Harold Pinter News

Nine-time Obie Award-winning Soho Rep (46 Walker Street) will present a full slate of new works representing a diverse array of contemporary theater artists during the company's 2008-09 season, beginning with the New York premiere of English playwright Sarah Kane's BLASTED starting October 2, it has been announced by Sarah Benson, artistic director of Soho Rep.

On the heels of a record-breaking public on-sale for Little House on the Prairie, single tickets for the 2008-09 season go on sale Monday, July 7 at 10 a.m.

On the heels of a record-breaking public on-sale for Little House on the Prairie, single tickets for the 2008-09 season go on sale Monday, July 7 at 10 a.m.

Rupert Goold will direct Michael Gambon, David Bradley, David Walliams and Nick Dunning in Harold Pinter's No Man's Land, opening at the Duke of York's Theatre on 27 September 2008, with press night on 7 October 2008.

Almedia Theater announces fall casting.

Nigel Lindsay will join Francesca Annis, Lisa Dillon, Chris O'Dowd, Dominic Rowan and Catherine Tate in the West End premiere of David Eldridge's 'Under The Blue Sky.'

Raúl Esparza burst onto Broadway with his 2000 debut as Riff-Raff in the cult hit revival of The Rocky Horror Show, but he quickly made the trip from Transsexual, Transylvania to become what many consider to be the best actor of his generation. Broadway audiences found him definitively interpreting the music of Stephen Sondheim in his Tony nominated role of Bobby in Company. He chatted with BroadwayWorld.com about being nominated for a 2008 Tony Award for his work in Harold Pinter's classic play The Homecoming.

La MaMa E.T.C. presents Ellen Stewart's new adaptation of THE RAVEN, an American-premiere musical based on the rarely seen play by 18th-century Italian writer Carlo Gozzi (TURANDOT, THE GREEN BIRD), featuring an international cast from the acclaimed Great Jones Repertory Company at La MaMa E.T.C. Annex (66 East 4th Street) in Manhattan, with previews beginning June 12, prior to an official press opening Sunday, June 15.

Almeida Theatre announces Fall/Winter Season.

Berkshire Theatre Festival opens its 2008 80th anniversary season with Harold Pinter's 'The Caretaker', directed by Eric Hill in the Unicorn Theatre.

After saying 'Good Night Alice' last April, a transformed Alice Tully Hall, designed by architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro in association with FX Fowle, will open on February 22, 2009 with the Alice Tully Hall Opening Nights Festival, an exciting two-week celebration designed to highlight the artistic range of Alice Tully Hall's primary tenants, and showcase the Hall's prominence as one of New York City's premier concert venues.

The Homecoming star IAN MCSHANE will appear tonight on the Charlie Rose show on PBS. The program will be broadcast in major metropolitan areas at 11:30pm. Elsewhere, please check local listings - www.pbs.org

Catch this latest video show preview featuring The Homecoming!

Berkshire Theatre Festival Artistic Director Kate Maguire is pleased to announce the company's 2008 80th anniversary season, which will extend from May 22 through December 30 and be the longest-running season in the company's history.

After 2-hours of a gripping and wild-ride at the Cort, audience members who were still itching for more Pinter and an opportunity to crack open the mysteries of the play stayed in their seats… And just five short minutes later, Bogosian, Roy Harris (stage manager), and stars Ian McShane, Michael McKean, Gareth Saxe and James Frain joined the audience for an engaging post-show discussion.

The Public Theater continues its spring season with the U.S. premiere of Drunk Enough to Say I Love You?, a new play by Caryl Churchill presented in association with the Royal Court Theatre. This two-character play, directed by James Macdonald and featuring Scott Cohen and Samuel West, comes to The Public after an acclaimed run at the Royal Court in London last year. Drunk Enough to Say I Love You? will begin previews on Wednesday, March 5 and run through Sunday, April 6 with an official press opening on Sunday, March 16 at 7PM.

For six weeks this spring, the Random Acts! One-Act Play Festival invites audiences to experience the best of The New School for Drama's up-and-coming actors, directors, and playwrights. Free to the public, the festival features works by Tennessee Williams, Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, Tony Kushner and more, as well as seven original works by New School Drama's graduating playwrights.

Resonance Ensemble's world-premiere new play Sherlock Solo: An Original Presentation by the Master Detective - written and performed by Victor L. Cahn as the greatest detective to ever aid Scotland Yard…Sherlock Holmes will end its limited run at Theatre Row's Kirk Theatre (410 West 42nd Street) on Saturday February 2nd, as previously announced.

Rachel Harker and Stephen Russell are fine-tuned instruments under the direction of Rick Lombardo in Pinter Duet at New Rep Downstage