Samuel Beckett News

the cell presents SOLO @ the cell - special solo performance series playing right in the heart of Chelsea for the month of October. Under the direction of Founding Artistic Director Nancy Manocherian and Artistic Director Kira Simring, the cell celebrates the works of nine different NYC solo artists, all with varying backgrounds, featuring both original pieces and unique adaptations.

408 performances, 31 productions from 10 countries over 18 days! This year the Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival brings the best of Irish and International theatre to the capital for 18 days from 30th September.

The Cell Theatre presents SOLO @ the cell, a special solo performance series playing right in the heart of Chelsea for the month of October. Under the direction of Founding Artistic Director Nancy Manocherian and Artistic Director Kira Simring, the cell celebrates the works of nine different NYC solo artists, all with varying backgrounds, featuring both original pieces and unique adaptations.

The Alchemical Theatre, the resident theater company at Theaterlab, will present THREE SISTERS COME AND GO, a piece conceived and directed by Orietta Crispino, September 29 through October 10, 2010 at Theaterlab.

Westport Country Playhouse will stage the newly revised adaptation of the timeless classic, 'The Diary of Anne Frank,' helmed by award-winning director Gerald Freedman, September 28 through October 30, as part of its 80th Anniversary Season.

Westport Country Playhouse will stage the newly revised adaptation of the timeless classic, 'The Diary of Anne Frank,' helmed by award-winning director Gerald Freedman, September 28 through October 30, as part of its 80th Anniversary Season.

Lisa James directs writer/actor/comedian Nick Ullett in Dying is Easy... Comedy is Hard at The Matrix Theatre on Mondays at 8 pm from September 27 through October 25.

For a displaced American drama geek, what could be better than dropping into Dublin's fair city at the very height of theatre season? On my very first day as a Dubliner, I found myself amidst upwards of 600 performances on offer throughout the city as part of the 16th annual Dublin Fringe Festival.

The Irish Repertory Theatre's hit revival THE IRISH...AND HOW THEY GOT THAT WAY by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt ('Angela's Ashes') will close on September 26, 2010. The production is Directed by Charlotte Moore, who helmed the recent Broadway concert version of BRIGADOON.

Hamm & Clov Stage Company will present a new production Irish Playwright Jimmy Kerr's exceedingly acclaimed and extremely hilarious Irish smash hit comedy 'ARDNAGLASS ON THE AIR' as part of the third annual 1st Irish Festival.

In Rome, Italy on Thursday, September 23rd there was a press conference announcing the World Premiere of Frank J. Avella's new play 'Vatican Falls' at Teatro Il Vascello. It will open on May 2, 2011. It will be directed by Enrico Maria Lamanna. Featuring a cast of eight actors, the play will be presented in Italian. http://www.teatrovascello.it/home.htm

The countdown has started and Culture Night is just one day away! This Friday September 24th, a record 132 cultural venues in Dublin and 20 towns, cities and counties across the country are taking part in Culture Night 2010.

Chance Theater is pleased to present the Orange County premiere of the Tony, Drama Desk, New York Critics, and Outer Critics Circle Award-Winning black comedy/drama The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? by three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee, September 24 - October 24, 2010.

Ian Talbot will direct Peter Sham and Brad Carroll's new musical comedy, Lend Me A Tenor The Musical, based on the award-winning West End and Broadway hit comedy by Ken Ludwig. A riotous, unpredictable explosion of mistaken identities and unexpected romance, Lend Me A Tenor The Musical will run at the Theatre Royal Plymouth from 24 September - 6 October 2010, prior to an anticipated West End run in the Autumn which will be produced by Martin Platt and David Elliott in association with Eileen and Allen Anes.

the cell presents SOLO @ the cell - special solo performance series playing right in the heart of Chelsea for the month of October. Under the direction of Founding Artistic Director Nancy Manocherian and Artistic Director Kira Simring, the cell celebrates the works of nine different NYC solo artists, all with varying backgrounds, featuring both original pieces and unique adaptations.

The countdown has started and Culture Night is just one day away! This Friday September 24th, a record 132 cultural venues in Dublin and 20 towns, cities and counties across the country are taking part in Culture Night 2010.

Westport Country Playhouse will stage the newly revised adaptation of the timeless classic, 'The Diary of Anne Frank,' helmed by award-winning director Gerald Freedman, September 28 through October 30, as part of its 80th Anniversary Season.

The largest ever group of leading international theatre presenters are expected in Dublin as part of a strategic initiative to promote Irish theatre abroad. Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival will play host to the delegation which includes presenters and promoters from some of the most important venues and festivals from around the world, all of whom are in Dublin to see Irish work.

Critically acclaimed novelist Francine Prose, writer of the recently published Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife, will present an author talk and book signing, on Sunday, September 19, 3 p.m., at Westport Country Playhouse. Prose will speak about her book, followed by an interview with David Kennedy, Playhouse associate artistic director, and a Q&A with the audience.

The 14th annual Philadelphia Live Arts Festival is just two weeks away. The 16-day Festival, running September 3 - 18, 2010, kicks off opening week with 8 World and U.S. premieres and 3 Philadelphia premieres, at venues throughout the city.