Joe Orton News

Whatsonstage.com has confirmed that actor Con O'Neill will take over Matt Lucas' role of Kenneth Halliwell in the West End production of Simon Bent's Prick Up Your Ears at the Comedy Theatre on October 22. He will replace Matt Lucas, who left the production last week in the wake of the suicide of his ex-partner, Kevin McGee, as previously reported.

On 7th September Peter Gill OBE, Founder Director of Riverside Studios celebrates his 70th Birthday. This will be the first Peter Gill script to be performed at Riverside Studios since 1980.

On 7th September Peter Gill OBE, Founder Director of Riverside Studios celebrates his 70th Birthday. This will be the first Peter Gill script to be performed at Riverside Studios since 1980.

The Masquers Playhouse presents LOOT, a black comedy by Joe Orton and directed by Jessica Holt, from August 21 to September 26.

Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre will turn to the fertile landscape of dreams and the dark underworld of nightmares next year with a world premier musical, Shakespeare, a blow-out festival of the works of Harold Pinter, a holiday comedy, and the popular Storytellers Series. The 2010 season runs April-August, with a special family-friendly December production in time for the holidays. PICT begins its 'Dreams and Nightmares' season with a World Premier music drama by local star Martin Giles. Beautiful Dreamers features the songs of a local who became an international legend - Stephen Foster. The season continues with an intense, intimate production of Shakespeare's masterful Othello in the Henry Heymann Theatre; Hearing Noise in the Silence: A celebration of the life and theatre of Harold Pinter, featuring the hilariously dark comedy The Hothouse and the resonant, haunting No Man's Land, as well as The Room, Celebration, The Dumb Waiter and Betrayal; and wraps up with Harold Brighouse's Victorian comedy Hobson's Choice. The Storytellers Series continues this year with Pinteresque, featuring works by some of the top American and British playwrights who were inspired by the great Harold Pinter. Pinteresque will include directed readings of Joe Penhall's Blue/Orange, Jez Butterworth's The Night Heron, Sam Shepard's Geography of a Horse Dreamer, and Joe Orton's The Ruffian on the Stair.

Albert Schultz, Founding Artistic Director of Soulpepper Theatre Company, today announced the company's 2010 season. Comprised of 12 productions, the season includes eight new stagings and a return of four of Soulpepper's celebrated productions: Eric Peterson and John Gray's Billy Bishop Goes to War, David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun and Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

On 7th September Peter Gill OBE, Founder Director of Riverside Studios celebrates his 70th Birthday. This will be the first Peter Gill script to be performed at Riverside Studios since 1980.

On 7th September Peter Gill OBE, Founder Director of Riverside Studios celebrates his 70th Birthday. This will be the first Peter Gill script to be performed at Riverside Studios since 1980.

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Matt Lucas is to play Kenneth Halliwell alongside Chris New as playwright Joe Orton in Daniel Kramer's production of Prick Up Your Ears, a new play by Simon Bent. Inspired exclusively by the John Lahr biography and the diaries of Joe Orton, Prick Up Your Ears examines the private lives of these two extraordinary men.

Gwen Taylor is to join Matt Lucas and Chris New in Daniel Kramer's production of Prick Up Your Ears, a new play by Simon Bent. Inspired exclusively by the John Lahr biography and the diaries of Joe Orton, Prick Up Your Ears examines the private lives of these two extraordinary men.

Gwen Taylor is to join Matt Lucas and Chris New in Daniel Kramer's production of Prick Up Your Ears

Gwen Taylor joins Matt Lucas and Chris New in Daniel Kramer's production of PRICK UP YOUR EARS, a new play by Simon Bent.

On 7th September Peter Gill OBE, Founder Director of Riverside Studios celebrates his 70th Birthday. This will be the first Peter Gill script to be performed at Riverside Studios since 1980.

Michael Sheen returns to the West End, Chess In Concert to be screened in cinemas and the King's Head Theatre's new productions announced, Laura Holmes reports.

An assortment of wild and wacky characters along with some tried and true characters will be gracing the main stage in 2010 at the Newnan Community Theatre Company. The theatre company has recently announced its next season of plays, along with lowering ticket prices.

PRICK UP YOUR EARS will run at the Comedy Theatre from 17 September until 6 December (including Sunday performances at 4pm) with press night on 30 September

The Masquers Playhouse presents LOOT, a black comedy by Joe Orton and directed by Jessica Holt, from August 21 to September 26.

Theater at Lime Kiln today announced auditions for Dracula, or How's Your Blood Counts, Saturday, August 15th at 10am in the Kiln at 601 Borden Road.

Emmy Award nominee Kevin Bacon will sit down for a live chat with the Los Angeles Times' TheEnvelope.com. The actor will participate in the chat today, August 14 at 3 p.m. PDT / 6 p.m. EDT.