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.
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director), in association with Sonia Friedman Productions and Ostar Productions presents Sienna Miller as 'Miss Julie' and Jonny Lee Miller as 'John', both of whom will be making their Broadway debuts, in the American premiere of playwright Patrick Marber's drama After Miss Julie, a version of Strindberg's Miss Julie, directed by Mark Brokaw.
BroadwayWorld Congratulates the 2009 Tony Award Honorees, Non-Competitive Categories
The Tony Administration Committee revealed the names of a quartet of honorees who are to be recognized in the four non-competitive Tony categories. Composer/lyricist Jerry Herman, Virginia's Signature Theatre, and longtime press agent Shirley Herz will be honored at the 63rd annual Tony Awards ceremony on June 7. Actress/writer Phyllis Newman will receive the newest Tony Award for her volunteer work as an advocate for women's health.
Marin Theatre Company presents the final show of its highly successful 2008-09 season with a seminal work of modern comedy, Joe Orton's uproarious farce What the Butler Saw in MTC's Boyer Theatre beginning June 4.
Thea Sharrock will direct Shakespeare's As You Like It at the Globe this summer from 30 May. A favourite among Shakespeare's comedies, As You Like It combines cross dressing and slapstick with gentle satire and brilliant conversation.
Throughout the 50th Anniversary Year, Hampstead Theatre will be presenting two rehearsed readings from each decade in the Michael Frayn Studio Space.
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
BroadwayWorld Presents The 2009 Tony Award Honorees for Non-Competitive Categories
Shakespeare's Globe is delighted to present a revival of Ché Walker and Matthew Dunster's triumphant hit The Frontline, between 5 and 23 May 2009. Ché Walker's frank and funny play is set on a Saturday night outside a London tube station. Twenty three actors overlap in this fast-paced, exuberant tale, bringing modern London onto the Globe stage.
On Monday, May 5, the Tony Administration Committee revealed the names of a quartet of honorees who are to be recognized in the four non-competitive Tony categories. Composer/lyricist Jerry Herman, Virginia's Signature Theatre, and longtime press agent Shirley Herz will be honored at the 63rd annual Tony Awards ceremony on June 7. Actress/writer Phyllis Newman will receive the newest Tony Award for her volunteer work as an advocate for women's health.
Shakespeare's Globe launches its 2009 theatre season - Young Hearts - on Shakespeare's birthday, Thursday 23 April, with artistic director Dominic Dromgoole's production of Romeo and Juliet. It will be the first of nine productions during the Globe's most ambitious season to date, which explores the great expanse of the heart. Shakespeare's heartbreaking tale of these tragic and iconic young lovers is widely considered to be one of the greatest of all love stories, and this will be Dominic's first production of the play.
Shakespeare's Globe is delighted to announce its 2009 theatre season, which opens on Shakespeare's birthday, 23 April, and goes under the overall title of Young Hearts. The Shakespeare plays will be Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It, Troilus and Cressida and a revival of Dominic Dromgoole's 2007 production of Love's Labour's Lost, prior to embarking upon a North American tour in the autumn. The 2009 theatre season will also include a range of new work including the Globe's first excursion into full-scale Greek drama in a new version of Euripedes' Helen by Frank McGuinness; A New World, marking the 200th anniversary of the death of Thomas Paine, by Trevor Griffiths and the return of Ch? Walker's explosive, panoramic and funny tale of contemporary London life, The Frontline.
Thea Sharrock will direct Shakespeare's As You Like It at the Globe this summer from 30 May. A favourite among Shakespeare's comedies, As You Like It combines cross dressing and slapstick with gentle satire and brilliant conversation.
Shakespeare's Globe is delighted to present a revival of Ché Walker and Matthew Dunster's triumphant hit The Frontline, between 5 and 23 May 2009. Ché Walker's frank and funny play is set on a Saturday night outside a London tube station. Twenty three actors overlap in this fast-paced, exuberant tale, bringing modern London onto the Globe stage.
Shakespeare's Globe launches its 2009 theatre season - Young Hearts - on Shakespeare's birthday, Thursday 23 April, with artistic director Dominic Dromgoole's production of Romeo and Juliet. It will be the first of nine productions during the Globe's most ambitious season to date, which explores the great expanse of the heart. Shakespeare's heartbreaking tale of these tragic and iconic young lovers is widely considered to be one of the greatest of all love stories, and this will be Dominic's first production of the play.
Our special series for Women's History Month continues with a profile of Irish Rep's artistic director and cofounder.
Marin Theatre Company presents the final show of its highly successful 2008-09 season with a seminal work of modern comedy, Joe Orton's uproarious farce What the Butler Saw in MTC's Boyer Theatre beginning June 4.
GATES OF GOLD, a new comedic drama by Frank McGuinness makes its American Premiere at 59E59 Theaters. Previews begin Thursday, February 19, 2009. The official opening will be on Sunday, March 1, 2009. Produced by Artists Theatre Group, Inc., Warren Baker and Sally Jacobs, the production is directed by Kent Paul. Critics are encouraged to attend one of the following press performances: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 8:15 PM Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 8:15 PM Friday, February 27,2009 at 8:15 PM Saturday, February 28, 2009 at 2:15 PM Saturday, February 28, 2009 at 8:15 PM Sunday, March 1, 2009 at 5:00 PM (Press Opening)
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