Michael Frayn News

Nicholas Hytner, Director of Britain's National Theatre, has announced the renewal of the partnership with Broadway producers Boyett Ostar Productions (Bob Boyett and Bill Haber) to present the National's productions in the United States.

Susie Blake will star as Madame Morrible in the hit musical Wicked at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre from Monday, April 2, 2007.

London's acclaimed Donmar Warehouse has announced a 2007-2008 season that includes a production of Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry's Parade, as well as the premiere of a new one-act by Michael Frayn.

The winners are currently being announced for the 2007 Laurance Olivier Awards, the UK's most prestigious theatrical awards.

Susie Blake will star as Madame Morrible in the hit musical Wicked at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre from Monday, April 2 2007.

The nominations have been announced for the 2007 Laurance Olivier Awards, the UK's most prestigious theatrical awards. The awards will be presented on February 18, 2007 at the Grosvenor House Hotel.

Theatre Three presents Democracy, an interesting inside look at West German politics under Willy Brandt's leadership.

Science and love come together in Carole Bugge's smart new drama.

The national tour of the recent Broadway hit Twelve Angry Men, written by Reginald Rose, directed by Scott Ellis, produced by New York's Roundabout Theatre Company, and starring Richard Thomas and George Wendt will play Chicago's LaSalle Bank Theatre from January 30 - February 11, 2007

Robert Prosky and Helen Carey will star in Michael Frayn's farce Noises Off, presented by Washington D.C.'s Arena Stage from December 15th through January 28th in the Kreeger Theater

Plays by Caryl Churchill, Michael Frayn, David Mamet, Donald Margulies, Paula Vogel, August Wilson and other playwrights of note are celebrated in the 86th edition of The Best Plays Theater Yearbook 2004-2005, which will be released on July 19th by Limelight Edition

The recent National Theatre hit Coram Boy is set to cross the pond to Broadway after Boyett Ostar extended its producing deal with the famed British theatre company through the end of 2007, according to Variety

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

Tony and Olivier Award winning actress-singer Patti LuPone, currently starring to critical acclaim in the hit Broadway production of Sweeney Todd, will return to the Vivian Beaumont Theater (150 W 65 Street), to perform a special one-night only concert of her critically acclaimed one-woman show The Lady With The Torch on Monday, May 22 at 8 PM to benefit Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS.

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

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is launching a national touring production of their Broadway smash hit TWELVE ANGRY MEN, starring Richard Thomas, written by Reginald Rose and directed by Scott Ellis. This is the first touring production for the not-for-profit organization.

Alan Ayckbourn's darkly comic farce gets a funny, if not exactly insightful, revival