Stephen Rourke News Today

March Mayhem of theater continues in Orleans (the return of "Once"!) while reviewers weigh in on "Pack of Lies," "Our Town" and "Shirley Valentine."

We have reviews of "Our Town" and "Shirley Valentine," plus previews of "Pack of Lies" and never-seen plays, including some created in 24 hours.

The simplicity and genius of the Eventide Theatre Companys production of Our Town deliver the power and resonance to the Thornton Wilder play.

Shows on Cape stages this week are heartwarming "Our Town" in Dennis; "Shirley Valentine" comedy in Cotuit; and gripping "Pack of Lies" in Barnstable.

Dublin City Council is delighted to announce that the first former residents of St. Teresa’s Gardens were this morning given the keys to their new home at Margaret Kennedy Road. The new development at Margaret Kennedy Road forms part of the on-going St. Teresa’s Gardens Regeneration Project. St Teresas Gardens is located in the South Inner City of Dublin and the original complex of 12 blocks of flats was built in the early 1950s.  The construction of 54 new housing units at Margaret Kenned...

New musical tells story of Madame Curie Cape Cod Theatre Company/Harwich Junior Theatre will present a streaming production of “Madame Curie,” a new musical by David Kurkowski that is directed by Cate Cammarata, starring a professional cast led by Kerry Conte. The show relates the life of the first female Nobel Prize-winning scientist, who emigrated 1,000 miles from Poland to France, overcame xenophobia and sexism, and pioneered the public’s understanding of radioactivity, including helpi...