John Osborne News

London's Royal Court Theatre received nine nominations this morning for the 2011 Olivier Awards, dominating the Best New Play category with three nominations for its productions of Clybourne Park, Sucker Punch and Tribes.

Northern Stage (formerly Newcastle Playhouse) and Sheffield Theatres today announce their first collaboration, a new production of Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?". The production will be directed by Northern Stage's Artistic Director Erica Whyman. "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" will play at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre (Wednesday 16 March - Thursday 7 April) and then continue to Northern Stage (Tuesday 12 April - Saturday 30 April).

Teatro La Tea and Clout in the Mug Productions are proud to present a special talkback with Martin Denton of nytheatre.com, following the 2:00 pm performance of Edward Allan Baker's Dolores & North of Providence on January 30, 2011. The talkback will include the cast of the production and director Alberto Bonilla. Tickets for this and all performances are available at www.smarttix.com, by phone (212)868-4444. The production opens on January 26, 2011 and will run through February 12, 2011. Performances will be held at Teatro La Tea, 107 Suffolk Street in New York City. Showtimes are Wednesday - Saturday at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm. Tickets are $18.00. For more information, please go to: www.cloutinthemug.com

Broadway veteran Kevin Anderson leads the cast in the Los Angeles run of world premiere production of Neil LaBute's The Break of Noon. The Break of Noon, which is a co-production with MCC in New York, will feature Catherine Dent as well as Tracee Chimo and John Earl Jelks, who performed their roles in the New York portion of the run. Helmed by director Jo Bonney, The Break of Noon begins in previews on January 25, 2011 and officially opens February 2, 2011.

Teatro La Tea and Clout in the Mug Productions are proud to present a special talkback with Martin Denton of nytheatre.com, following the 2:00 pm performance of Edward Allan Baker's Dolores & North of Providence on January 30, 2011. The talkback will include the cast of the production and director Alberto Bonilla. Tickets for this and all performances are available at www.smarttix.com, by phone (212)868-4444. The production opens on January 26, 2011 and will run through February 12, 2011. Performances will be held at Teatro La Tea, 107 Suffolk Street in New York City. Showtimes are Wednesday - Saturday at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm. Tickets are $18.00. For more information, please go to: www.cloutinthemug.com

Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director) has announced that STEPHANIE J. BLOCK, DANIEL BREAKER, KIMBERLY HÉBERT GREGORY, KEVIN ISOLA and KAREN OLIVO will star in the world premiere comedy, BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK, the new play by Lynn Nottage, directed by Jo Bonney. BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK is Ms. Nottage's first play to be produced in New York since she won the Pulitzer Prize for Ruined in 2009.

With his critically acclaimed production of King Lear soon to embark on a national tour, Michael Grandage today announces his farewell season as Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse, stepping down from the role in December 2011.

The Royal Court Theatre was named London's Theatre of the Year by The Stage in the newspaper's inaugural year of their Stage 100 Awards.

Broadway veteran Kevin Anderson leads the cast in the Los Angeles run of world premiere production of Neil LaBute's The Break of Noon. The Break of Noon, which is a co-production with MCC in New York, will feature Catherine Dent as well as Tracee Chimo and John Earl Jelks, who performed their roles in the New York portion of the run. Helmed by director Jo Bonney, The Break of Noon begins in previews on January 25, 2011 and officially opens February 2, 2011.

Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director) will present the world premiere of Imagining Heschel, a new play by Colin Greer, directed by Larry Moss, who was last represented Off-Broadway by his acclaimed production of Syringa Tree. The two-character play will feature actors Richard Dreyfuss and Rinde Eckert. Performances begin at the Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce Street, NYC) on Thursday, November 4th, 2010, and continue through Sunday, November 28th, 2010, for 20 performances only. An official opening night is set for Monday, November 8, 2010.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) is thrilled to host the US premiere of John Osborne and Anthony Creighton's recently rediscovered play PERSONAL ENEMY, at the 2010 Brits Off Broadway festival.

London's Royal Court Theatre dominated the nominations for the 2010 Evening Standard Awards, receiving 11 nominations, the most of any London theatre. The Royal Court further cemented its reputation as the writers' theatre, claiming every nomination in both the Best Play and Most Promising Playwright categories. The nominations were spread between six different Royal Court productions.

The actress discusses her three roles in the play: a lovestruck lass, a thoughtless snob and an old battle-ax.

Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director) will present the world premiere of Imagining Heschel, a new play by Colin Greer, directed by Larry Moss, who was last represented Off-Broadway by his acclaimed production of Syringa Tree. The two-character play will feature actors Richard Dreyfuss and Rinde Eckert. Performances begin at the Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce Street, NYC) on Thursday, November 4th, 2010, and continue through Sunday, November 28th, 2010, for 20 performances only. An official opening night is set for Monday, November 8, 2010.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) is thrilled to host the US premiere of John Osborne and Anthony Creighton's recently rediscovered play PERSONAL ENEMY, at the 2010 Brits Off Broadway festival.

Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director) will present the world premiere of Imagining Heschel, a new play by Colin Greer, directed by Larry Moss, who was last represented Off-Broadway by his acclaimed production of Syringa Tree. The two-character play will feature actors Richard Dreyfuss and Rinde Eckert. Performances begin at the Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce Street, NYC) on Thursday, November 4th, 2010, and continue through Sunday, November 28th, 2010, for 20 performances only. An official opening night is set for Monday, November 8, 2010.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) is thrilled to host the US premiere of John Osborne and Anthony Creighton's recently rediscovered play PERSONAL ENEMY, at the 2010 Brits Off Broadway festival.

The critically acclaimed Brits Off Broadway festival, host to the UK's most innovative and provocative theater in New York City, returns this year with a line up of nine sensational productions.

The Seeing Place Theater spends a good deal of their rehearsal processes not doing the play. They remove the text completely at the beginning. Think Whose Line is it Anyway? - but not so shticky. They improvise their way through the situations of a play until they are telling the same story as the playwright. There's a lot of falling down, a lot of failure. Many times, they do not accomplish the demands of a scene right away. It isn't until the final week or two that they add the lines and their productions begin to take the shape that the audience will see. Thus, their whole rehearsal process is spent exploring the characters and the situations in which they find themselves. In this way, the play becomes more than just words. It is a true collaboration between all of the artists involved. Every member of the ensemble - from actors to directors to designers - is called upon to bring their own viewpoints to the table. That is what gives The Seeing Place its unique stamp.

Theater productions with an edge, a message and purpose, stories such as Clifford Odet's Waiting for Lefty and now the John Osborne's Look Back in Anger, October 13 - 30, Wed-Sat @ 8pm, Sat Matinees @ 2pm at ATA's Sargent Theater, 314 West 54th St. 4th floor. $18 General Admission, $15 Students & Seniors. www.smarttix.com 212-868-4444