti-Apartheid play Sizwe Banzi is Dead, by Athol Fugard, John Kani and Winston Ntshona, at the Albany, a fringe venue in Deptford, south east London, 27 to 31 May 2014, as part of a national tour.

Valerie Coward presents the world debut of Grimm Tales for Young and Old: An Immersive Fairytale by Philip Pullman, adapted and directed by Philip Wilson, at Shoreditch Town Hall, a fringe venue in east London, from 14 March to 24 April 2014.

Metal Rabbit in association with Southwark Playhouse present the UK stage premiere of Johnny Got His Gun, adapted by Bradley Rand Smith, based on the novel by Dalton Trumbo, at Southwark Playhouse's 'The Little Space', in south London, from 21 May to 14 June 2014. 

The Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards 2013 took place today at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London. The winners were decided by the independent votes of Drama Section members, with no panel discussions. 

Twelve Angry Menhas extended its booking period by two weeks to 15 Mar 2014 at the Garrick Theatre. 

Only Our Own by Ann Henning Jocelyn, has closed early - believed to be on Sat 18 Jan 2014. (No press release or statement was issued!). The play, directed by Lars Harald Gathe, which opened at the Arts Theatre on 10 jan 2014, following previews from 8 Jan, was taking bookings to 1 Feb 2014. 

Bakersfield Mist, a new play by Stephen Sachs, directed by Polly Teale, opens at the Duchess Theatre 27 May 2014, following previews from 10 May - running to 30 Aug 2014.

C L Theatre Collective presents the premiere of Capture the Flag, a new play by Jonathan Curry-Machado & Rodney Quinn, at the Etcetera Theatre, a 42-seat fringe venue, in Camden, north London, from 4 to 9 March 2014. 

Fuel and Sound&Fury present Going Darkby Hattie Naylor in collaboration with Sound&Fury, at the Science Museum in south west London, from 5 to 9 March 2014, as part of a national tour. 

National Art Service presents the world premiere of Sun, written and directed by Alan Fielden, at St Leonard’s Church, a fringe venue in Shoreditch east London, from 5 Feb to 2 Mar 2014.