Collaborators 2011 - Articles Page 12

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 12

San Jose Rep Presents Joe DiPietro’s The Last Romance 10/13-11/6
by BWW News Desk - Oct 13, 2011


San Jose Rep stages Tony Award-winning Joe DiPietro's The Last Romance, directed by Laird Williamson, October 13 through November 6, 2011.

Morgan Karr Returns To Joe's Pub 11/11
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 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.

Amphibian Stage Productions and The Modern Present National Theatre Live
by BWW News Desk - Oct 8, 2011


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.

Roche Schulfer and Dorlisa Martin Honored with Prestigious 'Equality in Action' Medal
by Kelsey Denette - Oct 7, 2011


Goodman Theatre is proud to announce that two of its longtime executive collaborators, Executive Director Roche Schulfer and Director of Development Dorlisa Martin, will be honored with an 'Equality in Action' medal from Vision 2020, a national project working to achieve gender equality.

FANTA ORANGE Opens at Finborough Theatre, 11/1
by Kelsey Denette - Oct 6, 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.

Guthrie Announces Three NT Live Screening Dates for 11/12 Season
by BWW News Desk - Oct 2, 2011


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.

Theatre Exile Presents A Reading of NORTH OF THE BOULEVARD
by BWW News Desk - Oct 1, 2011


Theatre Exile begins the third annual Studio X-hibition with a new play from award winning playwright and Exile favorite Bruce Graham, North of the Boulevard. Directed by associate artistic director Matt Pfeiffer, and starring Scott Greer, Brian Anthony Wilson, Brian McCann and Harry Philibosian, the reading will be on Monday, October 10th, 2011, at 7pm in Studio X at 1340 South 13th St.

National Theatre Live Series Begins With ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS
by BWW News Desk - Oct 1, 2011


The Englert Theatre presents high definition re-broadcasts of performances from the National Theatre in London. The Englert will broadcast every performance from the 2011-2012 season, starting with One Man, Two Guvnors tonight at 7pm.

30 DAYS OF NYMF: Day 16 Kiki Baby
by 30 Days of NYMF 2011 - Sep 29, 2011


Day 16 Kiki Baby KIKI BABY By Kitt Lavoie, co-book writer

San Jose Rep Presents Joe DiPietro’s The Last Romance 10/13-11/6
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 28, 2011


San Jose Rep stages Tony Award-winning Joe DiPietro's The Last Romance, directed by Laird Williamson, October 13 through November 6, 2011.

BLOOD KNOT, HURT VILLAGE, et al. Featured in Signature Center's 2011-12 Season
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 28, 2011


Signature Theatre Company (Founding Artistic Director James Houghton; Executive Director Erika Mallin), announced today seven productions for its inaugural 2012 season at Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street near 10th Avenue), the company's new Frank Gehry-designed permanent home opening in February 2012. Signature Center will allow the Company to expand its programming, introduce new initiatives, and build audiences. Featuring three intimate theatres, a studio theatre, rehearsal studio and a shared lobby with café and bookstore, Signature Center will be both a theatre community hub and a neighborhood destination.

National Theatre's COMEDY OF ERRORS, THE KITCHEN, et al. Coming to Movie Theatres!
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 28, 2011


Bringing the best of British theatre to cinemas across the U.S. this fall, NCM Fathom will present a series of four events from the stage of the National Theatre of Great Britain. National Theatre Live (NT Live) will launch its third season on NCM network screens with One Man, Two Guvnors on Thursday, October 20, followed by The Kitchen on Thursday, November 3; Collaborators on Thursday, December 1; and The Comedy of Errors on Thursday, March 1, with additional titles in 2012 to be announced soon. All events will begin at 7:00 p.m. local time. Presented by NT Live, BY Experience and Fathom, the four-part in-theater series will be broadcast to more than 130 additional U.S. movie theaters nationwide through NCM's exclusive Digital Broadcast Network.

Theatre Exile Presents A Reading of NORTH OF THE BOULEVARD
by Kelsey Denette - Sep 26, 2011


Theatre Exile begins the third annual Studio X-hibition with a new play from award winning playwright and Exile favorite Bruce Graham, North of the Boulevard. Directed by associate artistic director Matt Pfeiffer, and starring Scott Greer, Brian Anthony Wilson, Brian McCann and Harry Philibosian, the reading will be on Monday, October 10th, 2011, at 7pm in Studio X at 1340 South 13th St.

Signature Theatre Company to Name Theatre After Playwright Romulus Linney
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 23, 2011


Signature Theatre announced today that philanthropist and Signature Board of Trustees member Margot Adams has made a gift honoring playwright Romulus Linney in support of Signature Center, the Company's new, permanent home opening in February 2012. Spanning an entire city block at 42nd Street between Dyer and 10th Avenue, the Frank Gehry-designed Signature Center features three intimate theatres, a studio theatre, rehearsal studio, and a public café and bookstore. The Center will be both a theatre community hub and a neighborhood destination, and has been designed to foster interaction among playwrights, artistic collaborators, and the public.

National Theatre Live Series To Be Shown at the Englert; Begins With ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS 10/1
by Kelsey Denette - Sep 15, 2011


The Englert Theatre will present high definition re-broadcasts of performances from the National Theatre in London. The Englert will broadcast every performance from the 2011-2012 season, starting with One Man, Two Guvnors on Saturday, October 1 at 7pm.

Photo Flash: Bryce Ryness, Lisa O'Hare in Reprise Theatre Company's CABARET
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 13, 2011


Reprise Theatre Company's production of the classic American musical 'Cabaret,' which opens the 2011-2012 Reprise season and plays September 13 to 25 (press opening September 14, 2011) at UCLA's Freud Playhouse, includes a cast of new talents as well as Broadway and West End veterans - Zach Bandler as Ernst Ludwig, Lisa O'Hare as Sally Bowles, Jeff McLean as Cliff Bradshaw, Katrina Lenk as Fräulein Kost, Mary Gordon Murray as Fräulein Schneider, Robert Picardo as Herr Schultz and Bryce Ryness as the Master of Ceremonies.

Goat Rodeo Session feat. Yo Yo Ma Available on Sony Masterworks, 10/25
by Caryn Robbins - Sep 13, 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.

Alice Cooper Returns with a New Album, Released Today
by BWW News Desk - Sep 13, 2011


Alice Cooper's widely anticipated new album, Welcome 2 My Nightmare, will be released September 13, 2011, by Universal Music Enterprises. Recorded with longtime collaborator Bob Ezrin, who produced the original multi-platinum Welcome To My Nightmare album in 1975, the album picks up right where they left off, with Alice trapped in his own warped mind.

Photo Flash: The Lapsburgh Layover At Ars Nova
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 12, 2011


Ars Nova (Jason Eagan, Artistic Director; Jeremy Blocker, Managing Director) presents the world premiere of a new work by 2011 Ars Nova Artists-in-Residence, The Berserker Residents. The Lapsburgh Layover plays a limited Off-Broadway engagement September 1 - September 24, with Opening Night on Monday, September 12 at 7:00 PM.

Upstairs At Vitello's Presents SALLY KELLERMAN 9/12
by BWW News Desk - Sep 12, 2011


Sally Kellerman, the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominated actress and singer who created the infamous role of Major Margaret 'Hot Lips' O'Houlihan in Robert Altman's classic film, 'M*A*SH,' will appear as a vocalist in her show, SALLY KELLERMAN - 'Back By Request,' with Pianist/Music Director, Andy Langham, on Monday, September 12, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. at Upstairs At Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club; Vitello's Restaurant; 4349 Tujunga Avenue; Studio City, CA 91604.

Guthrie Announces Three NT Live Screening Dates for 11/12 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 8, 2011


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.

Upstairs At Vitello's Presents SALLY KELLERMAN 9/12
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 7, 2011


Sally Kellerman, the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominated actress and singer who created the infamous role of Major Margaret 'Hot Lips' O'Houlihan in Robert Altman's classic film, 'M*A*SH,' will appear as a vocalist in her show, SALLY KELLERMAN - 'Back By Request,' with Pianist/Music Director, Andy Langham, on Monday, September 12, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. at Upstairs At Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club; Vitello's Restaurant; 4349 Tujunga Avenue; Studio City, CA 91604.

Sixth Biennial OSTRAVA DAYS Festival Held Aug 26-Sept 3
by BWW News Desk - Sep 3, 2011


Ostrava Center for New Music (Ostrava, Czech Republic) and its founder/artistic director Petr Kotík (New York City) are pleased to announce the sixth installment of OSTRAVA DAYS - a unique festival of new and experimental music, taking place in the city of Ostrava from August 26th to September 3rd, 2011.

Amphibian Stage Productions and The Modern Present National Theatre Live
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 1, 2011


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.

The Berserker Residents Land at Ars Nova With The Lapsburgh Layover 8/31
by BWW News Desk - Aug 31, 2011


Ars Nova (Jason Eagan, Artistic Director; Jeremy Blocker, Managing Director) proudly presents the world premiere of a new work by 2011 Ars Nova Artists-in-Residence, The Berserker Residents.

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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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