San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle

08/25/2026

"South Pacific"
SF NORTH BAY Review by Cari Lynn Pace
Show runs in Santa Rosa through September 20

by Cari Lynn Pace * Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific, now running at 6th Street Playhouse in Santa Rosa through Sep. 20, debuted 75 years ago. Even though it harkens back to a simple…

08/25/2026

"Fallen Angels"
SF EAST BAY Review by Kelly Rogers Flynt
Show runs in Alameda through September 20

Altarena Playhouse brings Noël Coward’s FALLEN ANGELS to life with wit and charm. When the sardonic writing of a genius playwright meets the witty…

08/25/2026

"Pickleball"
SF SOUTH BAY Review by Victor Cordell
Show runs in Foster City through September 13

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08/23/2026

"Julius Caesar"
SF NORTH BAY Review by Cari Lynn Pace
Show runs in San Rafael through September 13

by Cari Lynn Pace * I took my English friend with me to Marin Shakespeare Company’s current production of Julius Caesar in the Forest Meadows Amphitheatre at Dominican University (now running throu…

08/21/2026

"R.O.I. (Return on Investment)”
A Short Take by Cari Lynn Pace
Show runs in San Francisco through September 5

by Cari Lynn Pace Who should control – and profit from – a cure for all diseases in the world? Does the creation of such potential benefit belong in the hands of a joint venture firm who developed …

08/21/2026

"Mamma Mia!"
SF NORTH BAY Review by Cari Lynn Pace
Show runs in Sonoma through August 30

The cast of Transcendence Theatre Company’s Mamma Mia! Several Broadway stars escaped New York’s scorching heat to join a sensational cast of 24 and show up on the bucolic Sonoma stage under …

08/21/2026

"The Prince, Part 2"
SF EAST BAY Review by Jenyth Jo
Show runs in Berkeley through September 6

“The Prince Part 2” Reveals Evolution of Master Politician Machiavelli—at Central Works “The Prince Part 2” Reveals Evolution of Master Politician Machiavelli—at Central Works August 18, 2026 Jenyth Jo Gary Graves Links Renaissance Turmoil to Tyranny Today by Jenyth Jo In “The Prince P...

08/19/2026

"Mamma Mia!"
SF NORTH BAY Review by Harry Duke
Show runs in Sonoma through August 30

Transcendence Theatre Company closes out their 2026 Broadway Under the Stars series with the popular ABBA jukebox musical Mamma Mia! It’s the show’s first Sonoma County appearance after a couple of…

08/18/2026

“R.O.I. (Return on Investment)”
SF CITY Review by Barry Willis
Show runs in San Francisco through September 5

by Barry Willis * San Francisco Playhouse has launched another incisive play from the talented Aaron Loeb, whose dark comedy Ideation went from a much-praised local phenomenon to a weeks-long run o…

08/18/2026

The SFBATCC thinks the price of a ticket is well worth it to "Go See!" San Francisco Playhouse's "R.O.I. (Return on Investment)".

Click the link below for more information on it and other SFBATCC "Go See!" selections:

https://www.criticscircle.org/go-see-selections/