The full cast has been announced for the Royal Court Theatre and the Abbey Theatre production of David Ireland's new play Cyprus Avenue. Chris Corrigan, Julia Dearden, Amy Molloy, Wunmi Mosaku and Stephen Rea have been cast in this Abbey Theatre commission.
· In 2016 the Royal Court Theatre celebrates its 60th birthday by looking towards the future. The new season includes six world premieres, five UK and worldwide collaborations, one European premiere, a major collaboration with LIFT, a partnership with Picturehouse Cinemas, the return of Open Court and ongoing work in Tottenham and Pimlico.
The Abbey Theatre is delighted to present the world premiere of Shibboleth by Stacey Gregg on Wednesday 7 October on the Peacock stage, as part of Dublin Theatre Festival. It is directed by Hamish Pirie from London's Royal Court.
TOTTENHAM'S OWN is a celebration of work made by the local community and will include workshops and performance nights for home grown talent in the Tottenham area.
The fifth Off the Page microplay is now available to watch on theguardian.com. DEVIL IN THE DETAIL is a dressing-room drama about the politics of fashion starring Pippa Bennett-Warner (Witness at the Royal Court), Lucy Ellinson (Grounded at the Gate Theatre) and Vanessa Kirby (A Streetcar Named Desire at the Young Vic). This microplay was written by Chloe Moss (The Gatekeeper, This Wide Night) and directed by Christopher Haydon (Grounded, Gate Theatre), after a conversation with Hadley Freeman.
The fifth Off the Page microplay is now available to watch on ?theguardian.com. DEVIL IN THE DETAIL is a dressing-room drama about the politics of fashion starring Pippa Bennett-Warner (Witness at the Royal Court), Lucy Ellinson (Grounded at the Gate Theatre) and Vanessa Kirby (A Streetcar Named Desire at the Young Vic). This microplay was written by Chloe Moss (The Gatekeeper, This Wide Night) and directed by Christopher Haydon (Grounded, Gate Theatre), after a conversation with Hadley Freeman.
The worlds of theatre and journalism collide in Off the Page, a unique new collaboration. Guardian journalists are partnering with Royal Court playwrights, theatre directors and a stellar company of actors to create a series of six 'micro-plays', each around five minutes long, to be showcased on theguardian.com.
The Royal Court Theatre announces a new season of work today, Friday 27 June, including new plays from Molly Davies, Zinnie Harris, Rory Mullarkey, Tim Price and Jack Thorne; a debut play from first-time playwright Diana Nneka Atuona; a collaboration between scientist Chris Rapley, playwright and director Duncan Macmillan and director Katie Mitchell and a new production for young people and their families - Enda Walsh's new adaptation of Roald Dahl's The Twits.
In its 50th year, Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre will put the future of new writing centre stage in its annual new writing festival, Write Here. The Festival will present never-before-seen work from the fifty writers that were selected to work on attachment with the theatre in 2013, in celebration of its golden anniversary year. The Traverse is thrilled to present work from the trailblazing group, whose work was described as "a torrent of creativity and potential" by The Scotsman earlier this year.
The Traverse Theatre Company's and Wales Millennium Centre's co- production of I'm with the Band will open its UK tour at London's St. James Theatre following its world premiere at The Traverse Theatre, as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The Traverse Theatre Company's and Wales Millennium Centre's co- production of I'm with the Band will open its UK tour at London's St. James Theatre following its world premiere at The Traverse Theatre, as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
I'm With the Band, will receive its World Premiere during the Edinburgh Festival this August, a first-time collaboration between Traverse Theatre Company and Wales Millennium Centre, (2 - 25 Aug 2013).
The Traverse has announced its 2012 Festival programme. Over four weeks, the Traverse will host nineteen shows and events, with eight world premieres and two Scottish premieres, including a double bill of David Greig's THE LETTER OF LAST RESORT and David Harrower's GOOD WITH PEOPLE.
Traverse Theatre Company is set to stage an immersive, live theatre event inspired by the Occupy Movement, DEMOS by Tim Price. Directed by newly appointed Associate Director, Hamish Pirie, this one-off production marks the first Traverse project by the director, who joins the Theatre for a nine-month residency.
With his critically acclaimed production of King Lear soon to embark on a national tour, Michael Grandage today announces his farewell season as Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse, stepping down from the role in December 2011.
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