The New Hampshire Theatre Company (NHTP) has been putting on shows at West End Studio Theatre (WEST) since 1984. But only as of July 1...
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Top-five things to do
The first weekend of fall brings options for live music, theater, food, and more to the Seacoast. Here's our weekly roundup of entertainment highlights coming to a venue near you.
Top-five things to do
It’s going to be a big weekend on the Seacoast. Among the highlights are a film festival, a music and art fest, an exhibition with 60-plus artists, a new show at the Rep, and a 10-year anniversary shindig for Portsmouth Public Library.
Top things to do
As usual, the Seacoast boasts numerous options for live music, theater, visual arts, food, and more this weekend. Here are a few of the highlights.
Top-10 things to do
Labor Day Weekend is expected to bring a record number of visitors to New Hampshire. But there are enough cool events happening for everyone to have a good time. Here are some of the most notable upcoming happenings.
Top-five things to do
It’s the last weekend of August, and as usual, there are plenty of music, theater, and art events coming up around the Seacoast. Here’s a handful of the highlights taking place between now and Sunday.
Rochester plans new arts center
The Rochester Performance & Arts Center will house a live performance space, art gallery, recording studios, classrooms, rehearsal space, and more, all in the heart of downtown Rochester.
Seacoast entertainment roundup
There are so many events and things to do on the Seacoast that sometimes it helps to have your options filtered down a bit. Here are some of the most notable events coming up this weekend and over the next week.
Stage review: Kiss the Moon, Kiss the Sun
Act One's Summer Festival kicks off with a production of Norm Foster's Kiss the Moon, Kiss the Sun at West End Studio Theatre in Portsmouth. The show offers the triple threat of a great script, director, and cast.
Stirring sci-fi at The Ring
The Other Two Men, now on stage at The Players' Ring, features a pair of clones on a colonized Milky Way galaxy 800 years in the future — a true treat for fans of the sci-fi genre.
David Liebe Hart heads to Portsmouth
Talking to David Liebe Hart, it’s hard to differentiate between reality and delusion. During a nearly hour-and-a-half phone conversation, Hart shifted sporadically between a number...
Going green: The Toxic Avenger Musical opens in Rochester
The mean, green star of the 1980s cult film hits the stage in Rochester.
Happy Portsmouth Shakespeare Day
It's official: April 23 is Shakespeare Day in Portsmouth. City councilor Christine Dwyer made the proclamation on behalf of Mayor Jack Blalock in Market Square today.
Tiger, tiger: new play at The Ring
The actors shine in Veterans in Performing Arts' production of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo at The Players' Ring in Portsmouth.
Shaking it up: In Portsmouth, Shakespeare lives
For those who love the works of William Shakespeare, it’s going to be a very exciting year. April 23 marks the 400th anniversary of the...
Chelsea girl
Nico: Underground is coming to The Music Hall Loft this weekend.
Comedian, nerd, man…robot?
Comedian Myq Kaplan talks writing, open relationships, robots, Twitter, and things comedians don't like to hear.
In the dark with strangers
Strong performances offset the contradictions in The Flick, now on stage at The Players' Ring.
The best medicine
In Tense Vagina: An Actual Diagnosis, Sara Juli mines the taboo topics of motherhood for humor, healing, and a connection with audiences.
Rewriting history
The Intelligent Theatre Festival returns to Portsmouth When Clare Boothe Luce’s play, “The Women,” made its debut on Broadway in 1936, the press wasn’t kind....
The magic butler
Four-time Emmy nominee Jim Carter is known for his work in Academy Award-winning films (“Shakespeare in Love,” “The Madness of King George”), cult comedies (“Erik...
Family affair
Patrick Dorow steps into a hallway in the Kittery Community Center. It’s a quiet Tuesday afternoon outside the building, but inside, the sound of children’s...
In the park and under the sea
Prescott Park Arts Festival stages “The Little Mermaid” this summer If you’ve wondered what life is like under the sea, the Prescott Park Arts Festival...
A voice that weaves worlds
Satchmo at the Waldorf,” by Terry Teachout, is a well-meaning play in want of a meaning. That is, it seems to have serious and interesting...
History repeating
When “The Crucible” made its debut on Broadway in 1953, playwright Arthur Miller was clear about the play’s intent. The dramatization of the Salem witch...
