Against the backdrop of a national IRS scandal, NSA wiretapping charges and the general absurdity of politics, “Yes, Prime Minister” could not have come at a better time. Read more...

Traditional plays give actress Kelly Lester two hours to find her character’s arc. “Ionescopade” gives her a couple of minutes. UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumna Lester has to utilize all of her acquired performing talents in the Odyssey Theatre’s production of “Ionescopade,” a musical revue created as a tribute to the playwright Eugéne Ionesco, one of the foremost figures of the theater of the absurd. Read more...

Photo: Kelly Lester, UCLA Theater, Film and Television alumna and actress, performs in the Odyssey Theatre’s production of “Ionescopade.”

Post World War II, Spain is still under the fascist dictatorship of Francisco Franco. And apparently everyone’s speaking Shakespearen English as well. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year theater student Phoebe Singer and third-year international development studies student Benjamin Siegel appear in Shakespeare at UCLA’s production “The Winter’s Tale,” a five-act tragicomedy.

A group of college students dressed in farm animal costumes prances around the stage of Kerckhoff Grand Salon. The image may strike the casual observer as odd, but for the members of Random Voices, the gimmick pays tribute to the memories and inside jokes shared within the group over the school year. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s all-female a cappella group Random Voices will feature in its annual Spring Concert a promotion of its sixth studio album, “Lot 7,” the group’s first album since 2009. The concert’s theme is “Old McGowan Had a Farm.”

First impressions are not easily forgotten. When opening the door on a chaotic household of fireworks, snakes and dancing, one may call a family’s sanity into question. This is an average night for the Sycamore family – but they were unprepared for the sudden interruption. Read more...

Photo: HOOLIGAN Theatre Company will present “You Can’t Take It with You,” which uncovers the comically uncomfortable meeting between the quirky Sycamore family and the conventional Kirby family. Although the play was first performed in 1936, its message of familial relationships makes the story timeless and relatable.

A lot can happen in a kitchen overnight, especially if one of the kitchen’s inhabitants is a young woman teetering on the edge of madness. Read more...

Greed, lust and unfulfilled desires are themes that are prevalent within works of tragic theater. Read more...

Photo: Recreating the Greek myth of Hippolytus, the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s production of the play “Desire Under the Elms” places this ancient story into 19th century New England.