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Philadelphia · curtain · table for two
Intimate rooms, local performance groups, and a walk to dinner. Plays & Players, The Drake, Exile, Lantern, and houses like them.
A few of 16 listings in the next 30 days. Buy tickets from the group or venue, and confirm the night with them before you go.
Get tickets for Hershey Felder & Jonathan Silvestri Rachmaninoff and the Tsar (opens in a new tab)
Suburbs
Hershey Felder and Jonathan Silvestri on Rachmaninoff’s music and the Russia he fled.
Get tickets for This Should Never Be A Musical: An Improvised Reality Show (opens in a new tab)
Old City
Audience-fueled improv: the worst musical titles become songs, scenes, and a mini-musical, voted on live.
Get tickets for 2026 Philly Fringe Festival (opens in a new tab)
Old City
Philadelphia’s independent performance festival — artists in intimate rooms across the city.
Get tickets for Dolls (opens in a new tab)
Around Philly
Ibsen’s A Doll’s House reimagined in a living playroom, seen through an 11-year-old girl’s imagination.
A night out
Our ideal night is simple: a warm table ninety minutes before curtain, a brief stroll around the block, and an intimate stage close enough to feel every line. Dinner stays local, support goes to the theater, and the slow walk in between is half the joy.
Sit down first. Reserve nearby. Mention you’re going to the theater; kitchens in these blocks already know the timing. Eat well, then leave a little time on the clock.
Walk the block. Delancey Place, South 13th, Old City brick. The glow of the streetlamps and that lingering last bite of dessert—that’s the real intermission, setting the scene before the curtain rises.
Take your seat. Settle into an intimate house. Local performance groups choosing the work, close enough to feel the energy, and an evening that stays in the neighborhood.
