Theatre Scene

Fans of Sherlock Holmes are quite familiar with his famous case The Hound of the Baskervilles. I remember having dinner at the Sherlock Holmes pub in London, which featured (right beside my table) the well-preserved […]

Four dances performed by Austin Ballet this weekend gave us an insight into choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. “I wanted to give a postcard of what is Annibel,” she explained, speaking of herself. “I see myself […]

Those seeking comic relief on an unusual topic need go no further than the Doughtery Arts Centre on Barton Creek, very close to the famous Terry Black’s BBQ. The menacingly handsome Phil Rodriguez stars as […]

In the musical revue Pump Boys and Dinettes, currently playing at the Georgetown Palace, all shades of country music are on tap. Nostalgia is the key word here. A return to a slower, kinder time: […]

Hedwig first paraded her David Bowie-like persona on the Austin stage in 2002. That was at the smaller stage at the Zach Theatre, but this time she is packing in the crowds on the big […]

Violence is nothing new to the world of opera, but never before has it been portrayed on the grand stage of World War I. Last year the world marked the centenary of the end of […]

Two interlocking plays with a rural Texas theme are currently on tap at the Sam Bass Theatre in Round Rock. Based on a work written by James McLure in 1981, these twin plays are set […]

Paradise is not all it’s cracked up to be. A Los Angeles Times story recently began with this sentence: “The fate of Paradise was cast long before a windstorm last month fueled the deadliest fire […]

Is Trump gaslighting America? Many people think so. Using language to imply things that are not exactly stated seems to be hallmark of the current presidency. And what has been happening of late is certainly […]

The annual Texas classic Tuna Christmas is back in Austin, courtesy of City Theatre Austin. Since its debut in 1989, this play lays bare the town of Tuna at Christmas time. A combination of slapstick […]