Master Class turns opera into an exquisitely dressed public takedown of performance-for-performance’s-sake

A glossy rock opera about faith, betrayal, and spectacle arrives in Manila but in a country where Passion plays spill into the streets and public figures are already treated like saints and sinners in real time, it is the betrayer, not the messiah, who feels most human.

Repertory Philippines stages a new production of Man of La Mancha led by Nonie Buencamino and directed by Nelsito Gomez.

 In its staggering 2026 restaging, Mari Dance transforms the Doreen Blackbox Theater into a living archive of exhaustion, tenderness, trauma, and survival—proving that contemporary dance, at its most potent, does not merely move bodies, but excavates them.

9 Works Theatrical unveils a powerhouse ensemble for the highly anticipated premiere of YEMAYA, a visceral new production exploring myth, motherhood, and the tides of fate. 

PETA’s Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank 4 turns its sharpest lens yet on Philippine theater—blending satire, spectacle, and self-awareness to question what it means to create important art today.

Virgin Labfest XXI embraces vulnerability through 12 new one-act plays, stripping Filipino storytelling down to its most intimate, urgent, and unfiltered truths.

For its 25th year, the Philippine Opera Company mounts Master Class, where Maria Callas’ genius burns at the cost it demanded.

There are stories that merely unfold—and then there are those that unfurl, slow as silk and twice as mesmerizing, releasing their wonders in measured, decadent waves. 

A bold production of Emilia explores authorship, erasure, and the collective power of women.

With a new translation by Eljay Castro Deldoc, a masterpiece by Pulitzer winner Quiara Alegría Hudes finds a soul-deep resonance in the spirit of our islands.

Ballet Philippines stages PAGLALAKBAY, a sweeping tribute to Austronesian roots, resilience, and the enduring pull of home.