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National Theatre to Feature OTHELLO, AMEN CORNER, and More in 2013
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 30, 2013


Forthcoming productions at the National Theatre, announced today by Nicholas Hytner, include plays familiar, rare and new: Shakespeare's Othello, Gorky's Children of the Sun,James Baldwin's The Amen Corner;Marlowe's Edward II, Pirandello's Liola, Eugene O'Neill's Strange Interlude and Georg Kaiser's From Morning to Midnight. Tori Amos and Samuel Adamson's musical The Light Princess will premiere in October, and there will be a new adaptation of Emil and the Detectives for family audiences at Christmas.

Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Awarded to Playwright Jennifer Haley for THE NETHER
by Kelsey Denette - Feb 29, 2012


The 2012 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has been awarded to U.S. playwright and Texas native Jennifer Haley for her play The Nether. At a private reception in London on February 28, the transatlantic theatre community gathered to honor the playwright and finalists of the annual prize.

Johnna Adams, Alice Birch, et al. Named Finalists for 2012 Blackburn Prize
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 1, 2012


The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has announced 10 Finalists for its prestigious playwriting award, now celebrating its thirty-fourth year. The ten Finalists for the 2011-2012 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, chosen from over 100 submitted plays, are:

The Theatre School at DePaul Univ Presents FAUSTUS
by BWW News Desk - Nov 4, 2011


The Theatre School at DePaul University's New Directors Series Presents: Krissy Vanderwarker's FAUSTUS by Christopher Marlow Adaptation by Rupert Gould & Ben Power Comes to Life for a New Director.

The Theatre School at DePaul Univ Presents FAUSTUS
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 20, 2011


The Theatre School at DePaul University's New Directors Series Presents: Krissy Vanderwarker's FAUSTUS by Christopher Marlow Adaptation by Rupert Gould & Ben Power Comes to Life for a New Director.

The Theatre School at DePaul University Announces 2011-2012 Season
by BWW News Desk - Oct 9, 2011


The Theatre School at DePaul University (John Culbert, Dean) is pleased to announce upcoming productions for its 2011-2012 Season.

Simon Russell Beale, Jonathan Pryce et al. Set for 2011 World Shakespeare Festival; Launches Today, Sep 6
by Carrie Dunn - Sep 6, 2011


Neil MacGregor, Director, British Museum; Michael Boyd, Artistic Director, Royal Shakespeare Company; Dominic Dromgoole, Artistic Director, Shakespeare's Globe; Ruth Mackenzie, Director of the Cultural Olympiad and London 2012 Festival; Deborah Shaw, World Shakespeare Festival Director and arts leaders from across the UK and the world joined together at the British Museum today to announce the programme for the World Shakespeare Festival and BP's sponsorship as Founding Presenting Partner.

The Theatre School at DePaul University Announces 2011-2012 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 24, 2011


The Theatre School at DePaul University (John Culbert, Dean) is pleased to announce upcoming productions for its 2011-2012 Season.

TOP GIRLS to Open 5 August at Trafalgar Studios
by Robert Diamond - Jul 12, 2011


Max Stafford-Clark's new production of Caryl Churchill's Top Girls is to transfer to the Trafalgar Studios following its critically acclaimed, sell-out run at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester. Top Girls, produced in the West End by Sonia Friedman Productions, will run at the Trafalgar Studios from 5 August - 15 October 2011 with press night on 16 August 2011. Designs are by Tim Shortall with lighting by Jason Taylor, sound by Ian Dickinson and video design by Finn Ross. Stafford-Clark's Out of Joint/ Chichester Festival Theatre co-production reunites him with producer Sonia Friedman, with whom he co-founded Out of Joint Theatre Company in 1993.

NEWSROUND: How Jay Benedict Flew Too Close To The Sun
by Miriam Zendle - Aug 5, 2009


Lapsed member of the Too Close To The Sun team reveals all, Into The Woods comes back to London and Hamlet gets an American airing. Miriam Zendle reports

RSC Announces New Ensemble, Programs, and Future Projects
by Faetra Petillo - Sep 22, 2008


Today, Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company Michael Boyd announced a new vision for the company which includes a new ensemble

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