Richard Bean News

The Guthrie Theater today announced three NT Live screening dates for the 2011-12 season: the smash-hit London production One Man, Two Guvnors (October 2), an English version of Carlo Goldoni's classic Italian comedy; Arnold Wesker's fast and furious examination of life in The Kitchen (November 6); and Collaborators (January 9), John Hodge's blistering new play depicting a lethal game of cat and mouse in 1938 Moscow.

Amphibian Stage Productions has announced that, in association with the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, it will present four National Theatre Live screenings during the fall of 2011 and the spring of 2012.

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer; Mandy Greenfield, Artistic Producer) announces the 2011 recipients of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Initiative commissions. This year's eight commissioned writers are Daniel Goldfarb (Cradle & All), Anne Washburn (The Internationalist), Lisa D'Amour (Detroit), Samuel D. Hunter (Bright New Boise), Anna Ziegler (Photograph 51), Nick Payne (Wanderlust), Michael West (Freefall) and Hannie Rayson (Life After George).

The role of Gerado, the husband of Paulina Salas (Thandie Newton), will be played by Tom Goodman-Hill, and Doctor Roberto Miranda will be played by Anthony Calf in Ariel Dorfman's Olivier award-winning thriller Death and the Maiden.

The National Theatre is delighted to announce show titles for the third season of National Theatre Live (NT Live), a successful initiative to broadcast live performances from the National's stages to cinemas worldwide. Since its first season, which began in June 2009 with the acclaimed production of Phédre starring Helen Mirren, over half a million people have now experienced the National's acclaimed work on movie screens around the world.

Nicholas Hytner's One Man, Two Guvnors will soon transfer to the West End for a 16 week run following its sell-out run at The National Theatre, subsequent UK tour and National Theatre Live cinema broadcast. Now according to Vartiety, producer Bob Boyett is eyeing a possible Broadway run in the 2011-2012 season. Additional details have not yet been announced. Performances at the Adelphi Theatre begin 8 November 2011 and run through 25 February 2012.

Thandie Newton will play Paulina Salas in Ariel Dorfman's Olivier award-winning thriller Death and the Maiden at the Comedy Theatre from Thursday 13th October 2011.

Nicholas Hytner's five star production of One Man, Two Guvnors will transfer to the West End for a 16 week run following its sell-out run at the National Theatre, subsequent UK tour and National Theatre Live cinema broadcast. Nearly 200,000 tickets go on sale on Thursday 14 July for performances at the Adelphi Theatre from 8 November 2011 - 25 February 2012. Press night will be on 21 November at 7pm.

Richard Bean's revised version of Carlo Goldini's A Servant of Two Masters, titled: ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS features James Corden in the title role. The production, directed by Nicolas Hynter, currently plays the National Theatre's Lyttleton Theatre.

National Theatre Live completes its acclaimed second season with Howard Davies' production of The Cherry Orchard, by Anton Chekhov, in a version by Andrew Upton, starring Zoë Wanamaker. National Theatre Live is an initiative by the UK's National Theatre to broadcast live performances onto cinema screens around the world.

The Ladykillers, the 1955 classic Ealing comedy, is this autumn brought back to life on the stage in a production that will play at the Liverpool Playhouse from November 3rd - 19th, prior to opening at the Gielgud Theatre on November 26th.

Richard Bean's revised version of Carlo Goldini's A Servant of Two Masters, titled: ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS features James Corden in the title role.The production, directed by Nicolas Hynter, is scheduled to open in May 2011 at the National Theatre's Lyttleton Theatre.

Out of Joint and the Lyric Hammersmith's acclaimed production of "THE BIG FELLAH" by Richard Bean

Out of Joint and the Lyric Hammersmith's acclaimed production of "THE BIG FELLAH" by Richard Bean

Out of Joint and the Lyric Hammersmith's acclaimed production of "THE BIG FELLAH" by Richard Bean

THE BIG FELLAH is about a young New York fireman, who joins the IRA. His Bronx apartment becomes the headquarters of a terrorist cell , headed up by the charismatic Costello, "the big fellah".