Brits Off-Broadway News

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes the Traverse Theatre Company (Edinburgh, Scotland) to Brits Off Broadway with the NYC premiere of David Greig's DAMASCUS, directed by Philip Howard and starring Ewen Bremner. DAMASCUS, which plays in Theater A, begins performances on Tuesday, May 6 for a limited engagement through Sunday, June 1.

59E59 Theaters announces the 2008 Brits Off Broadway line up! Annual festival of new British theater launches its 5th smash year of premiering the UK's most innovative, electrifying and inspiring theater to NYC audiences

The limited Off-Broadway engagement of Russell Barr's Sisters, Such Devoted Sisters, directed by Michael Imperioli begins performances tonight, Wednesday, January 23 through Saturday, February 16 at Studio Dante (257 West 29th Street). Opening Night is set for Saturday, January 26 at 8PM.

Studio Dante proudly presents Russell Barr's Sisters, Such Devoted Sisters, directed by Michael Imperioli. A limited Off-Broadway engagement will play Wednesday, January 23 - Saturday, February 16 at Studio Dante (257 West 29th Street). Opening Night is set for Saturday, January 26 at 8PM.

On Sunday, June 10th, Rabbit opened at 59E59 Theaters as part of the Brits off Broadway festival. Written and directed by Nina Raine, Rabbit runs through July 1st.

Orson Welles is one of the most influential men in the history of American pop culture. He has had his fingers in more pies than can be imagined, from redifining what radio programing can be to indicting high ranking American officiates. Christian McKay and his fledgling theatre company, Atomic80 Productions have brought their already critically-acclaimed and award winning-play about the life and times of Orson Welles, Rosebud, to New York City. We sat down with Christian McKay to find out about Rosebud, Atomic80, Christian, and, of course, the man, the legend, Orson Welles.

59E59 Theaters will present Silverland, written by Benjamin Davis and directed by Di Trevis, who made history as the first female company director of the Royal National Theatre.

59E59 Theaters will welcome the return of playwright Jonathan Lichtenstein to Brits Off Broadway with the Clwyd Theatr Cymru's astonishing production of Memory, directed by three-time Tony Award-nominee Terry Hands, former Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

The complete Brits Off-Broadway line-up has been announced, with a number of playwrights joining the previously announced Alan Ayckbourn and Jonathan Lichtenstein

Plays by Jonathan Lichtenstein and Alan Ayckbourn will be presented as part of the Brits Off-Broadway Festival this spring

59E59 Theaters has announced its line-up of shows for Winter/Spring 2007

Julie Wilson and Steven Brinberg will play the E:Cafe in December

Chris O'Connell's cloud:burst will run as part of the Brits Off Broadway festival from May 23rd through June 11th

The British play The Race will have its New York premiere as part of the Brits Off Broadway festival

The 2006 Brits Off Broadway festival will welcome the NY premiere of the critically acclaimed stage adaptation of Sebastian Haffner's memoir Defying Hitler, which will begin previews at 59E59 Theaters on Tuesday, May 2nd through a limited engagement through Sunday, May 21st; the show will open on May 7th at 6 PM

The critically acclaimed Brits Off Broadway festival will return this year with a line up of 11 productions running from Tuesday, May 2 through Sunday, July 2

The Edinburgh Fringe gets underway with Sunny Jacobs playing herself in The Exonerated, plus the West End sees a surge of plays for the Autumn/Winter season.

Darren Murphy's comedy Tabloid Caligula, the latest play in the Brits off Broadway series, will open on May 25th at 49E59 Theaters for a limited run

59E59 Theaters is proud to host A Day With A Night, two special Master Classes given by legendary playwright and director Alan Ayckbourn, as part of their Brits Off Broadway festival. Both Master Classes take place on Sunday, June 5.

The ScotArts Party is the first event to celebrate the second annual Brits Off Broadway festival at 59E59 Theaters