Lyndsey Turner's production of William Shakespeare's HAMLET, starring Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role, is currently underway at the Barbican Theatre. As previously reported, the SHERLOCK star has a full schedule following his run in the play, but now the Daily Mail is reporting that Broadway theatre owners have begun scouting the show (a good sign!), which runs for just 12 weeks.
by Nicole Rosky -
Lyndsey Turner's production of William Shakespeare's HAMLET, starring Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role, just began performances at the Barbican Theatre, and already a popular publication is under heat for their recent coverage of the production. The Times' Kate Matby released a negative review for the play, calling it 'Shakespeare for Kids,' after attending the first preview. The show doesn't officially open until August 25.
by BWW News Desk -
Lyndsey Turner's production of William Shakespeare's HAMLET, starring Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role, begins tonight 5 August 2015 at the Barbican Theatre, with opening night on 25 August at 7pm.
by Jessica Khan -
Lyndsey Turner's production of William Shakespeare's HAMLET, starring Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role, will begin performances at the Barbican Theatre next month. But with hundreds of fans traveling from across the globe to see the SHERLOCK actor take on the Bard for measly 12-week run, the only thing theatergoers want to know is -- will the show transfer, to where, and when?
by Jessica Khan -
Lyndsey Turner's production of William Shakespeare's HAMLET, starring Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role, will begin performances at the Barbican Theatre next month. And Producer Sonia Friedman is being tight-lipped about what Cumberbatch groupies, many of whom are unfamiliar with the Bard, will see in London.
by Tyler Peterson -
Due to overwhelming advance ticket sales, Cirque du Soleil announced today that additional performances of KURIOS - Cabinet of Curiosities, its newest touring show, in Costa Mesa and Los Angeles are available for pre-sale to Cirque Club members starting today. General public tickets for the added performances will be available beginning Friday, July 31.
by Nora Dominick -
Rehearsals have begun at Curve, Leicester for multi award-winning choreographer and dancer Akram Khan's Until the Lions, his highly anticipated, brand-new full-length production. Premiering in the 360° setting of London's Roundhouse, the inspiration for the piece which Khan will choreograph and perform in is taken from the ancient Sanskrit epic The Mahabharata. Set to be one of his most startling and introspective works to date, the piece will run for 12 performances in London from 9 January 2016 before beginning an international tour and returning to co-commissioners Curve, Leicester.
by Robert Diamond -
Adelaide Festival Centre today revealed the new contemporary programming for this year's OzAsia Festival which runs from 24 September - 4 October. OzAsia Festival is Australia's leading international arts festival presenting the best theatre, dance, music, film and visual arts from across Asia. This year's program features an impressive array of performance works by artists at the cutting edge of contemporary Asia, with a focus on arts from Indonesia across the opening weekend followed by performances from countries including Japan, India, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Korea throughout the Festival.
by Tyler Peterson -
Rehearsal photos have been released for Lyndsey Turner's production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet with Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role - check them out below!
by BWW News Desk -
The Autumn / Winter 2015 Season at Sadler's Wells launches tonight.
by Tyler Peterson -
Adelaide Festival Centre today revealed the new contemporary programming for this year's OzAsia Festival which runs from 24 September - 4 October. OzAsia Festival is Australia's leading international arts festival presenting the best theatre, dance, music, film and visual arts from across Asia. This year's program features an impressive array of performance works by artists at the cutting edge of contemporary Asia, with a focus on arts from Indonesia across the opening weekend followed by performances from countries including Japan, India, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Korea throughout the Festival.
by Matt Smith -
Rehearsals begin today (15 June 2015) for Lyndsey Turner's production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet with Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role.
by Tyler Peterson -
Sonia Friedman Productions, in partnership with Sky Arts, has allocated 100 £10 tickets, spread throughout the auditorium for every performance of Lyndsey Turner's production of Hamlet starring Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role at the Barbican Theatre from 5 August 2015.
by BWW News Desk -
2015 marks Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC)'s first decade of providing a creative home for performing artists to develop and showcase work in New York City, where artistic director Mikhail Baryshnikov's vision for a performing arts center has become a thriving reality.
by BWW News Desk -
Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (The Wallis -- Tania Camargo, Managing Director; Patricia Wolff, Interim Artistic Director; James D'Asaro, Interim Producing Director) announce Artistic Advisors and programming for the 2015-2016 Season, opening October 1-3 with Twyla Tharp: a 50th Anniversary Celebration, a program of new work by Ms. Tharp, co-commissioned by The Wallis (in partnership with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Joyce Theatre, Ravina Festival Association & Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University and Texas International Theatrical Arts Society).
by BWW News Desk -
The Autumn / Winter 2015 Season at Sadler's Wells has just been announced.
by Tyler Peterson -
Cirque du Soleil performs in Southern California with its newest touring show, KURIOS - Cabinet of Curiosities under the iconic blue-and-yellow Big Top beginning October 15 in Costa Mesa at the OC Fair & Event Center, followed in Los Angeles by Cirque du Soleil's first visit to Dodger Stadium beginning December 10, 2015. These will be the only Cirque du Soleil engagements in Southern California in 2015.
by Sally Henry Fuller -
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces the 2015-2016 Pittsburgh Dance Council season. The Pittsburgh Dance Council, a division of Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, will explore concepts of age, gender, sexual identity, ethnicity, legacy and historical context during the upcoming season, which opens on Saturday, October 3, 2015.
by Matt Smith -
Joining Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays the title role in Lyndsey Turner's production ofWilliam Shakespeare's Hamlet, are Leo Bill as Horatio, Sian Brooke as Ophelia,Anastasia Hille as Gertrude, Ciaran Hinds as Claudius, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith asLaertes and Jim Norton as Polonius.
by BWW News Desk -
Combining gymnastics, weight sharing, pop dance, and performance art in a delightfully whimsical human circus, the innovative award-winning dance troupe Pilobolus takes the Smothers stage at Pepperdine University tonight, March 25 at 8 p.m.
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