Hartford Stage will kick off its 2025/2026 season on October 10 with the highly anticipated world premiere of Rope, a gripping new adaptation by acclaimed playwright Jeffrey Hatcher (Dial M for Murder ...

Perhaps the most chilling fact about "Rope," which had its world premiere Oct. 10 at Hartford Stage, is that many believe it was inspired by a real crime. In 1924, two affluent students, inspired by ...

HARTFORD, Conn. — The setting for Jeffrey Hatcher’s fascinating, subtle, often witty and compelling "Rope” at Hartford Stage is not merely a Mayfair flat in London in the 1920s; it is a killing field.

For the second year in a row, Hartford Stage has opened a season with a classic murder mystery adapted by contemporary playwright. But this year it turned out to be a rather different project. Last ...