David Hirson was born in New York City and was educated at Yale and Oxford. He is the author of two plays for the theatre, La Bête (1991) and Wrong Mountain (2000), both of which have been produced on Broadway. He has received numerous honours for his work, including the 1992 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy. The original Broadway production of La Bête was nominated for five Tony awards in 1991. A collected edition of his plays is published by Grove Press. He is currently working on a new version of Die Fledermaus for the Metropolitan Opera.
Yesterday, 23 November 2009, Ian Rickson's Royal Court Theatre production of Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem won the Evening Standard Award for Best Play, and Mark Rylance collected the Best Actor Award for his universally celebrated performance as Johnny "Rooster" Byron.
Ken Stott returns to GOD OF CARNAGE after creating the role of 'Michael' in the West End production. Stott is appearing with the support of Actors' Equity Association. The producers gratefully acknowledge Actors' Equity Association for its assistance of this production.
The Old Globe Theatre's Executive Producer Lou Spisto today announced the cast and creative team for the Tony Award-winning comedy, BOEING-BOEING. The classic farce is written by Marc Camoletti and Beverly Cross, and directed by Mark Schneider. Overseen and originally directed by Tony Award winner Matthew Warchus, BOEING-BOEING will run in the Old Globe Theatre March 13 - April 18. Previews run March 13 - March 17. Opening night is Thursday, March 18 at 8:00 p.m.
The current cast of GOD OF CARNAGE includes Oscar, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winner Christine Lahti Christine Lahti ('Chicago Hope') as 'Veronica,' Emmy and Golden Globe-nominee Annie Potts ('Designing Women') as 'Annette,' Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Jimmy Smits ('The West Wing') as 'Alan,' and Olivier Award-nominee Ken Stott as 'Michael' to the cast.
Athena Theatre Company has announced that Sally Burtenshaw will replace Ann Farthing in the role of Mom in the production of Sam Shepard's True West currently playing thru February 14 at Theatre Row.
GOD OF CARNAGE is a comedy of manners without the manners. The play deals with the aftermath of a playground altercation between two boys and what happens when their parents meet to talk about it.
The award-winning, critically acclaimed Athena Theatre is entering its sixth season, proud to present their first production for the 2010 season in NYC, Sam Shepard's True West will play Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8pm; Sunday at 2pm at Theatre Row.
Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) is proud to announce an extension of the American premiere production of Pulitzer Prize winner Sam Shepard's AGES OF THE MOON through Sunday, March 21, 2010.
The award-winning, critically acclaimed Athena Theatre is entering its seventh season, proud to present their first production for the 2010 season in NYC, Sam Shepard's True West will play Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8pm; Sunday at 2pm at Theatre Row.
The new cast of Broadway's hottest comedy, the Tony Award-winning Best Play, GOD OF CARNAGE will star Tony nominee Dylan Baker (Mauritius) as ‘Alan,' original Broadway cast member and Tony nominee Jeff Daniels as ‘Michael,' Emmy nominee Lucy Liu (Charlie's Angels) as ‘Annette,' and Tony winner Janet McTeer (original cast member of West End production of God of Carnage) as ‘Veronica,' beginning Tuesday, March 2. GOD OF CARNAGE plays at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.
Director Roman Polanski is currently working on a film adaptation of Yasmina Reza's play, GOD OF CARNAGE, currently appearing on Broadway. In the current French issue of Elle Magazine, Polanski's wife, Emmanuelle Seigner, said he is currently working on the script while on house arrest in Gstaad, Switzerland.
The West End premiere of Douglas Carter Beane's THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED opens tonight, January 20, at London's Garrick Theatre. The cast features film star Rupert Friend alongside Tamsin Greig, Olivier Award winner for her performance in Much Ado About Nothing with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and is directed by Jamie Lloyd. The cast also features British actors Gemma Arterton and Harry Lloyd. The play began previews January 9th.
The award-winning, critically acclaimed Athena Theatre is entering its seventh season, proud to present their first production for the 2010 season in NYC, Sam Shepard's True West will play Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8pm; Sunday at 2pm at Theatre Row.
