George Devine News

A new promotional photo from the West End's production of the play ENRON has appeared in a new Vanity Fair feature. Inspired by the real-life financial scandal of 2001, ENRON, which was commissioned by Headlong Theatre, premiered this past summer at the Minerva Theatre Chichester, and then moved for a six-week run at The Royal Court Theatre where it played through November 8, 2009. The play will open at West End's Noel Coward Theatre later this month.

Extant Arts Company (Greg Taubman, Artistic Director) opens its season with a revival of Rebecca Gilman's melancholy romance Blue Surge January 21 through February 7, 2010 at The Wild Project (195 East 3rd Street).

The Great Britain premiere of The Early Bird, by George Devine award-winning playwright Leo Butler, opens on 2 February 2010 at the Finborough Theatre (Press Night: Friday, 5 February 2010), part of the [ NEW YEAR | NEW PLAYS SEASON ], celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Finborough Theatre.

Burning Coal Theatre Company of Raleigh, NC will present Conor McPherson's The Seafarer February 4 - 21, 2010 at Meymandi Theatre at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh.

Fee-fi-fo-fun - Classic Panto for everyone! Artistic Director Sean Holmes brings classic pantomime back to the Lyric Hammersmith for a glitter-filled festive feast that immerses audiences in one of the country's best-loved art forms. Directed by Steve Marmion, Jack and the Beanstalk starts previewing from 21 November 2009 and plays until 09 January 2010.

Extant Arts Company (Greg Taubman, Artistic Director) opens its season with a revival of Rebecca Gilman's melancholy romance Blue Surge January 21 through February 7, 2010 at The Wild Project (195 East 3rd Street).

Norbert Leo Butz will star in the role of Jeffrey Skilling, the former president of Enron in the upcoming Broadway production of ENRON.

The Finborough Theatre celebrates the beginning of its 30th anniversary year with a season of award winning new plays by award winning writers, featuring both new and established playwrights from the UK, Ireland, the United States and Canada.

Abbey Theatre brings ‘back by popular demand' hit show ‘The Seafarer' for Christmas run 9 December 2009 - 30 January 2010

Lucy Prebble's new play ENRON will play The Broadhurst Theatre (235 W. 44th St. between 8th and Broadway), beginning previews on Broadway on April 8, 2010 and opening on April 27, 2010.

The Finborough Theatre celebrates the beginning of its 30th anniversary year with a season of award winning new plays by award winning writers, featuring both new and established playwrights from the UK, Ireland, the United States and Canada.

The Royal Court Theatre's autumn season will focus on British playwriting talent, with new plays from Mike Bartlett, Tim Crouch, Lucy Prebble and Michael Wynne, tackling subjects as diverse as sexuality, abuse, authorship, financial scandal and the disappointed hopes of the Affluenza generation.

Nick Ward made a crucial impact on the London fringe in the late eighties. He won the George Devine Award for Apart From George and worked extensively at the National Theatre Studio alongside Peter Gill.

Fee-fi-fo-fun - Classic Panto for everyone! Artistic Director Sean Holmes brings classic pantomime back to the Lyric Hammersmith for a glitter-filled festive feast that immerses audiences in one of the country's best-loved art forms. Directed by Steve Marmion, Jack and the Beanstalk starts previewing from 21 November 2009 and plays until 09 January 2010.

Fee-fi-fo-fun - Classic Panto for everyone! Artistic Director Sean Holmes brings classic pantomime back to the Lyric Hammersmith for a glitter-filled festive feast that immerses audiences in one of the country's best-loved art forms. Directed by Steve Marmion, Jack and the Beanstalk starts previewing from 21 November 2009 and plays until 09 January 2010.

Playwright Enda Walsh, author of THE NEW ELECTRIC BALLROOM and THE WALWORTH FARCE, feels that, as contradictory as it may seem, words have a habit of getting in the way. Walsh says that, although in theatre words are obviously of the utmost importance, ideas can be communicated through the actors feelings and actions. Walsh believes that 'theater can be much more than just people talking.'

Today, John McGrath, Artistic Director of National Theatre Wales announced the company's first year of work at a press briefing in Cardiff that was simultaneously broadcast to the world via the internet.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) welcomes Druid, one of Ireland's premier theater companies to Chicago with their production of The Walworth Farce, award-winning playwright Enda Walsh's biting social commentary disguised as a high farce.

Enda Walsh, playwright of the critically acclaimed The Walworth Farce, premiered his new play, The New Electric Ballroom at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn last night to a full house. The play premiered at the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, winning the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe First Award. The production is brought to St. Ann's by the Irish theatre company Druid Ireland and is directed by Edna Walsh. It runs at St. Ann's Warehouse through November 22nd.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) welcomes Druid, one of Ireland's premier theater companies to Chicago with their production of The Walworth Farce, award-winning playwright Enda Walsh's biting social commentary disguised as a high farce.