Neil Bartlett's Comedy-Drama IN EXTREMIS Brings Oscar Wilde Into an Esoteric Experience
by Claudio Erlichman
- May 28, 2024
Directed by Bruno Guida and staring Daniel Infantini and Flávio Tolezani, the dramatic comedy by award-winning English author Neil Bartlett is inspired by a telegram sent by Irish writer Oscar Wilde to a friend in 1895, just a week before began the trial that would cost him his reputation, his freedom, his family and then his life.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Reveals 2024 Season
by Stephi Wild
- Feb 12, 2024
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey has announced its 2024 season, which features a funny musical comedy, the return of one of England's most-cherished novelists, and a Shakespeare masterwork not seen in the subscription series in 20 years.
FLIP! Will Embark on UK Tour Beginning in October
by Stephi Wild
- Aug 14, 2023
Fuel’s Director & CEO Kate McGrath has announced the World Premiere of FLIP!, a new play from Racheal Ofori directed by Emily Aboud examining the relationship between two young Black women and an obsession with social media.
Fuel Reveals Lineup of Autumn 2023 Programming; FLIP!, Inua Ellams, and More!
by Stephi Wild
- Jul 18, 2023
Fuel has announced its programme of work for autumn 2023. Fuel favourite Inua Ellams has three projects including a special edition of his much loved night-time cultural walking tour through an urban space The Midnight Run, this time celebrating the revival of the City of London’s famous ancient Batholomew Fair. Learn more about the full lineup here!
RSL Announces Programme For Dalloway Day 2023
by Stephi Wild
- May 4, 2023
The Royal Society of Literature (RSL), the voice for the value of literature in the UK, has unveiled plans for Dalloway Day 2023 – an annual celebration of the work and legacy of Virginia Woolf which takes place each year on 'a Wednesday in mid-June'.
Neil Bartlett Will Direct a Live Version of Derek Jarman's Seminal Film, BLUE
by Stephi Wild
- Feb 23, 2023
BLUE was Derek Jarman's final film. Completed in May 1993, just months before his death, it is his testament. For 74 minutes, an unchanging screen of celestial blue is accompanied by voices which deliver a collage of fragments from Jarman's diary, describing the gradual onset of blindness as he battles with HIV. As his daily life is stripped away, only the essentials remain.
Tickets from just £30 for ORLANDO, starring Emma Corrin
by Aliya Al-Hassan
- Dec 7, 2022
Orlando tells a story like no other. Born in the reign of Elizabeth I, its hero-heroine journeys through five centuries and a myriad of encounters in search of the answer to just one question; how do any of us find the courage to truly be ourselves?
Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Think of ORLANDO, starring Emma Corrin?
by Aliya Al-Hassan
- Dec 6, 2022
Michael Grandage directs Emma Corrin in Neil Bartlett’s joyous new adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s modern masterpiece – Orlando. Leading an eleven-strong company in a bold new staging, Olivier Award nominee Emma Corrin returns to London’s West End in one of the most surprising stories in the English language.
Review: ORLANDO, Garrick Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan
- Dec 6, 2022
On the surface it might seem impossible to adapt Orlando for the stage, but Neil Bartlett and director Michael Grandage have achieved a warm and witty play that is also a welcome antidote to today's culture wars.
Review: CHARLES DICKENS' GREAT EXPECTATIONS at Irish Classical Theatre
by Michael Rabice
- Dec 2, 2022
The holiday season often brings about classic Christmas stories being retold and Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL is usually number one on most producer's short list. Instead, Buffalo's Irish Classical Theatre Company is presenting Dickens' GREAT EXPECTATIONS in a newer version by Neil Bartlett. And while the brief Christmas theme is glossed over, the familiar characters still are ripe for this creative theatrical evening.
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