Unsurprising material is interspersed with the occasional premiere on the Actors Co-op schedules, and is staged with professional aplomb in two adjacent...

Tim Robbins remains in charge of the Actors' Gang, the company he co-founded in the '80s. Productions remain hard-edged and presentational, and often rely...

Baker has been staging marionette shows for more than 40 years; booking for them is essential. Staff can also cater for children's parties.

Exciting new plays and revivals are staged by this well-regarded group in the most lavishly appointed sub-100-seat venue in the LA area.

A mix of new plays and recent revivals, reliably satisfying but seldom cheeky, is presented to a loyal audience in a warm Burbank theatre.

EWP specialises in Asian American plays and musicals, and Asian-flavoured revivals of non-Asian shows. A former church, the company's 240-seat David Henry...

The 360-seat main theatre at this inviting former cinema is used by a variety of tenants, but the building also houses two sub-100-seat theatres. One of...

Hollywood director Garry Marshall (Pretty Woman, Beaches) built this small, inviting venue in the mid '90s. Its most successful shows are by the deliciously...

This widely acclaimed company generally concentrates on masters of 20th-century realism, but it recently introduced two 21st-century plays by Athol Fugard...

LA is short on good theatre aimed at children, but this venue is one of the better ones. On Saturdays at 11am, the Geffen hosts Saturday Scene, a popular...

The West Side's most glittery theatrical venue is home to a good-sized main stage and the cosier Skirball Kenis Theatre. The company offers a mix of new...

It's still a great place to catch a movie, but most people come to the Chinese Theatre for the hand and/or foot imprints of around 200 Hollywood stars. As...

Built as a cinema in 1926 (it was known for decades as the Vagabond), this old spot was renovated and converted for use as a theatre in 2006. It now...

Benefiting from local subsidies, daring small companies without permanent homes feature regularly at this county-owned indoor space under the larger,...