The Seeing Place Theater, known for intense & intimate ensemble work, announced casting for a once in a lifetime theatrical pairing with a great potential to provoke social change: Martin McDonagh's brutal, Olivier Award winning, THE PILLOWMAN with Johnna Adams' gripping two-hander, GIDION'S KNOT. With an organic presentation style emphasizing the edgy, American style of acting developed by the Group Theatre, The Seeing Place puts a contemporary spin on classic works by master playwrights, with ticket prices that anyone can afford.
Michael Grandage Company and Emily Dobbs Productions today announce the full company for their co-production of the UK premiere of Richard Greenberg's THE DAZZLE at FOUND111, at the site of the old Central St Martins School of Art on Charing Cross Road.
The Cripple of Inishmaan features solid performances. However, you can't help but feel that the material is rather fruitless. Many of McDonagh's works have been featured in DC over the past few seasons. Unfortunately, this isn't one of his better ones and Scena deserves credit for giving it their best.
The London Evening Standard today announces the shortlist for its 61st Theatre Awards, in partnership with The Ivy. The winners will be announced at an Awards ceremony presented by Rob Brydon, and co-hosted by Evgeny Lebedev, Dame Judi Dench and Sir Ian McKellen, at the Old Vic on Sunday 22 November.
Full casting has today been announced for the West End run of the Royal Court Theatre's production of Hangmen. ProducersRobert Fox, Matthew Byam Shaw for Playful Productions and Royal Court Theatre Productions are delighted to announce that Andy Nyman will play Syd, Craig Parkinson will take on the role of Inspector Fry and Tony Hirst will play Bill, completing the cast of the West End production. Directed by Matthew Dunster, Martin McDonagh's Hangmen will transfer to the Wyndham's Theatre for a strictly limited season, previewing from 1 December. Check out the new trailer below!
According to the Daily Mail, Andy Nyman (ASSASSINS, ABIGAIL'S PARTY, GHOST STORIES) and Craig Parkinson (in several shows at Open Air Theatre, MARTIN GUERRE) will take over the roles of 'Syd' and 'Inspector Fry' when Martin McDonagh's HANGMEN transfers to the West End this winter.
BroadwayWorld is excited to report complete casting for the New York premiere of Pulitzer Prize finalist and Emmy Award nominated writer Rolin Jones and Tony Award nominee and Grammy Award winning Green Day front man Billie Joe Armstrong's new play with music THESE PAPER BULLETS!, directed by Jackson Gay at Atlantic Theater Company. Much of the company carries over from the show's Los Angeles premiere.
One of the contributions to the Women's Voices Theatre Festival is The Keegan Theatre's THE DEALER OF BALLYNAFEIGH, a new dark comedy/farce from Rosemary Jenkinson, and directed by Abigail Isaac Fine.
The Daily Mail writes that Duncan Macmillan's play PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS will move from the National Theatre's Dorfman to Wyndham's Theatre this coming March. Performances will begin after Martin McDonagh's HANGMEN ends its run at the venue.
The Bijou Theatre in Bijou Square, Bridgeport presents Martin McDonagh's 'The Pillowman,' as the second installment of their live theatre season. Performances are October 23rd, 24th, 30th, and 31st at 8:00pm, October 31st at 2:00pm, and November 1st at 5:00pm, and take place at The Bijou Theatre, located at 275 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport.
HANGMEN by Martin McDonagh, currently playing the Royal Court Theatre's Jerwood Theatre Downstairs through 10 October, transfers to the West End's Wyndham's Theatre on 1 December 2015. David Morrissey, in the lead role, will travel with the production.
Gloucester Stage is pleased to announce that Robert Walsh has been named Artistic Director of the 36-year old non-profit professional theatre, effective immediately. Walsh's appointment as Artistic Director continues a 20-year relationship with Gloucester Stage as both an actor and director as well as serving as Interim Artistic Director since December, 2014. During Gloucester Stage's 2015 season Walsh directed Enda Walsh's The New Electric Ballroom and currently appears in the New England premiere of Israel Horovitz's Gloucester Blue, which has extended it run through October 11.
Martin McDonagh's dark comedy, 'The Beauty Queen of Leenane' kicks off the University of Southern Maine's 2015-16 theater season. Directed by Thomas Power, and taking place as USM's annual production at the Portland Stage Company Studio Theatre (25A Forest Avenue, Portland), the show will appear nightly?,? Oct. 7-10, at 7:30 p.m.
Boise Contemporary Theater today announced the full casting for the opening play of its 20th Season, Martin McDonagh's A SKULL IN CONNEMARA. Set in the Irish village of Leenane, the play follows Mick Dowd (Arthur Glen Hughes), a gravedigger who, every autumn, disinters bones from his local cemetery to make room for new arrivals. When Mick has to dig up the grave of his dead wife, Oona, the locals begin to wonder, once again, what role Mick played in her sudden death seven years ago.
The NOLA Project theatre company is proud to announce the four newest members of our prestigious ensemble. Joining the current roster are 2015 inductees Sarah Chatelain, Kali Russell, Ashley Ricord Santos, and Michael Aaron Santos. These four individuals, representing actors, writers, directors, and stage managers have all made appearances or worked on several NOLA Project productions. We're honored to have them officially join our ranks as company members.
Wolfbane Productions, the innovative, non-profit theatre company based out of Appomattox, VA, is now debuting Lynchburg's premiere of Martin McDonagh's THE PILLOWMAN, onstage tonight, September 17, through September 26, 2015.
Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) has partnered with TodayTix, the premiere mobile theater ticketing app, to launch TodayTix30 in honor of Atlantic's 30th Anniversary Season.
Wolfbane Productions, the innovative, non-profit theatre company based out of Appomattox, VA, is now debuting Lynchburg's premiere of Martin McDonagh's THE PILLOWMAN, onstage September 17-26, 2015.
