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Saint George and the Dragon, a new play by Rory Mullarkey, will be directed by Lyndsey Turner for the National Theatre. The show runs in previews from 4 October, with press night 11 October, and continues in the repertoire until 2 December 2017. See what Mullarkey had to say about the show below!
Saint George and the Dragon, a new play by Rory Mullarkey, will be directed by Lyndsey Turner. The show runs in previews from 4 October, with press night 11 October, and continues in the repertoire until 2 December 2017 at the National Theatre. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the company in rehearsal below!
The Almeida Theatre today launches the second series of Figures of Speech, its major digital film project interrogating the vitality of speech, the power of performance, and what visionary leadership sounds like.
A village. A dragon. A damsel in distress.
Almeida Artistic Director Rupert Goold said: 'We are thrilled to present three major new productions at the Almeida, including two world premieres and one rare revival. Spanning the Atlantic and beyond, this season is a timely and limitless interrogation into contemporary cultural anxieties and the power we have over our own lives.'
National Theatre has announced today the new season for June 2017 - January 2018. Take a look at the shows coming to the theatre!
brooklynONE productions (bkONE) presents And Away We Go: A 10 Year Anniversary Fundraiser. Founded in 2006 by Tom Kane and Anthony Marino, brooklynONE has been producing bold, original, experimental and artistic content in Brooklyn and beyond. Focusing on a strong collaboration with playwrights, actors, musicians and filmmakers, brooklynONE productions, Inc. has carved out a unique niche in the world of NYC Performing Arts Companies.
As 2016 marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, we will be treated to a year of exciting and innovative programming inspired by the Bard. Macbeth, directed by Carrie Cracknell and Lucy Guerin, is the first of three Shakespearean productions at The Birmingham Rep this year. Explored using a combination of the original text and dance, this adaptation focuses on Macbeth's breakdown, the supernatural forces behind it, and the ensuing chaos.
John Heffernan and Anna Maxwell Martin lead the company in Carrie Cracknell and Lucy Guerin's ambitious new staging of Macbeth at Birmingham Repertory Theatre from 26 - 30 January. This powerful interpretation is the first of three Shakespeare plays to be presented at The REP in 2016 to mark the 400th anniversary of his death.
Golden Globe(R) winner Idris Elba (Beasts of No Nation, Star Trek Beyond) returns to his iconic role as a self-destructive near-genius detective on the edge of law enforcement.
Jonathan Coe's The Rotters' Club, Gareth Farr's The Quiet House and Tom Wells' Folk will receive their stage premieres at Birmingham Repertory Theatre next year. The new Spring and Summer 2016 season also features a ground-breaking new production of The Government Inspector, Don Warrington as King Lear, plus a major revival of Alan Bennett's Single Spies alongside a compelling mix of drama, comedy and family shows.
A company of more than 60 artists will bring The Iliad to life in a durational reading on Friday 14 August. The reading will begin at the British Museum and culminate on the Almeida stage. The marathon reading is the latest event in the theatre's Almeida Greeks Festival which has so far seen Robert Icke's critically acclaimed production of Oresteia transfer to Trafalgar Studios in the West End and James Macdonald's production of Bakkhai play to sold out houses at the Almeida.
The RSC brings Tom Morton-Smith's new play Oppenheimer to the Vaudeville Theatre in London's West End this month for a limited run of eight weeks.
Luther's back. Pitted against his most chilling adversary yet, haunted by the ghosts of his past and hell-bent on retribution, he's drawn into a terrifyingly complex case that pushes him closer to the edge than he's ever been.
The RSC announced today that Tom Morton-Smith's new play Oppenheimer will transfer into the Vaudeville Theatre in London's West End in March for a limited run of eight weeks.
The longlist for the annual Evening Standard Theatre Awards has been announced, and includes Dame Judi Dench, Dame Helen Mirren, James McAvoy and Dominic West.
Dialogue with Three Chords (D3C) teams with BrooklynONE productions (bkONE) to present "The Collective Consciousness of Connected Memories (like times B4)." The anthology of consist of short one acts plays dealing with dreams, our memories and their effect on our experiences. "Collective Consciousness… " includes two scenes from playwright Aaron Jaros, a scene by the late BrooklynONE co-founder Tom Kane, and marks the playwriting debut of BrooklynONE Artistic Director Anthony Marino. The performance is on June 27th at 8pm at Mr. Dennehy's on 63 Carmine Street in Manhattan. Admission is free and donations are welcome.
John Heffernan will soon lead the National Theatre's production of Christopher Marlowe's EDWARD II, which is set to run at the NT Olivier beginning August 28- with opening night set for September 4. Joining him will be Ben Addis, Alex Beckett, Paul Bentall, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Bettrys Jones, Vanessa Kirby, Nathaniel Martello-White, Matthew Pidgeon and Kyle Soller as Gaveston.
An exciting programme of platform events has been scheduled to run in conjunction with The Hothouse, Jamie Lloyd Productions' second show for Trafalgar Studios. The programme includes: A pre-show Q&A with award winning designer Soutra Gilmour; post show Q&As with the cast and director Jamie Lloyd; a Pinter workshop hosted by director Jamie Lloyd; two Pinter shorts - Family Voices and Victoria Station performed by a cast including Joanna Lumley and Andrew Scott; and three panel discussions: the first with Michael Billington, Nick Payne and Jamie Lloyd followed by a second with Harold Pinter's wife, Lady Antonia Fraser - in conversation with Jamie Lloyd, and finally a panel event to discuss abuse of human rights.
Harold Pinter's macabre tragicomedy returns to London's West End in this new production directed by Jamie Lloyd (Donmar's Passion, Broadway's Cyrano de Bergerac, National Theatre's She Stoops to Conquer, Royal Court's The Pride). It follows the critically acclaimed and sold out Macbeth, starring James McAvoy, in a thrilling season of work for Trafalgar Transformed. Starring Simon Russell Beale (Privates on Parade, National Theatre's Timon of Athens and Collaborators) and John Simm (Elling, Sheffield Theatres' Hamlet and Betrayal), The Hothouse opened tonight, May 9, 2013, and BroadwayWorld has photos from the festivities below!
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