Building on the success of its 2009 theatre season, which saw record attendance despite the economic downturn, Shakespeare's Globe announces plans for its 2010 theatre season, entitled ‘Kings and Rogues'.
Building on the success of its 2009 theatre season, which saw record attendance despite the economic downturn, Shakespeare's Globe announces plans for its 2010 theatre season, entitled ‘Kings and Rogues'. The season will open on Shakespeare's birthday - 23 April - and embrace some of the playwright's most regal rogues and some of his most roguish kings.
Someone Who'll Watch Over Me by Frank McGuinness, the play most requested for revival at the Irish Classical Theatre Company, will open on Friday, October 30, 2009. Last presented by ICTC at The Calumet in 1994 to great audience and critical acclaim, the play was directed by Fortunato Pezzimenti and starred Vincent O'Neill, Mark Donahue and Richard Wesp.
Concert: Latitude 37 - Dance and the Art of War 23 November Drinks from 7pm, concert begins 7.30pm
Fortyfive Downstairs Theatre: Progress and Melancholy 18 - 29 November. A poetic physical theatre work based on Chekov's The Cherry Orchard.
In big news from the U.K. today, Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton have teamed up to star in a new production of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd at the Chichester Festival Theatre, prior to leading the show to the West End, according to a report from Baz Bamigboye in the U.K.'s Daily Mail.
Three years ago I named D'Jamin Bartlett's performance of 'The Miller's Son' at BroadwayWorld's Standing Ovations IV concert, thirty-two years after she introduced the song in A Little Night Music, as one of my most memorable theatre moments of 2005. I may have to put her back on the list for 2008. At Sunday afternoon's Broadway Originals concert, the final entry of Town Hall's 4th Annual Broadway Cabaret Festival, Bartlett once again - in the original key - completely floored a New York audience with her rapid-fire deliver of Stephen Sondheim's patter combined with sterling vocals conveying an intensely cerebral sexuality. Called out to take a bow, she seemed sincerely surprised and overwhelmed at the cheers of the crowd.
Someone Who'll Watch Over Me by Frank McGuinness, the play most requested for revival at the Irish Classical Theatre Company, will open on Friday, October 30, 2009. Last presented by ICTC at The Calumet in 1994 to great audience and critical acclaim, the play was directed by Fortunato Pezzimenti and starred Vincent O'Neill, Mark Donahue and Richard Wesp.
Someone Who'll Watch Over Me by Frank McGuinness, the play most requested for revival at the Irish Classical Theatre Company, will open on Friday, October 30, 2009. Last presented by ICTC at The Calumet in 1994 to great audience and critical acclaim, the play was directed by Fortunato Pezzimenti and starred Vincent O'Neill, Mark Donahue and Richard Wesp.
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director), in association with Sonia Friedman Productions and Ostar Productions presents Sienna Miller as 'Miss Julie', Jonny Lee Miller as 'John' and Marin Ireland as 'Christine' in the American premiere of playwright Patrick Marber's drama After Miss Julie, a version of Strindberg's Miss Julie, directed by Mark Brokaw.
Whatsonstage.com reports on the genesis and progress of REVOLUTIONS, the sweeping investigation by the Royal Shakespeare Company of life in countries under the former Soviet Union, three years in the making.
Shakespeare's Globe enters the final few weeks of its 2009 theatre season, Young Hearts, having presented an ambitious programme of Shakespeare plays and bold new writing. The season so far has included three main house Shakespeare productions, two world premieres, one revival of a new play and two regional open air tours with over 350,000 people having seen a Globe show this year. A revival of Artistic Director Dominic Dromgoole?s 2007 production of Love?s Labour?s Lost will close the season, before commencing a two month tour of the USA. For the first time ever, Shakespeare?s Globe will open its doors this Christmas with Footsbarn?s Christmas Cracker.
Thelma Holt and Nica Burns to present Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen in a new version by Frank McGuinness with Iain Glen making his directorial debut, opening at the Duchess on February 23 2010
Penny Downie and Paul McGann take the lead roles in the world première of Helen - Frank McGuinness's new version of Euripides' classic - at Shakespeare's Globe between 2 and 23 August 2009. Under the direction of Deborah Bruce, this is the Globe's first excursion into full-scale Greek drama and continues Dominic Dromgoole's commitment to new writing.
Penny Downie and Paul McGann take the lead roles in the world première of Helen - Frank McGuinness's new version of Euripides' classic - at Shakespeare's Globe between 2 and 23 August 2009. Under the direction of Deborah Bruce, this is the Globe's first excursion into full-scale Greek drama and continues Dominic Dromgoole's commitment to new writing.
Penny Downie and Paul McGann take the lead roles in the world première of Helen - Frank McGuinness's new version of Euripides' classic - at Shakespeare's Globe between 2 and 23 August 2009. Under the direction of Deborah Bruce, this is the Globe's first excursion into full-scale Greek drama and continues Dominic Dromgoole's commitment to new writing.
Seattle Shakespeare Company announced that it has added Sophocles' Electra to the 2009-2010 indoor season. Sheila Daniels, who staged the company's production of Pericles and is Artistic Associate at Intiman, will direct Frank McGuinness' adaptation. Electra replaces the previously announced production of Hamlet.
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director), in association with Sonia Friedman Productions and Ostar Productions presents Sienna Miller as 'Miss Julie', Jonny Lee Miller as 'John' and Marin Ireland as 'Christine' in the American premiere of playwright Patrick Marber's drama After Miss Julie, a version of Strindberg's Miss Julie, directed by Mark Brokaw.
Recent 2009 Tony Award Honor for Excellence in the Theatre recipient Shirley Herz is featured in a fanatstic article in The New York Times on the bygone days of the theatrical press agent.
OBSERVE THE SONS OF ULSTER MARCHING TOWARDS THE SOMME by Frank McGuinness plays 18 June - 18 July (Press night Tuesday 23 June at 7pm) Directed by John Dove, Designer Michael Taylor, Composer Claire van Kampen, Lighting Designer Mick Hughes, Sound Designer Simon Baker, Fight Director Terry King
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