Following the opening of Terence Rattigan's Flare Path, the Theatre Royal Haymarket Company today (1 April 2011) announce a further two productions to be directed by Trevor Nunn in his role as Artistic Director. After a three week run at the Chichester Festival Theatre, Nunn's production of Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead comes to the Theatre Royal Haymarket in June, followed in September by William Shakespeare's The Tempest. Further productions in the season will be announced shortly.
It is 1942. At the Falcon Hotel, on the edge of an airfield in Lincolnshire, Teddy, a young bomber pilot is celebrating a reunion with his actress wife Patricia. Events take an unexpected turn, when Peter a famous heartthrob film star arrives, and an urgent bombing mission over Germany is ordered.
Full casting is today announced for Sheffield Theatres' production of Hobson's Choice. Barrie Rutter takes the lead role as Henry Horatio Hobson, Zoe Waites will take the part of Maggie Hobson and Sue Wallace plays Mrs Hepworth.
A revival of Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades will open at the Met on March 11, with a cast led by Karita Mattila as Lisa, a role she sang in the production's 1995 premiere. Mattila's three co-stars are singing their roles for the first time at the Met: Vladimir Galouzine, one of the world's leading interpreters of Hermann; Swedish baritone Peter Mattei as his romantic rival Yeletsky; and dramatic mezzo-soprano Dolora Zajick as the Countess. The energetic Latvian conductor Andris Nelsons leads the opera for the first time at the Met, in a revival of Elijah Moshinsky's 1995 staging. The opera, which is based on a Pushkin story, will also feature Tamara Mumford as Pauline and Alexey Markov as Tomsky.
A revival of Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades will open at the Met on March 11, with a cast led by Karita Mattila as Lisa, a role she sang in the production's 1995 premiere.
Sienna Miller, James Purefoy and Sheridan Smith lead the cast in Terence Rattigan's Flare Path at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, directed by Trevor Nunn. Set and costumes are by Stephen Brimson Lewis with light by Paul Pyant, sound by Paul Groothuis and projection design by Jack James. Flare Path is produced by Matthew Byam Shaw for Playful Productions, Theatre Royal Haymarket Company, Act Productions Ltd and Tom McKitterick.
A revival of Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades will open at the Met on March 11, with a cast led by Karita Mattila as Lisa, a role she sang in the production's 1995 premiere.
Sienna Miller, James Purefoy and Sheridan Smith will lead the cast in Terence Rattigan's Flare Path at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, directed by Trevor Nunn.
Joining Gemma Arterton as Hilde Wangel and Stephen Dillane as Halvard Solness in the Almeida Theatre production of The Master Builder are Patrick Godfrey as Knut Brovik, Emma Hamilton as Kaja Fosli, Anastasia Hille as Aline Solness, John Light as Ragnar Brovik and Jack Shepherd as Doctor Herdal.
The Royal Court Theatre announces its new season today, including two new plays by renowned playwrights and an international season of work in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs.
Joining Gemma Arterton as Hilde Wangel and Stephen Dillane as Halvard Solness in the Almeida Theatre production of The Master Builder are Patrick Godfrey as Knut Brovik, Emma Hamilton as Kaja Fosli, Anastasia Hille as Aline Solness, John Light as Ragnar Brovik and Jack Shepherd as Doctor Herdal.
Joining Gemma Arterton as Hilde Wangel and Stephen Dillane as Halvard Solness in the Almeida Theatre production of The Master Builder are Patrick Godfrey as Knut Brovik, Emma Hamilton as Kaja Fosli, Anastasia Hille as Aline Solness, John Light as Ragnar Brovik and Jack Shepherd as Doctor Herdal.
The Rose Theatre is delighted to announce that Stephen Unwin will direct Noël Coward's Hay Fever with a cast that includes Celia Imrie in the role of Judith Bliss and Alexandra Gilbreath as Myra Arundal. The production will run from 23 September - 23 October.
The Rose Theatre is delighted to announce that Stephen Unwin will direct Noël Coward's Hay Fever with a cast that includes Celia Imrie in the role of Judith Bliss and Alexandra Gilbreath as Myra Arundal. The production will run from 23 September - 23 October.
The cast for Noël Coward's Hay Fever at the Rose Theatre will be led by Celia Imrie as Judith Bliss from 23 September - 9 October and Nichola McAuliffe, who will take over the role from 11 - 23 October.
The Rose Theatre is delighted to announce that Stephen Unwin will direct Noël Coward's Hay Fever with a cast that includes Celia Imrie in the role of Judith Bliss and Alexandra Gilbreath as Myra Arundal. The production will run from 23 September - 23 October.
The Rose Theatre is delighted to announce that Stephen Unwin will direct Noël Coward's Hay Fever with a cast that includes Celia Imrie in the role of Judith Bliss and Alexandra Gilbreath as Myra Arundal. The production will run from 23 September - 23 October.
Joining Gemma Arterton as Hilde Wangel and Stephen Dillane as Harvard Solness in the Almeida Theatre production of The Master Builder are Patrisk Godfrey as Knut Brovik, Emma Hamilton as Kaja Fosli, Anastasia Hille as Aline Solness, John Light as Ragnar Brovik and Jack Shepherd as Doctor Herdal.
