Juliet Stevenson News

BBC AMERICA has picked up season two of new fantasy co-production, Atlantis, from the creators of Merlin and Misfits.

Entertainment One has announced that it will release DIANA, director Oliver Hirschbiegel's biopic of the Princess of Wales, today, November 1 in a limited nationwide release, with expansion planned in subsequent weeks.

BBC AMERICA's Supernatural Saturday brings the iconic lost city to life in new 13-part fantasy-adventure series, Atlantis. When Jason (Jack Donnelly, Dancing on the Edge) sets out to find his father, he could never imagine his journey would lead to a strange, yet impossibly familiar land full of dangerous creatures, legendary heroes and palaces so vast it was said they were built by giants - the ancient fabled city of Atlantis. In a milestone television event, Atlantis premieres Saturday, November 23, 9:00pm ET/PT following the encore broadcast of Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary Special, The Day of the Doctor, as part of BBC AMERICA's biggest Supernatural Saturday ever.

Gillian Anderson plays Blanche DuBois directed by Benedict Andrews while Juliet Stevenson is Winnie in Beckett's Happy Days

BBC AMERICA announces Fall Preview

Pianist Lucy Parham & Kings Place launch 'Word/Play', a new regular Sunday Coffee Concert series starring Henry Goodman, Janie Dee, Edward Fox, Alex Jennings, Alan Rusbridger and a host of piano-playing celebrities.

Entertainment One has announced that it will release DIANA, director Oliver Hirschbiegel's biopic of the Princess of Wales, on November 1 in a limited nationwide release, with expansion planned in subsequent weeks.

BBC AMERICA announced today the channel will co-produce new thrilling fantasy drama Atlantis to premiere as part of Supernatural Saturday in Fall 2013. Atlantis, created by Howard Overman (Misfits), Julian Murphy (Merlin) and Johnny Capps (Merlin), is set in a time of legendry heroes and mythical creatures. The action packed (13 x 60) series brings to life the vast store of Greek myths and legends re-imagined for a new generation. Atlantis is an Urban Myth Films production for BBC Cymru Wales co-produced with BBC AMERICA.

HighTide Festival Theatre will announce full casting for its 2013 season (see below for full details). Also HighTide is pleased to announce further 'In Conversation' events with writer and director Stephen Poliakoff CBE, and playwright and novelist Michael Frayn. Author and broadcaster Kate Mosse will conduct the conversation with Michael Frayn, whilst television presenter Rick Edwards will hostconversations with Stephen Poliakoff and (previously announced) Roger Michell.

THE TEAR THIEF, adapted from the book written by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, opens at Little Angel Theatre in London. Produced in association with the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, the show runs at Little Angel from tonight, 22 September to 4 November with its press showing on 29 September at 3.30pm. It is suitable for age 3 and up.

THE TEAR THIEF, adapted from the book written by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, opens at Little Angel Theatre in London. Produced in association with the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, the show runs at Little Angel from 22 September to 4 November with its press showing on 29 September at 3.30pm. It is suitable for age 3 and up.

Building on the success of her first season, Artistic Director Purni Morell continues the Unicorn's commitment to pushing the boundaries in theatre for audiences aged 2 to 21.

Deadline.com reports that David Tennant and Emily Watson are set to star as husband and wife in BBC Two's three-part series THE POLITICIAN'S HUSBAND.

BBC AMERICA's Dramaville presents US premiere of WHITE HEAT, starring ensemble cast including Sam Claflin, Claire Foy and MyAnna Buring. WHITE HEAT, the next instalment of BBC AMERICA's Dramaville, charts the lives of seven friends from 1965 through to present day.

With under a week to go before the 2012 HighTide Festival gets underway, Artistic Director Steven Atkinson has announced full casting for HighTide Festival 2012. Familiar names include Louise Brealey, Brendan Coyle, Russell Floyd, Elizabeth Hopper, Danny Kirrane, Lesley Nicol, Abi Titmuss, Rosie Wyatt, andMatilda Ziegler. Also announced are the guests for the HighMind Talks at the Festival, including Alan Bissett, Will Gompertz, Ben Hammersley, Owen Jones, Juliet Stevenson and Griff Rhys Jones.

BBC AMERICA's Dramaville presents US premiere of WHITE HEAT, starring ensemble cast including Sam Claflin, Claire Foy and MyAnna Buring. WHITE HEAT, the next instalment of BBC AMERICA's Dramaville, charts the lives of seven friends from 1965 through to present day.

Sydney Theatre Company and UBS Investment Bank present LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES by Christopher Hampton. The show is based on the Novel By Choderlos de Laclos and will run 31 March to 9 June 2012.