Stoppard and Nunn Team Up for New Piece to Play Royal Court in 2006
By: BWW News Desk Oct. 03, 2005
Two British theatre titans will join forces in early June 2006 when Trevor Nunn helms the world premiere of a new play by Tom Stoppard.According to Variety, the play, which is still untitled, will be presented at The Royal Court Theatre as part of its 50th anniversary season. The play, which will play an eight-week limited engagement, reportedly contains 20 speaking roles but "is unlikely to require as many actors." Stoppard, who with Nunn will be working at the Royal Court for the first time, cited "reasons for the shift in venue (that) are said to have to do with the theater's architecture." The plays chosen for the new Royal Court season will be announced on October 11th.Stoppard, whose plays are known for their wit, erudition and playful linguistic sense, has won Tony Awards for Best Play for a number of his works: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Travesties and The Real Thing. Other plays include Jumpers, The Invention of Love, Arcadia, Night and Day, Hapgood, Indian Ink and the trilogy The Coast of Utopia (comprised of Voyage, Shipwreck and Salvage).
Nunn, who has served as the artistic director of the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Society, is acclaimed for his work with classics, contemporary plays and musicals. He garnered Tony Awards for helming The Life and Adventure of Nicholas Nickleby, Cats, and Les Miserables, and a Tony for the RNT's production of Copenhagen; he has been nominated for 12 others. He will next be represented on Broadway by Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Woman in White, which will open at the Marquis Theatre on November 17th.
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