Geoffrey Streatfeild News

Shakespeare's Macbeth opens Sheffield Theatres' autumn season in the Crucible, on a unique in-the-round stage from tonight, 5 September until Saturday 6 October.

Shakespeare's Macbeth opens Sheffield Theatres' autumn season in the Crucible, on a unique in-the-round stage from Wednesday 5 September until Saturday 6 October.

Artistic Director Daniel Evans today announces a casting update for Sheffield Theatres' autumn season of produced work.

Artistic Director Daniel Evans today announced that Geoffrey Streatfeild and Claudie Blakley will lead the company of Macbeth - the first Crucible production of the company's autumn season - which opens on Wednesday 5 September and runs until Saturday 6 October.

According to the Daily Mail, Geoffrey Streatfeild and Claudie Blakley have been cast as Macbeth and his wife in Daniel Evan's production of Shakespeare's Macbeth at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, set for Sept. 5.

The opening play in Sheffield Theatres' Michael Frayn season features three very accomplished lead performances.

Continuing the tradition for producing whole seasons dedicated to the work of one writer, Sheffield Theatres present a month-long festival celebrating the work of multi-award-winning playwright Michael Frayn from Wednesday 29 February - Saturday 31 March.

Continuing the tradition for producing whole seasons dedicated to the work of one writer, Sheffield Theatres present a month-long festival celebrating the work of multi-award-winning playwright Michael Frayn from Wednesday 29 February - Saturday 31 March.

The National Theatre has announced casting for its upcoming productions, starting with Moira Buffini's WELCOME TO THEBES which will run starting June 15. Nikki Amuka-Bird and David Harewood will star in the World Premiere of the play, which tells the Greek myth of the first democratically elected president of Thebes in a modernized way. The show will be directed by Richard Eyre and the cast will also feature Madeline Appiah, Rakie Ayola, Omar Brown, Jessie Burton, Jacqueline Defferary, Daniel Fine, Karlina Grace, Rene Gray, Tracy Ifeachor, Irma Inniss, Chuk Iwuji, Alexia Khadime, Ferdinand Kingsley, Aicha Kossoko, Simon Manyonda, Bruce Myers, Pamela Nomvete, Calre Perkins, Victor Power, Daniel Poyser, Joy Richardson, Vinette Robinson, Zara Tempest-Walters, and Michael Wildman.

THE CONTINGENCY PLAN by Steve Waters is a double bill of two new plays (ON THE BEACH and RESILIENCE) which tackle the immediate issues of climate change. Each play stands alone, but together they present a picture of England in which severe flooding continues to destroy the South West and the shrinking of the polar ice cap threatens to sink the East Coast.

THE CONTINGENCY PLAN by Steve Waters is a double bill of two new plays (ON THE BEACH and RESILIENCE) which tackle the immediate issues of climate change. Each play stands alone, but together they present a picture of England in which severe flooding continues to destroy the South West and the shrinking of the polar ice cap threatens to sink the East Coast.

A full program has been announced for the Royal Shakespeare Company's Complete Works Festival in April