Riveting and Infuriating: New theater company Blue Lane stages its first show, David Mamet's drama of sexual politics, Oleanna.

"He hath indeed better bettered expectation than you must expect of me to tell you how." SRT pres. Much Ado About Nothing at Ke Center.

Shanghai Repertory Theatre explores what comes after happily ever after with their latest, "The Enchanted Circus of Grimm" at the Ke Centre.

All in the family -- East West Theatre's 'The Memory of Water' returns to the rooftop events space at Anken Green this weekend.

The devil and Charlotte von Mahlsdorf -- 3rd Culture Theatre presents Doug Wright's I Am My Own Wife this weekend and next week.

Sparks and bowls of spaghetti flying -- 3rd Culture Theatre and East West stage Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple" at Chinatown.

Tonight at Two Cities gallery, pianist/composer Burnett Thompson performs “The Sonnet Song Cycle”-- ten Sonnets set to music...

East West return with Stoppard's most iconic piece: 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead', this weekend at Downstream Garage.

Intrinsic silliness and gleeful energy at Shanghai Repertory Theatre's "Twelfth Night". Shakespeare in Shanghai until April 3.

The soft and the black and the velvety: Conal Creedon’s 'The Cure' continues tonight at the Ke Center. Just in time for St. Pat's...

SmartShanghai went and saw BBC's Walking with Dinosaurs at the Mercedes Benz Arena last night. Here's a little picture gallery of that.

There's an abundance of activity on stages across Shanghai in the next few weeks. Here's a little round-up of some theatrical stuff that looks...

After a brief respite from the heavy stuff (their last was Neil Simon's "California Suite"), local theatre group East West Theatre is back,...

I had a friend in drama school who used to say that "Waiting for Godot" was like the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" of modern theatre. He would...

This Friday, the first production from Shanghai's newest theater group opens at the River South Arts Center. Drawing on a wide range of...

The latest Tony-award winner to hit town, Aida, carries with it the heavy burden of high expectation, surging relentlessly as it does from...

The Shanghai Jazz Festival is taking place at Jing An Park next weekend. Jazz hands! To get a little more insight on the festival itself...

Up-and-coming locally-based Jazz vocalist Heidi Krenn is a veteran of the European and New York jazz scene, having studied and performed on...

SmartShanghai sent me to report on ERA: Intersection of Time, the multi-million dollar circus/acrobat gala at Shanghai Circus World because...

Coming off the mewling "Mama Mia!" last year -- the last big deal musical in town -- "Hairspray" blasts onto the stage with an unexpected...