When Sadler's Wells, the UK's leading dance venue, approached Theatre-Rites, a London theater company that creates work young people, to commission a dance piece, artistic director, Sue Buckmaster, was thrilled… and challenged.
Lucy Cohu (Julia), Diana Hardcastle (Edna), Ian McElhinney (Harry), Imelda Staunton (Claire) and Tim Pigott-Smith (Tobias) will join the previously announced Penelope Wilton (Agnes) in Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance, directed by James Macdonald which will run at the Almeida Theatre from 5 May - 2 July, with press night on 12 May 2011. A Delicate Balance will be designed by Laura Hopkins with lighting by Guy Hoare and sound by Ian Dickinson.
When Sadler's Wells, the UK's leading dance venue, approached Theatre-Rites, a London theater company that creates work young people, to commission a dance piece, artistic director, Sue Buckmaster, was thrilled… and challenged.
The Theatrical Management Association (TMA) is delighted to announce the nominations for its annual Theatre Awards ceremony, which celebrates the best of British theatre from around the United Kingdom.
Friends since college, Carl and Alex are struggling to deal with the harsh realities of adulthood as they enter their thirties. Disillusioned by work and struggling to keep their marriages alive, they're desperately trying to make sense of it all.
Friends since college, Carl and Alex are struggling to deal with the harsh realities of adulthood as they enter their thirties. Disillusioned by work and struggling to keep their marriages alive, they're desperately trying to make sense of it all.
National Theatre of Scotland and Donmar Warehouse announce a co-production of Be Near Me, a stage version by Ian McDiarmid. Adapted from the novel by Andrew O'Hagan.
Director: John Tiffany; Designer: Peter McKintosh
Lighting Designer: Guy Hoare; Sound Designer: Gareth Fry
Samuel West will direct Harley Granville Barker's Waste, which runs at the Almeida from 25 September - 15 November 2008, with press night on 2 October. Designs are by Peter McKintosh with lighting by Guy Hoare and sound by John Leonard.
The cast includes Nancy Carroll (Amy O'Connell), Richard Cordery (Russell Blackborough), Patrick Drury (Justin O'Connell), Peter Eyre (Lord Charles Cantilupe), Will Keen (Henry Trebell), Helen Lindsay (Countess Mortimer/Bertha), Hugh Ross (Cyril Horsham) and Michael Thomas (George Farrant).