Ibsen's Hedda has been called the female Hamlet and not just because it's a role that every serious actress wants to play. The blank at the heart of her presents a daunting challenge. Why is she so unhappy? Why is she, frankly, such a bitch? The text leaves much unanswered, and every director, every Hedda, must join the dots in their own way.
Ruth Wilson takes the title role in HEDDA GABLER in a new version by Patrick Marber, directed by Ivo van Hove, in the new National Theatre season. The production previews from 5 December.
Young Vic has released a short film honoring legendary director Peter Brook with a star-studded cast, including Ian McKellen, Natalie Dormer, Jude Law, David Lan, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Rory Kinnear, Marcello Magni, Sinead Matthews, Hugh Skinner, Noma Dumezweni, and Peter Brook himself.
This May, Southampton's Nuffield and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse will produce The Hudsucker Proxy, in association with internationally acclaimed company Complicite.
The Crucible presents a very fresh take on Restoration Comedy
According to Baz Bamigboye in Daily Mail, Sinead Matthews and Ben Lloyd-Hughes are set to lead The Way Of The World at the Sheffield Crucible Theatre. The production begins previews on February 2 and runs through February 25.
The Evening Standard Theatre Awards, established in 1955, are presented annually for outstanding achievements in London Theatre. Sponsored by the Evening Standard newspaper, this year's awards will be announced on November 20.
Following the sell-out success of The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Young Vic), Joe Hill-Gibbins directs an outstanding cast including Deborah Findlay (Cranford, BBC), Sinead Matthews (Happy-Go-Lucky, Mike Leigh), Leo Bill (Alice in Wonderland, Tim Burton) and Kyle Soller (A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Globe) in Tennessee Williams' first great Broadway success.
Following the sell-out success of The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Young Vic), Joe Hill-Gibbins directs an outstanding cast including Deborah Findlay (Cranford, BBC), Sinead Matthews (Happy-Go-Lucky, Mike Leigh), Leo Bill (Alice in Wonderland, Tim Burton) and Kyle Soller (A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Globe) in Tennessee Williams' first great Broadway success.
Opening on November 11 in the Main House is Tennessee Williams' classic The Glass Menagerie. Known as his first great Broadway success and winner of the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award, The Glass Menagerie is Williams' most autobiographical play.
Opening on November 11 in the Main House is Tennessee Williams' classic The Glass Menagerie. Known as his first great Broadway success and winner of the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award, The Glass Menagerie is Williams' most autobiographical play.
Western Edge Plays presents a Strawberry Vale production in association with the Bush Theatre, Eigengrau, by Penelope Skinner. Eigengrau is described as intrinsic light, or the color seen by the eye in perfect darkness.
Western Edge Plays presents a Strawberry Vale production in association with the Bush Theatre, Eigengrau, by Penelope Skinner. Eigengrau is described as intrinsic light, or the color seen by the eye in perfect darkness.
Western Edge Plays presents a Strawberry Vale production in association with the Bush Theatre, Eigengrau, by Penelope Skinner. Eigengrau is described as intrinsic light, or the color seen by the eye in perfect darkness.
