KCRW's Opening the Curtain

Britain's Headlong Theatre Company turns George Orwell's dystopian novel into a stunning theatrical production. But it might move your mind more than your heart.

The new year promises several exciting theater productions. Anthony Byrnes previews a few.

Anthony offers his top ten for LA theater in 2015.

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What if you didn't have to come to church and you didn't have to tithe in order to be saved? What if the hell of the bible were really just an ancient garbage dump rather than a Dante-ian inferno? What if everyone went to heaven? Everyone.

Cirque Du Soleil's latest show, Kurios, repeats their favorite recipe and manages to recapture the magic. It's the best Cirque show to make it through LA in years.

This may not be the best production of Guys & Dolls you'll ever see but it is the most approachable and heartfelt -- and that's perfect for a holiday show.

A tragic event, a broken father and the hope of technology to contact the afterlife. Clever writing and a diverse cast help The Speed of Jake along on stage. 

Is the Center Theater Group finally rediscovering its political voice? A new play there has us thinking about gender roles and white privilege.

An insightful commentary on how we're living our lives in the age of Instagram and constant notifications. Like a Tweet, Caryl Churchill's play is instantly accessible, and like the overheard conversation of a couple fighting at dinner it's strangely irresistible.

In a world where everyone is oversharing what does privacy really mean? Can you really start over when your entire past is digitally archived and readily available to any curious stranger?

In a world where everyone is oversharing what does privacy really mean? Can you really start over when your entire past is digitally archived and readily available to any curious stranger?

A theatrical event that unfolds across 24 individual chapters scattered around downtown Los Angeles. 

Working Very Hard for Very Little

Why Actors' Equity fighting it's own actors? What's at stake? More on the latest battle between the union and its actors.