Richard Griffiths News

The Drama League (Jano Herbosch, President; Roger T. Danforth and Gabriel Shanks, Co-Managing Directors) proudly announces nominations for the 2005-06 Drama League Awards, to be awarded at the 72nd Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony and Luncheon on Friday, May 5, 2006 (Noon) at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square.

Alan Bennett's THE HISTORY BOYS, winner of the Olivier, Evening Standard and London Critics Circle Awards for Best Play, will begin previews on Broadway this Friday. April 14 at the Broadhurst Theatre (235 West 44th Street).

Student tickets will be available for the Broadway production of THE HISTORY BOYS, a new play by Alan Bennett.

Alan Bennett's The History Boys will begin previews on Friday, April 14th; the show will open on Sunday, April 23th at the Broadhurst Theatre (235 West 44th Street) for a 20-week limited engagement

The History Boys playwright Alan Bennett was honored with London's prestigious Critics' Circle Award on April 5th

The script for Alan Bennett's The History Boys, winner of the Olivier, Evening Standard and London Critics Circle Awards for Best Play, is available today in bookstores

The Broadhurst Theatre Box Office (235 West 44th Street) will open on Monday, March 20th at 10am for THE HISTORY BOYS, a new play by Alan Bennett. THE HISTORY BOYS opens Sunday, April 23. Previews begin on Friday, April 14 for a 20-week limited engagement.

The complete London cast of Alan Bennett's The History Boys will also be on hand for the Broadway transfer production

The nominations have been released for the 2006 Laurence Olivier Awards. The ceremony for this year's awards will take place at the Park Lane Hilton on February, 2006. Leading the pack this year are Billy Elliot with nine nominations, and Guys and Dolls with eight.

Alan Bennett's play The History Boys, which concerns a group of British school boys, will open at a to-be-announced Broadway theatre on April 23rd after beginning previews on April 14th

A film version of Alan Bennett's The History Boys will be brought to the screen with Nicholas Hytner once again directing

Chitty in London Bangs no more whilst Bedella goes to Heaven and Stoppard premieres a new translation. Plus news on the new Almeida season..

Details of the National's Spring/Summer season, Kiss Me Kate closes on tour, Chitty goes on tour and McKellen makes a comeback..

The winners of this year's Laurence Olivier Awards were announced in London on Sunday, February 20th.

The National's, record breaking West End ticket sales, Christian Slater, and a UK screening of Broadway: The Amercan Musical.

Can The Producers sweep the Laurence Olivier Awards against The Woman in White and Mary Poppins? Also, Ralph Fiennes leads a cast of over 100 on stage..

The nominations were announced today for the 2005 Olivier Awards, London's most prestigious theatre awards. The award ceremony will take place on February 20, 2005 in the UK.

Mary Poppins opens, Bat Boy closes and The Producers begins its awards sweep..

The National Theatre of Great Britain received four 2004 Evening Standard Awards, it was announced today in a ceremony at the National's Olivier Theatre.