John Hurt News

According to The Daily Mail, John Hurt and Kenneth Branagh will play father and son in THE ENTERTAINER, beginning August 20 as part of the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company's first season at The Garrick.

Maberry Theatricals have announced the second wave of stars and dates for the New York premiere of WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT, the internationally-acclaimed play by Nassim Soleimanpour.  Four-time Emmy Award winner Wayne Brady will perform on April 4; Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award winner Cynthia Nixon on April 18; and Emmy & Tony Award winner Martin Short on May 2.  WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT will play Monday evenings in a limited engagement at Westside Theatre (407 W 43rd Street), beginning March 7, 2016. 

The sounds of the blues fills Centenary Stage Company's Lackland Center tonight, February 6, at 8pm with legendary blues musician Guy Davis and special guest harmonica player Fabrizio Poggi.

In support of PEN International, Maberry Theatricals has announced that WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT, the internationally-acclaimed play by Nassim Soleimanpour, will make its New York Premiere in a limited engagement playing Monday nights at Westside Theatre (407 W 43rd Street) beginning March 7, 2016.

The sounds of the blues fills Centenary Stage Company's Lackland Center on Saturday February 6 at 8pm with legendary blues musician Guy Davis and special guest harmonica player Fabrizio Poggi. 'Davis' folksy and humble stage presence, combined with his humorous monologues, made one feel that this was not a concert, but rather, an impromptu performance on a front porch down in some southern swamp. Indeed, at times Davis had the audience singing, clapping and stomping their feet.' (Daily Herald Tribune, Grand Prairie, Alberta)

Looking Back is the New Forward explores the life and work of Carinthia West through her photographs.

After six incredible seasons at the helm, the multi-award winning Steven Moffat has decided to step down as the lead writer and executive producer of DOCTOR WHO.

The sounds of the blues fills Centenary Stage Company's Lackland Center on Saturday February 6 at 8pm with legendary blues musician Guy Davis and special guest harmonica player Fabrizio Poggi. 

BOTALLACK O'CLOCK is a funny, moving and thought-provoking journey into the creative mind of Roger Hilton CBE, one of the most unique voices in post-war British art. Written by Eddie Elks, the play will run at the Old Red Lion Theatre (418 St John Street, London EC1V 4NJ) from Tuesday 12th January to Saturday 6th February 2016. 

SundanceTV announced from the Television Critics' Association (TCA) Press Tour a co-production partnership with Keshet International, which will also see it become the first broadcaster outside the UK to air the Fifty Fathoms, Keshet UK and BBC One family drama series THE A-WORD.

Alexander Skarsgård stars in THE LEGEND OF TARZAN, scheduled for release on July 1, 2016. Watch the trailer below!

BOTALLACK O'CLOCK is a funny, moving and thought-provoking journey into the creative mind of Roger Hilton CBE, one of the most unique voices in post-war British art. Written by Eddie Elks, the play will run at the Old Red Lion Theatre (418 St John Street, London EC1V 4NJ) from Tuesday 12th January to Saturday 6th February 2016. 

The Moët British Independent Film Awards announced today that Chiwetel Ejiofor will be honoured with The Richard Harris Award which will be presented to him at this year's ceremony on Sunday 6 December at Old Billingsgate.

Chris Evans, who has emerged as one of Hollywood's most in-demand actors for both big budget and independent features, will make his Wizard World Comic Con debut at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on Saturday, January 9.

97.3 KBCO and Z2 Entertainment will present An Evening with Bruce Cockburn at the Boulder Theater today, November 6th, 2015. Tickets are on sale April 17th for $29.50 balcony, $34.50 reserved or $39.50 gold circle.

THE LAST PANTHERS, a six-part crime series, will air in the spring of 2016 on SundanceTV in the U.S. Commissioned by Sky Atlantic and CANAL+, SundanceTV has come on board as a co-producer of the series.

Allenberry Playhouse, under the leadership of Artistic Director Ryan Gibbs presents Paul Carlin (Allenberry's Damn Yankees, Goodspeed Musicals Mame) and Kevin Loreque (National Tour Cats, National Tour I Am My Own Wife) in Anthony Shaffer's Tony Award-winning thriller Sleuth, from October 7-31.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC) has chosen Julie Taymor as the 2015 recipient of the William Shakespeare Award for Classical Theatre (Will Award), which recognizes artists who have made significant contributions to classical theatre in America. JM Zell Partners, Ltd. will receive the Sidney Harman Award for Philanthropy in the Arts. The awards will be presented at the Harman Center for the Arts Annual Gala on Sunday, November 1, 2015, hosted by STC at Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW) and the National Building Museum (440 G Street NW).

A tiny mouse and a giant Gruffalo with 'knobbly knees, and turned-out toes, and a poisonous wart at the end of his nose' will take New York by storm when London's Tall Stories (The Snail and the Whale, New Vic 2014) brings its adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's beloved award-winning picture book The Gruffalo out of the deep dark wood and into the big city. Created for ages four through seven, The Gruffalo runs at The New Victory Theater, New York City's premier performing arts venue for kids and families, from October 17-25, 2015.