Royal Court Theatre News

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) and the Royal Court Theatre, by special arrangement with Ambassador Theatre Group and Dodger Properties, will present the American premiere of CONSTELLATIONS, the acclaimed new play by Nick Payne, directed byMichael Longhurst, starring Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal and two-time Olivier Award winner Ruth Wilson(BBC's and PBS' Emmy nominated "Luther," Showtime's "The Affair") on Broadway. The limited engagement of CONSTELLATIONS will open Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street). BroadwayWorld brings you first look at the cast in action below!

Swift reportedly donated $6,000 to the charity for the piece - which Jackman and another audience member also matched.

2015 is almost here, and that means that a slew of new shows are on their way to the Great White Way. Before the 2015 Awards season gets started, no less than nineteen new productions will take tike their first Broadway bows. Catch up on what's in store for the season ahead below!

The American premiere of Constellations, the acclaimed new play by Nick Payne, directed by Michael Longhurst, starring Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal and two-time Olivier Award winner Ruth Wilson, is currently playing at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The production, slated to open on January 13, 2015, has today announced an updated student rush policy.

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, opening tonight, December 20, in the West End, stars Tamsin Greig, Haydn Gwynne, Jerome Pradon, Anna Skellern,Ricardo Afonso, Haydn Oakley, Willemijn Verkaik and Seline Hizli.

Headlong, Sheffield Theatres and Rose Theatre Kingston today announce the full cast for their co-production of David Hare's The Absence of War.

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, beginning tonight, December 17, in the West End, stars Tamsin Greig, Haydn Gwynne, Jerome Pradon, Anna Skellern, Ricardo Afonso, Haydn Oakley, Willemijn Verkaik and Seline Hizli.

Performances begin today, Tuesday, December 16, for the American premiere of Constellations, the acclaimed new play by Nick Payne, directed by Michael Longhurst, starring Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal (Golden Globe nominee for Nightcrawler; Brokeback Mountain) and two-time Olivier Award winner Ruth Wilson (Golden Globe nominee for Showtime's “The Affair;” BBC's and PBS' Emmy nominated “Luther”).

Get a first look at Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Wilson in CONSTELLATIONS!

Launching the Fountain Theatre's 25th Anniversary Season, Simon Levy directs Kristin Carey, Ryan Doucette, Joanna Strapp - and some very unusual, one-of-a-kind dolls - in the Los Angeles premiere of Reborning by Zayd Dohrn. How far would you go to create a family? A darkly funny psychological thriller that takes an unsettling look at work, motherhood and the power of healing, Reborning opens at the Fountain Theatre on Jan. 24.

Australian comedy icon Jane Turner and rising star Brenna Harding play mother and daughter in Jumpy, the West End hit by April De Angelis about frazzled hopes and parental anxiety. Directed by Pamela Rabe, this Australian premiere opens MTC 's 2015 Season at 8pm Thursday 5 February at Southbank Theatre, The Sumner ahead of a Sydney Theatre Company season.

Australian comedy icon Jane Turner and rising star Brenna Harding play mother and daughter in Jumpy, the West End hit by April De Angelis about frazzled hopes and parental anxiety. Directed by Pamela Rabe, this Australian premiere opens MTC 's 2015 Season at 8pm Thursday 5 February at Southbank Theatre, The Sumner ahead of a Sydney Theatre Company season.

In a new production commissioned by the Finborough Theatre and originally seen as a staged reading as part of Vibrant -- A Festival of Finborough Playwrights, and part of its Winter Season of 20 Premieres, the European premiere of Pig Girl by former Canadian Playwright-in-Residence at the Finborough Theatre, Colleen Murphy, runs at the Finborough Theatre, playing twelve Sunday and Monday evenings from Sunday, 11 January 2015 (Press Night: Monday, 12 Janaury 2015 at 7.30pm).

Hugh Jackman stopped by ABC's THE VIEW and spoke about literally leaving blood, sweat and tears on the stage every night in his new Broadway play THE RIVER.

The festive period is usually a time when we're told to look towards the future and forget about all of our troubles. The title Hope may be misleading for many, but the latest play by Jack Thorne to be staged at the Royal Court is a political production set around a group of Labour councillors struggling to deal with the financial strain currently being imposed upon local government.

Signal Ensemble Theatre presents the United States premiere of Red Bud by Brett Neveu and directed by Brant Russell at Signal Ensemble Theatre, 1802 W. Berenice Ave., January 22 - February 28.

Jez Butterworth's The River recently opened on Broadway at Circle in the Square, starring Hugh Jackman. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photos of Jackman in the BroadwayWorld.com series 'In The Spotlight' by acclaimed photographer Walter McBride!

Jez Butterworth's The River recently opened on Broadway at Circle in the Square, starring Hugh Jackman. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photos of director Ian Rickson in the BroadwayWorld.com series 'In The Spotlight' by acclaimed photographer Walter McBride!

Jez Butterworth's The River recently opened on Broadway at Circle in the Square, starring Hugh Jackman. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photos of cast member Laura Donnelly in the BroadwayWorld.com series 'In The Spotlight' by acclaimed photographer Walter McBride!

Jez Butterworth's The River recently opened on Broadway at Circle in the Square, starring Hugh Jackman. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photos of cast member Cush Jumbo in the BroadwayWorld.com series 'In The Spotlight' by acclaimed photographer Walter McBride!