First performed in 1777, Irish satirist Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s comedy of manners The School for Scandal concerns a wealthy businessman who disguises himself as both a poor relative and a ...

andemic or not, it's a theatre space that very rarely sees an audience: Marie-Antoinette's personal playhouse in the grounds of Versailles is a fragile historical gem in need of delicate care. Marie ...

MILAN -- Near the stage of Teatro alla Scala, inside a second-level box, stands a fireplace. The box belonged to Giuseppe Piermarini, architect of the 18th-century theater, and the fireplace was ...

An 18th-century theater token offering free shows for life to a Bristol, United Kingdom, theater was auctioned off Saturday. The theater, still extant, plans to honor the token’s offer if the coin is ...

In the heyday of David Garrick’s management of Drury-Lane Theatre (1747–76), numerically coded charts provided playgoers with comparative ratings of their favorite performers. The arithmetical scale ...

'A Symphony for Saint-Georges' is an immersive tour of the life of Joseph Bologne de Saint-Georges, beginning in Guadeloupe and winding through the theater to end in the body of an enormous violin, ...

English Sentimental Comedies weren't that funny, but they were definitely sentimental. This week, we're headed back to England to learn about Sentimental Comedies. They weren't that funny, but they ...

The Spoleto Festival USA is whole again. For two years, the festival has done without one of its most powerful attractions: the Dock Street Theatre, whose wood-paneled coziness lends present-day ...