The Nether is a 90 minute heart-in-mouth experience
Instead of a futuristic netherland, this Jennifer Haley play feels like a virtual Second Life crossed with regions of the dark web, with forays down the Silk Road. If that makes you squeamish, the San Francisco Playhouse production of 'The Nether' hits the mark.
An intimate and incredible Encounter
The first minutes of The Encounter (currently at the Curran) are a mix between technological witchcraft and light hypnosis. After a brief introduction about the nature of fact and fiction, you put on your headphones as instructed. Then things get weird. Actor Simon McBurney claims to be “in the...
Francis Ford Coppola, Amber Tamblyn to headline David Lynch’s 2018 Festival of Disruption in Los Angeles
It's happening again. David Lynch has revealed the lineup for the next Festival of Disruption. Read on for the details here on Stark Insider. And don't forget: keep your eye on the donut not on the hole.
Famed filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and actress Amber Tamblyn are among those appearing on...
More San Francisco Bay Area theaters to stream cancelled plays
You can support the arts and enjoy theater from your home.
San Francisco Stage: Bono brings ‘Stories of Surrender’ book tour to the Orpheum
"An evening of words, music and some mischief…"
‘Corteo’ by Cirque du Soleil arrives in the San Francisco Bay Area
Cirque du Soleil's newest show arrives this month in the San Francisco Bay Area with shows running from August 9 through to August 27, 2023.
Corteo will be playing dates in August in San Jose, Oakland and San Francisco as follows:
SAP Center, San Jose – August 9-13, 2023
Oakland...
In Review: Wicked (The Musical – Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire)
Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Ticket Price: $192 ($175 + $17 svc charge)
I was actually in New York when Wicked debuted several years ago. I had wanted to see it, however, the initial reviews of Wicked were tepid at best so I decided to see...
Theater review: ‘The Bald Soprano’ an acid trip in the Tenderloin, how curious!
It was just another absurdist, edgy, Devo-like evening for us last night at the opening of The Bald Soprano at The Cutting Ball Theater in San Francisco.
Experimental theater I'm guessing is a lot like experimental drugs. It seems like a good idea at the time; there are colors, happiness,...
Theater review: ‘Animals Out of Paper’ unfolds beautifully at SF Playhouse
The best play in the Bay Area is now playing at SF Playhouse. It's called Animals Out of Paper. The most pleasant surprise is how well it works with such obtuse, yet intriguing, subject matter: origami. That's right. This is the first play I've ever seen that is based...
