VIDEO: Royal Shakespeare Company Releases SONNETS IN SOLITUDE
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- May 19, 2020
The Royal Shakespeare Company today released Sonnets in Solitude, a selection of Shakespeare's sonnets self-recorded by RSC actors while in lockdown. Many of the actors were working with the RSC at the time of the theatre's temporary closure on 17 March and have been unable to perform or rehearse since.
Royal Shakespeare Company Returns To Chicago For First Time In 25 Years
by A.A. Cristi
- Feb 13, 2020
Chicago Shakespeare Theater is proud to welcome the return of the world-renowned Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) to Chicago for the first time in nearly 25 years. Chicago Shakespeare will present the company's acclaimed gender-swapped production of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Justin Audibert, in a special limited engagement April 15a?"May 2, 2020 in The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare.
ENDGAME Leads January's Top 10 New London Shows
by Marianka Swain
- Dec 28, 2019
London is never short of temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From a starry Beckett revival to Tom Stoppard and magical mishaps, here are some of this month's most eye-catching openings. Don't forget to check back for BroadwayWorld's reviews, interviews and features!
Photo Flash: First Look at GOD'S DICE at Soho Theatre
by Stephi Wild
- Oct 29, 2019
What would happen if someone was able to prove, scientifically, the existence of God? When Edie, a student in university lecturer Henry Brook's physics class, seems to do exactly that, his universe - including his marriage to celebrity atheist author Virginia - is rocked. Science and religion go head-to-head in a ferociously funny battle for power, sex, fame and followers.
Casting Announced For Soho Theatre's GOD'S DICE and SHUCK 'N' JIVE
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 12, 2019
Soho Theatre is pleased to announce casting for Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong and Simone Ibbett-Brown's Shuck 'n' Jive. Directed by Soho Theatre's Associate Director Lakesha Arie-Angelo, Olivia Onyehara (Jack Lear, Hull Truck) will take on the role of 'Simone' and Tanisha Spring (Caroline, or Change, Playhouse Theatre) will take on the role of 'Cassi' in this subversive debut play told with music, laughter and searing honesty.
BWW Review: THE PROVOKED WIFE, Swan Theatre
by Gary Naylor
- May 10, 2019
The Provoked Wife combines tremendous comedy with a hard-edged look at human nature and the institutions that underpin society - as relevant today as when it was written over 300 years ago.
Further Casting Announced For The RSC Productions Of THE PROVOKED WIFE and VENICE PRESERVED
by Stephi Wild
- Feb 18, 2019
The Royal Shakespeare Company has today announced further casting for its forthcoming double-bill of Restoration plays, John Vanbrugh's The Provoked Wife and Thomas Otway's Venice Preserved. The Provoked Wife, directed by Phillip Breen, plays in repertoire from the 2 May 2019 with Venice Preserved, directed by Prasanna Puwanarajah, running from 24 May 2019 in the Swan Theatre.
Casting Updates Announced For THE PROVOKED WIFE and VENICE PRESERVED
by Stephi Wild
- Nov 29, 2018
Royal Shakespeare Company Associate Artist Alexandra Gilbreath returns to the company in Phillip Breen's riotous new production of John Vanbrugh's restoration comedy The Provoked Wife. Alexandra last appeared at the RSC as feisty courtesan Angellica Bianca in the 2016 production of The Rover by Aphra Behn. Other leading roles for the RSC include Hermione in The Winter's Tale, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Rosalind in As You Like It, Kate in The Taming of the Shrew and Mistress Ford in The Merry Wives of Windsor.
BWW Review: THE LIE, Menier Chocolate Factory
by Emma Watkins
- Oct 8, 2017
Following their production of The Truth, also by Florian Zeller, the Menier Chocolate Factory, director Lindsay Posner and translator Christopher Hampton have teamed up again for the English language world premiere of The Lie.
FOLLIES Leads September's Top 10 New London Shows
by Marianka Swain
- Aug 31, 2017
London is never short of theatre temptations, whether West End epics or bold fringe offerings. From starry Sondheim to political plays and a new Florian Zeller, here are some of this month's most eye-catching openings. Don't forget to check back for BroadwayWorld's reviews...
Full Company Announced For THE LIE at Menier Chocolate Factory
by BWW News Desk
- Aug 14, 2017
The Menier Chocolate Factory today announces the full company for Florian Zeller's The Lie in a translation by Christopher Hampton - Lindsay Posner directs Samantha Bond, James Dreyfus, Tony Gardner and Alexandra Gilbreath.
BWW Review: DESSERT, Southwark Playhouse
by Charlie Wilks
- Jul 19, 2017
Glorious furniture decorates the stage, with 15th-century Venetian paintings hanging from the walls. A butler pours expensive wine and the four dinner guests congratulate him on cooking delicious food. Dessert is on its way, as is a night the five of them will never forget. Oliver Cotton's new play is a blend of unexpected twists and dark humour, directed by the seasoned Trevor Nunn, but drama is ultimately sacrificed for didactic discussion of capitalism.
STAGE TUBE: David Tennant, Ian McKellen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tim Minchin, and More Dissect HAMLET's Most Iconic Line
by Louisa Brady
- Apr 24, 2016
David Tennant, who just hosted the two-hour TV special Shakespeare Live! At The RSC, was joined by a 'line of Hamlets,' including Paapa Essiedu, Tim Minchin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Harriet Walter, Rory Kinnear, Ian McKellen, and Judi Dench to debate how to perfectly deliver one of the most iconic lines in Shakespeare: 'To be, or not to be.' Watch the full skit below!
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