Collaborators 2011 - Articles Page 11

Run Time:
2 hours 30 minutes (one intermission)
Opened: November 1, 2011
Closing: June 23, 2012

Collaborators - 2011 - West End History , Info & More

National Theatre (Olivier)
(Waterloo) South Bank London

Moscow, 1938. A dangerous place to have a sense of humour; even more so a sense of freedom. Mikhail Bulgakov, living among dissidents, stalked by secret police, has both. And then he’s offered a poisoned chalice: a commission to write a play about Stalin to celebrate his sixtieth birthday.



Inspired by historical fact, Collaborators embarks on a surreal journey into the fevered imagination of the writer as he loses himself in a macabre and disturbingly funny relationship with the omnipotent subject of his drama.



Killing my enemies is easy. The challenge is to change the way they think, to control their minds. And I think I controlled yours pretty well. In years to come, I’ll be able to say: Bulgakov? Yeah, we even trained him. He gave up. He saw the light. We broke him, we can break anybody. It’s man versus monster, Mikhail. And the monster always wins.



John Hodge’s blistering new play depicts a lethal game of cat and mouse through which the appalling compromises and humiliations inflicted on any artist by those with power are held up to scrutiny.



Following its successful run in the Cottesloe Theatre, Collaborators is transferring to the Olivier Theatre on April 30 for a limited run.

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Collaborators - 2011 - West End Articles Page 11

Tale As Old As Time 'DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST'
by Beau Higgins - Nov 11, 2011


NETworks is set to present DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST- the smash hit Broadway musical coming to Fort Lauderdale's Broward Center for the Performing Arts from NOVEMBER 15 - 27, 2011.

Diavolo Dance Theater Creates TRANSIT SPACE
by BWW News Desk - Nov 12, 2011


Diavolo Dance Theater, the Los Angeles based internationally renowned dance company led by artistic director Jacques Heim, will have a residency with Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Music Center as part of the 2011-2012 season, to create 'Transit Space,' a new work inspired by skateboard culture -- a sport and an art form invented in Southern California in the 1950s.

New Orleans Ballet Association Announces 2011-2012 Season
by BWW News Desk - Nov 11, 2011


The New Orleans Ballet Association (NOBA) launches its 2011-2012 season of dance with six exhilarating companies featuring some of the most significant and distinctive choreography today, including three New Orleans debuts and a world premiere. Single tickets for the 2011-2012 season go on sale Tuesday, September 6. Ticket prices range from $20-$125. Season ticket buyers save up to 20 percent off the single ticket price by purchasing a season ticket package.

Morgan Karr Returns To Joe's Pub 11/11
by BWW News Desk - Nov 11, 2011


Singer/Songwriter Morgan Karr (Broadway's Spring Awakening) returns to the newly renovated Joe's Pub, November 11, 2011 at 11:11 PM to give a benefit concert for the New York-based arts outreach organization, Sing for Hope, responsible for the Pop-Up Pianos placed around city parks and public spaces over the summer.

Harris Theater for Music and Dance Kicks Off Eat to the Beat Lunchtime Series
by BWW News Desk - Nov 10, 2011


The Harris Theater for Music and Dance kicks off the third season of its celebrated Eat to the Beat lunchtime series on Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 12 pm with 'Eine Kleine Lunchmusik'-a performance by Harris Theater favorite, conductor and pianist Francesco Milioto and members of his dynamic New Millennium Orchestra.

Urban Stages Presents WINTER RHYTHMS 12/11
by Gabrielle Sierra - Nov 8, 2011


Urban Stages (Frances Hill, Founding Artistic Director), assisted by director/lyricist Peter Napolitano announces a series of musical evenings entitled WINTER RHYTHMS, beginning on Thursday, December 1 and running through Thursday, December 11, 2011 at Urban Stages Theatre (259 West 30thStreet.)

The Artist Series Presents DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 11/8-13
by BWW News Desk - Nov 8, 2011


Tickets will go on sale August 28th, 10am for Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, coming to Jacksonville as part of the Artist Series' 2011-2012 Broadway Series.

Guggenheim Creates Its First Mobile App
by Gabrielle Sierra - Nov 4, 2011


For the first time, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum has produced a mobile app to accompany an exhibition. The app Maurizio Cattelan: All accompanies the major exhibition of the same name, on view at the Guggenheim from November 4, 2011, to January 22, 2012.

MoMA Modern Mondays Announced For November and December 2011
by Gabrielle Sierra - Nov 3, 2011


Modern Mondays is a program that brings contemporary, innovative film and moving-image works to the public and provides a forum for viewers to engage in dialogue and debate with contemporary filmmakers and artists. Modern Mondays presents new-and newly rediscovered-film and media works with the director in attendance, stimulating discourse, dialogue, and interaction in a social setting.

FANTA ORANGE Opens at Finborough Theatre, 11/1
by BWW News Desk - Nov 1, 2011


The world premiere of Sally Woodcock's new play Fanta Orange opens at the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre from Tuesday, 1 November 2011 (Press Night: Thursday, 3 November 2011 at 7.30pm) for a limited four-week season, the opening play in the New Writing at the Finborough Theatre Season, playing November 2011 to January 2012.

Justin Bieber, David Guetta Added to List of 2011 MTV EMA Performers
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 31, 2011


The line-up for the '2011 MTV EMA' is officially complete! MTV today announced worldwide sensation Justin Bieber and GRAMMY-winning artist/producer/DJ David Guetta with special guest performers will be joining the party in Belfast, Northern Ireland for the world's biggest night in music.

Broadway Theatre League Presents DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 26, 2011


Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit musical, is coming to South Bend as part of the 2011-12 Broadway Series.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Releases Third Recording on ASO Media
by Carly Rosemore - Oct 25, 2011


Today, Tuesday, October 25, 2011, the Grammy® Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra released its third recording on its record label, ASO Media, for physical distribution. Distributed by Naxos of America, this all-Rachmaninov release features Music Director Robert Spano leading the Orchestra in Piano Concerto No. 3 with Garrick Ohlsson, a frequent guest and friend of the Orchestra - this release marks Mr. Ohlsson's first-ever recording of the concerto. Also on the recording is Symphonic Dances, a signature Robert Spano/Atlanta Symphony collaboration, as Mr. Spano has led the work on tour, as well as repeatedly in Atlanta with the Orchestra.

Harris Theater for Music and Dance Kicks Off Eat to the Beat Lunchtime Series
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 25, 2011


The Harris Theater for Music and Dance kicks off the third season of its celebrated Eat to the Beat lunchtime series on Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 12 pm with 'Eine Kleine Lunchmusik'-a performance by Harris Theater favorite, conductor and pianist Francesco Milioto and members of his dynamic New Millennium Orchestra.

Goat Rodeo Session feat. Yo Yo Ma Available on Sony Masterworks, 10/25
by BWW News Desk - Oct 25, 2011


SONY MASTERWORKS is releasing The Goat Rodeo Sessions, a landmark album project by four of the great instrumentalists in music today, on Tuesday, October 25, 2011.

Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer Play Goat Rodeo Sessions
by BWW News Desk - Oct 24, 2011


Thanks to a fortuitous 'goat rodeo,' Sony Masterworks is releasing The Goat Rodeo Sessions, a landmark album project by four of the great instrumentalists in music today, on Monday, October 24, 2011.

New Orleans Ballet Association Announces 2011-2012 Season
by BWW News Desk - Oct 22, 2011


The New Orleans Ballet Association (NOBA) launches its 2011-2012 season of dance with six exhilarating companies featuring some of the most significant and distinctive choreography today, including three New Orleans debuts and a world premiere. Single tickets for the 2011-2012 season go on sale Tuesday, September 6. Ticket prices range from $20-$125. Season ticket buyers save up to 20 percent off the single ticket price by purchasing a season ticket package.

NOBA Announces 2011-2012 Season, Begins With Mark Morris Dance Group
by BWW News Desk - Oct 22, 2011


The New Orleans Ballet Association (NOBA) launches its 2011-2012 season of dance with six exhilarating companies featuring some of the most significant and distinctive choreography today, including three New Orleans debuts and a world premiere.

Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer Play Goat Rodeo Sessions
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 20, 2011


Thanks to a fortuitous 'goat rodeo,' Sony Masterworks is releasing The Goat Rodeo Sessions, a landmark album project by four of the great instrumentalists in music today, on Monday, October 24, 2011.

New Orleans Ballet Association Announces 2011-2012 Season
by Carly Rosemore - Oct 18, 2011


The New Orleans Ballet Association (NOBA) launches its 2011-2012 season of dance with six exhilarating companies featuring some of the most significant and distinctive choreography today, including three New Orleans debuts and a world premiere. Single tickets for the 2011-2012 season go on sale Tuesday, September 6. Ticket prices range from $20-$125. Season ticket buyers save up to 20 percent off the single ticket price by purchasing a season ticket package.

Galapagos Art Space Presents The Lara Wilson Dance Project 11/8
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 18, 2011


The innovative styles of lara wilson dance project will come to Galapagos Art Space on November 8, 2011, in a new evening-length work entitled For Bidden We Come.

Spike TV's Scream Awards 2011 Names Paul Reubens With Visionary Award
by BWW News Desk - Oct 18, 2011


This Saturday night in Los Angeles, Spike TV will honor the man responsible for one of the most iconic characters of all time, as Paul Reubens will receive the Visionary Award for his work as Pee-wee Herman over the past three decades at 'SCREAM Awards 2011.'

Performance Added to Michael Jackson Immortal Tour, 10/16
by BWW News Desk - Oct 16, 2011


Due to strong demand, an additional performance has been added to the Detroit stop of Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World TourTM at Joe Louis Arena. The new performance is Sunday, October 16, 2011 which is in addition to the previously announced performance on Saturday, October 15, 2011.

Spike TV's Scream Awards 2011 Names Paul Reubens With Visionary Award
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 13, 2011


This Saturday night in Los Angeles, Spike TV will honor the man responsible for one of the most iconic characters of all time, as Paul Reubens will receive the Visionary Award for his work as Pee-wee Herman over the past three decades at 'SCREAM Awards 2011.'

Paul Rubens Receives Spike TV's 'Visionary' SCREAM AWARD
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 13, 2011


This Saturday night in Los Angeles, Spike TV will honor the man responsible for one of the most iconic characters of all time, as Paul Reubens will receive the Visionary Award for his work as Pee-wee Herman over the past three decades at 'SCREAM Awards 2011.'

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Collaborators - 2011 West End Awards and Nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2012 Evening Standard Awards Best Actor Simon Russell Beale
2012 Olivier Awards Best New Play Cottesloe Theatre
2012 Olivier Awards Best Performance In A Supporting Role Mark Addy

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