In a magical tour-de-force, Simon Callow tracks down the real William Shakespeare in the world premiere of 'SHAKESPEARE - THE MAN FROM STRATFORD', a new comedy by Shakespeare scholar Jonathan Bate, which brings to life both the man and the unforgettable characters, who have since conquered the world's stages.
In a story in the UK's Times Online, actress Tamzin Outhwaite, currently playing 'Charity Hope Valentine' in Menier's revival of 'Sweet Charity', discusses how she handles the pressure of portraying the lead, her post-EastEnders success, and the imminent West End transfer of the production.
Bank of America presents THE BRIDGE PROJECT, Produced by Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Old Vic, & Neal Street. THE TEMPEST opens Thursday, February 25th written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, DIRECTED BY SAM MENDES
Bank of America presents THE BRIDGE PROJECT, Produced by Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Old Vic, & Neal Street. BAM engagement: AS YOU LIKE IT currently playing, THE TEMPEST opens tomorrow, Thursday, February 25th written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, DIRECTED BY SAM MENDES
Today the Long List for the Orange British Academy Film Awards in 2010 has been released.
Bank of America presents THE BRIDGE PROJECT, produced by Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Old Vic, & Neal Street. The BAM engagement of AS YOU LIKE IT is currently playing, and THE TEMPEST begins previews February 14th. The show is written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and directed by SAM MENDES.
Bank of America presents THE BRIDGE PROJECT, produced by Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Old Vic, & Neal Street. The BAM engagement of AS YOU LIKE IT is currently playing, and THE TEMPEST begins previews February 14th. The show is written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and directed by SAM MENDES.
Bank of America presents THE BRIDGE PROJECT Produced by Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Old Vic, & Neal Street
Today the Long List for the Orange British Academy Film Awards in 2010 has been released.
Tickets are on sale now for the initial engagement of The Bridge Project at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Tickets are available online at www.bam.org, by phone at (718)636-4100 or in person at the BAM box office (30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn NY).
Tickets are on sale now for the initial engagement of The Bridge Project at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Tickets are available online at www.bam.org, by phone at (718)636-4100 or in person at the BAM box office (30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn NY).
Following a critically acclaimed inaugural year, theater and Academy Award-winning film director Sam Mendes will again direct a transatlantic company of actors for the second season of The Bridge Project, a unique three-year series of co-productions by Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), The Old Vic, and Neal Street Productions devoted to producing large-scale, classical theater for international audiences.
The BBC is reporting that 'Jane Horrocks will play singer Gracie Fields, while Helena Bonham Carter portrays children's author Enid Blyton. The series, which also sees Anne-Marie Duff as ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn, explores what spurred on these women at the height of their artistic powers in a new series of biopics.'
La Cage and the Bridge Project head for the States, London theatre on the up and up and Punk Rock readies itself for the Lyric. Miriam Zendle reports
Following a critically acclaimed inaugural year, theater and Academy Award-winning film director Sam Mendes will again direct a transatlantic company of actors for the second season of The Bridge Project, a unique three-year series of co-productions by Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), The Old Vic, and Neal Street Productions devoted to producing large-scale, classical theater for international audiences.
Veteran actor Sir Michael Caine is quick to point out that he is 'too old' to appear on Broadway.
Two-time Academy Award winner, Michael Caine, will receive the ShoWest 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award, it was announced today by Mitch Neuhauser, co-managing director of the event, which will be held March 30-April 2, 2009, in Las Vegas. Caine will be presented with the ShoWest Lifetime Achievement Award at ShoWest's Final Night Banquet and Award Ceremony on Thursday, April 2, at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas.
Two-time Academy Award winner, Michael Caine, will receive the ShoWest 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award, it was announced today by Mitch Neuhauser, co-managing director of the event, which will be held March 30-April 2, 2009, in Las Vegas. Caine will be presented with the ShoWest Lifetime Achievement Award at ShoWest's Final Night Banquet and Award Ceremony on Thursday, April 2, at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas.
The Critics' Circle Theatre Awards 2007 were hosted today by its Chairman Charles Spencer, theatre critic of The Daily Telegraph, at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London. Top winners included the new production of 'Hairspray,' Patrick Stewart and Rupert Goold of 'Macbeth,' plus new play 'A Disappearing Number,' and actors Charles Dance, Anne-Marie Duff, Chiwetel Ejiofor.
A new production of Eugene O'Neill's 1921 expressionist drama The Emperor Jones will be presented as the final production of the National Theatre's Travelex £10 season
