Caryl Churchill News

Theatre for a New Audience in association with Baryshnikov Arts Center, present Kathryn Hunter in the New York premiere of Kafka's Monkey, based on A Report to an Academy by Franz Kafka adapted by Colin Teevan and directed by Walter Meierjohann, for an18-performance run thru Wednesday, April 17.

Stage and screen star Dallas Roberts makes a memorable appearance in this Sunday's highly-anticipated new episode of the mega-hit AMC horror series THE WALKING DEAD, a new clip reveals.

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director William Russo just announced that its 2013-2014 subscriber season will include What's It All About? Bacharach Reimagined, with musical arrangements by Kyle Riabko and directed by Steven Hoggett; Fetch Clay, Make Man written by Will Power and directed by Des McAnuff; and Love and Information written by Caryl Churchill and directed by James Macdonald. In the coming weeks NYTW will announce an additional production that will round out the season.

Tonight, March 11th at 7:30pm, Red Bull Theater will host a staged reading of SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER by Oliver Goldsmith, featuring Matthew Amendt, Emily Bergl, Daniel Breaker, Michael Gotch, Marsha Mason, Richard Poe, Liv Rooth, Paxton Whitehead and more. Never has the dysfunctional family been more blissfully funny than in this comic masterpiece, directed by Mark Lamos.

On Monday March 11th at 7:30pm, Red Bull Theater will host a staged reading of SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER by Oliver Goldsmith, featuring Matthew Amendt, Emily Bergl, Daniel Breaker, Michael Gotch, Marsha Mason, Richard Poe, Liv Rooth, Paxton Whitehead and more. Never has the dysfunctional family been more blissfully funny than in this comic masterpiece, directed by Mark Lamos.

The Open Fist Theatre Company will present MAD FOREST, written by Caryl Churchill and directed by Marya Mazor. MAD FOREST will preview on Thursday, March 14 & Friday, March 15 at 8pm and will open on Saturday, March 16 at 8pm and runs through Saturday, May 4 at the Open Fist Theatre, 6209 Santa Monica Blvd. in Hollywood.

Theatre Aux Ecuries is privileged to bring back the award-winning Candles are for Burning production, Bliss. Written by gifted Quebecois playwright Olivier Choiniere and translated by the notable Caryl Churchill, Bliss is playing at Theatre Aux Ecuries for five shows only from tonight, March 5-9.

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director William Russo have announced that the NYTW production of the New York premiere of Belleville, written by Amy Herzog and directed by Anne Kauffman, will extend for two weeks through Sunday, April 14, following rave reviews and sold-out houses. Belleville (originally scheduled to close March 31) plays at NYTW, 79 East 4 Street, between Bowery and Second Avenue.

The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has announced 10 Finalists for its prestigious playwriting award, now celebrating its thirty-fifth year.

Australian comedian and award-winning actor Kim Gyngell (The Comedy Company, Underbelly, Lowdown) will make his Western Australian stage debut for Perth Theatre Company in the WA premiere of British play, A Number by Caryl Churchill in the Studio Underground from 11 to 27 April 2013.

What do Geoffrey Rush, Lisa McCune, Bob Downe, Silvie Paladino, Colin Friels Tony Bartuccio, Chunky Move, John Bell, Richard Gill, Neil Armfield, Chambermade, Bangarra, MKA, Simon Stone, Pamela Rabe, Todd McKenney all have in common? They've all received nominations for the 30th Annual Green Room Awards.

Tony Estrella, artistic director of The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm), has announced the theater's 2013-2014 Season.

Theatre Aux Ecuries is privileged to bring back the award-winning Candles are for Burning production, Bliss. Written by gifted Quebecois playwright Olivier Choiniere and translated by the notable Caryl Churchill, Bliss is playing at Theatre Aux Ecuries for five shows only from March 5-9.

Ranging from Glasgow to Algiers, from Belfast to New York City, Finborough Theatre's Spring Season 2013 is an eclectic mix of the three strands of our artistic policy with new writing including premieres from both established writers (Caryl Churchill and Stewart Conn) and new playwrights (Bekah Brunstetter and David Hutchison); a rediscovery (the groundbreaking Ulster classic Over The Bridge, unseen in Great Britain for over fifty years); and musical theatre with the European premiere of a new musical, the Off-Broadway hit, ROOMS - A Rock Romance.

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director William Russo have announced that performances begin tonight for the New York premiere of Belleville, written by Amy Herzog and directed by Anne Kauffman, at NYTW, 79 East 4 Street, between Bowery and Second Avenue. Opening night is set for Sunday, March 3 at 7pm. Belleville is scheduled to run through Sunday, March 31.

Oscar-winner Stefan Ruzowitzky (THE COUNTERFEITERS, DEADFALL) is in late negotiations to direct Alec Baldwin and Patrick Wilson in CAUGHT STEALING, Myriad Pictures announced today. The film, based on the first novel of Charlie Huston's The Henry Thompson Triology, was scripted by David Hayter.