OLIVIER AWARDS - Spring Awakening, Wicked, Dolly!, Rylance, Donmar & Cat Win!
by Carrie Dunn
- Mar 21, 2010
All the news from the Grosvenor as UK theatre's most prestigious gongs are given out...Mark Rylance and Rachel Weisz win actor/actress, Iwan Rheon, Samantha Spiro and Aneurin Barnard win the musical awards, with Wicked picking up the brand-new audience award and Spring Awakening getting the nod for best new musical
STAGE TUBE: 2010 Olivier Awards Trailer
by Jessica Lewis
- Mar 10, 2010
The 2010 Olivier Awards will take place on 21 March 2010 at the Grosvenor House Hotel, with Spring Awakening, Enron, Jerusalem and A Little Night Music among the standouts of the season with the most nominations. The Laurence Olivier Awards were established in 1976 as The Society of West End Theatre Awards, and Lord Olivier agreed to have his name associated with them in 1984. The Awards are run by The Society of London Theatre but are adjudicated by panels that are equally made up of members of the theatregoing public and experts chosen for their knowledge and professional experience. For more information and updates, visit www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/olivier_awards.
WAR HORSE Now Booking Until 2011, Broadway Plans Announced
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Feb 19, 2010
The National Theatre's award-winning production of War Horse which has recently released new tickets for sale taking bookings at the New London Theatre to 12 February 2011, today announces confirmed plans for Broadway.
Donmar Celebrates 2010 with Sondheim, Mendes, Roger; Full Season Announced
by Jessica Lewis
- Feb 19, 2010
Artistic Director of the internationally acclaimed Donmar Warehouse, Michael Grandage, today announced new details surrounding the new Donmar season through until February 2011 including. Casting has been announced for Polar Bears; David Leveaux has been pronounced director of Simon Gray's The Late Middle Class; von Kleist's The Prince of Homburg has been added to the season; new events in celebration of Sondheim's 80th birthday - in addition to the production of Passion - have been revealed; and Michael Grandage has been confirmed to direct Derek Jacobi in King Lear.
Donmar Announces 2010 Plans Including Sondheim Celebrations
by Carrie Dunn
- Feb 19, 2010
The Donmar's Artistic Director Michael Grandage has announced the new Donmar season through until February 2011, including full casting for Mark Haddon's Polar Bears, The Late Middle Classes, The Prince Of Homburg, Elena Roger in Passion, and Derek Jacobi in King Lear.
Lincoln Center to Produce WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN, WAR HORSE & A FREE MAN OF COLOR
by Robert Diamond
- Feb 18, 2010
Lincoln Center Theater (under the direction of Andre Bishop, Artistic Director, and Bernard Gersten, Executive Producer) announced three productions that it will produce during the 2010-2011 season at the Vivian Beaumont Theater and on Broadway. The first, a musical version of the Pedro Almodóvar film WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN, with book by Jeffrey Lane, music and lyrics by David Yazbek and direction by Bartlett Sher, will begin previews Saturday, October 2 when it will reopen the newly restored Belasco Theatre (111 W. 44 Street). Opening night is Thursday, November 4.
Over 150,000 New Tickets Released For WAR HORSE In West End, Booking Until 2/12/10
by BWW News Desk
- Feb 12, 2010
Today, 23 June, the National Theatre's award-winning production of War Horse will release over 150,000 new tickets for sale, taking bookings at the New London Theatre up to 12 February 2010. The National's sell-out production of Nick Stafford's adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's book transferred to the West End in March this year where it has been playing to packed houses ever since. Last week, just 12 weeks after its opening at the New London Theatre, War Horse recouped its transfer costs, having had a record breaking week of sales in May of over £330,000.
Final Day for Booking Tickets For WAR HORSE In West End, 2/12
by BWW News Desk
- Feb 12, 2010
Today, 23 June, the National Theatre's award-winning production of War Horse will release over 150,000 new tickets for sale, taking bookings at the New London Theatre up to 12 February 2010. The National's sell-out production of Nick Stafford's adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's book transferred to the West End in March this year where it has been playing to packed houses ever since. Last week, just 12 weeks after its opening at the New London Theatre, War Horse recouped its transfer costs, having had a record breaking week of sales in May of over £330,000.
London's National Theatre Premieres REALLY OLD, LIKE FORTY FIVE, 2/3
by Jeff Dennhardt
- Feb 3, 2010
London's National Theatre will host the premiere of Tasmin Oglesby's REALLY OLD, LIKE FORTY FIVE beginning tonight, February 3rd. Tamsin Oglesby's furious comedy confronts head-on our embarrassment and fear about old age. It exposes a society in which compassion vies with pragmatism and, by asking unequivocal questions, it comes up with some extraordinary answers.
Household Cavalry Launches Collection For Army Benevolent Fund As WAR HORSE Releases New Block Of Tickets
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Nov 3, 2009
Soldiers from the Life Guards Squadron, Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, join Albert Narracott (Robert Emms) and his beloved horse Joey from the West End production of War Horse, to mark the release of 300,000 new tickets on sale for the West End play, taking bookings at the New London Theatre to 23 October 2010, and for the launch of the Household Cavalry's collection for the Army Benevolent Fund.
WAR HORSE Releases 300,000 New Tickets For West End Run
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Nov 2, 2009
Today, 2 November, the National Theatre's award-winning production of War Horse will release over 300,000 new tickets for sale, taking bookings at the New London Theatre to 23 October 2010.
Rylance Replaces Brier In Complicite's Revival Of Beckett's ENDGAME, Previews 2 Oct, Opens 15 Oct
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 15, 2009
Olivier and Tony Award-winning actor Mark Rylance joins the company of Simon McBurney's production of Endgame as Hamm, taking over the role from Richard Briers. Simon McBurney will now play the role of Clov for the duration of the run. Rylance and McBurney will be joined by Miriam Margolyes as previously announced, and Tom Hickey as Nagg. To facilitate the cast changes, the production will now open on 15 October, with previews from 2 October, and run until 5 December.
Rylance Replaces Brier In Complicite's Revival Of Beckett's ENDGAME, Previews 2 Oct, Opens 15 Oct
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 2, 2009
Olivier and Tony Award-winning actor Mark Rylance joins the company of Simon McBurney's production of Endgame as Hamm, taking over the role from Richard Briers. Simon McBurney will now play the role of Clov for the duration of the run. Rylance and McBurney will be joined by Miriam Margolyes as previously announced, and Tom Hickey as Nagg. To facilitate the cast changes, the production will now open on 15 October, with previews from 2 October, and run until 5 December.
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