On sale from Wednesday 26 May, the Autumn 2010 season at Sadler's Wells includes a major new Sadler's Wells Production, three world premieres, seven UK premieres, and four Sadler's Wells Co-Productions.
Dan Brambilla, CEO of the Sony Centre For The Performing Arts, proudly announced details of the 2010-2011 season today. Following two years of renovations and restorations the Sony Centre For The Performing Arts will re-open its doors on Friday, October 1, 2010, exactly fifty years to the date of the first opening night performance, October 1, 1960.
All the news from the Grosvenor as UK theatre's most prestigious gongs are given out...Mark Rylance and Rachel Weisz win actor/actress, Iwan Rheon, Samantha Spiro and Aneurin Barnard win the musical awards, with Wicked picking up the brand-new audience award and Spring Awakening getting the nod for best new musical
The Olivier Awards take place on Sunday evening - and you can follow all the news here!
This fall, Toronto audiences will have two thrilling opportunities to enjoy the theatrical genius of Robert Lepage thanks to The Canadian Stage Company and the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts. The Andersen Project, written and directed by renowned theatre-maker Robert Lepage and performed by Yves Jacques, will have its Toronto premiere October 21 to 30, 2010, at Canadian Stage's Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front Street East. Eonnagata, created and performed by Robert Lepage, internationally acclaimed French ballerina Sylvie Guillem and award-winning British choreographer Russell Maliphant, will have its Toronto premiere on November 18 and 19, 2010, at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Front Street East.
The 2010 Olivier Awards will take place on 21 March 2010 at the Grosvenor House Hotel, with Spring Awakening, Enron, Jerusalem and A Little Night Music among the standouts of the season with the most nominations. The Laurence Olivier Awards were established in 1976 as The Society of West End Theatre Awards, and Lord Olivier agreed to have his name associated with them in 1984. The Awards are run by The Society of London Theatre but are adjudicated by panels that are equally made up of members of the theatregoing public and experts chosen for their knowledge and professional experience. For more information and updates, visit www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/olivier_awards.
The Place's impact and influence is felt throughout the dance world and beyond. It is hard to think of a choreographer or dancer that has not at some point in their career either trained or worked at The Place. Dance has become the nation's obsession - featuring on TV, in film, pop music, advertising, musical theatre and more. In all cases it is possible to feel The Place's presence. The world of dance would not exist in the same way without The Place. Dancers and choreographers who began their careers at The Place include; Richard Alston, Matthew Bourne, Siobhan Davies, Hofesh Shechter, Mark Baldwin, Russell Maliphant and many others.
The next Olivier Awards will take place on 21 March 2010.
Sadler's Wells Artistic Director and CEO Alistair Spalding appoints two pioneering figures to curate a two week festival of Indian music and dance from Monday 16 - Saturday 28 November 2009.
Sadler's Wells Artistic Director and CEO Alistair Spalding appoints two pioneering figures to curate a two week festival of Indian music and dance from Monday 16 - Saturday 28 November 2009.
Sadler's Wells Artistic Director and CEO Alistair Spalding appoints two pioneering figures to curate a two week festival of Indian music and dance from Monday 16 - Saturday 28 November 2009.
Askonas Holt, Raymond Gubbay and Sadler's Wells present Spring Dance at the London Coliseum from March 25th to April 26th 2009.
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.
