Comics, tattoos, internet culture … could the Cherry Street Pier event get any cooler?

This tale of terminally unpopular British teenagers feels like a 22-minute sitcom stretched to two hours.

Inis Nua’s Scottish import teeters between grim uncertainty and twinkly charm.

There’s little here about love, but the show suggests that obsession lasts forever.

From Ira Glass to Liz Phair to Grey Gardens, here are the month’s hot tickets.

An important but rarely produced American play gets a reboot from a South African company.

In this enchanting show, the second act is the charm.

Plus: Elton John, Bob Dylan and New Year’s Eve with John Oliver.

What to do, eat, and more in D.C.’s hottest neighborhood.

A winning evening with local artists telling powerful and eclectic stories.

Seen here, Edith Wharton’s bitingly brilliant novel looks elegant, lovely, and largely inert.

Tom Stoppard hurls his cleverness like a javelin. But wouldn’t a truly smart play be about things that matter?

James Ijames’ powerful play and Blanka Zizka’s fabulously theatrical staging must be seen.

Two neighboring towns offer the best of old and new in the Hudson Valley.

A bevy of high-end restos and shops makes this former whaling port a perfect maiden voyage upstate — no car required.