The Abbey Theatre News

The Drama Desk and Obie Award-wining Mint Theater Company today announced the cast for their first play of the 2010-‘11 season, the US premiere of Teresa Deevy's Wife To James Whelan.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) announces today the addition of two World's Stage productions to its 2010/11 Season: the award-winning, CST-commissioned Funk It Up About Nothin' embarks on a tour of Australia, preceded by a limited return engagement Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare in January 2011; and the National Theatre of Scotland's internationally-acclaimed production Black Watch is added to the CST World Stage Series, presented at Chicago's Broadway Armory from March 29 to April 10, 2011.

THE JAMES JOYCE CENTRE'S BLOOMSDAY 2010 celebrates Joyce's epic Ulysses from 12 - 16 June at venues across the city.

THE JAMES JOYCE CENTRE'S BLOOMSDAY 2010 celebrates Joyce's epic Ulysses from 12 - 16 June at venues across the city.

Antony Sher will lead the cast in Arthur Miller's Broken Glass, directed at the Tricycle Theatre by Iqbal Khan. Broken Glass, designed by Mike Britton with lighting by Matthew Eagland runs from 30 September - 27 November, with press night on 6 October 2010. Further casting will be announced shortly.

Michael Attenborough will direct Dimitri Leonidas, Ian McElhinney, Justin Salinger and Ruth Wilson in the world premiere of a new stage adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's Through A Glass Darkly. Previewing from June 10 with press night on June 16 and booking until July 31, Jenny Worton's new adaptation of Through A Glass Darkly has designs by Tom Scutt, lighting by Colin Grenfell and sound and music by Dan Jones.

THE JAMES JOYCE CENTRE'S BLOOMSDAY 2010 celebrates Joyce's epic Ulysses from 12 - 16 June at venues across the city.

The 2010/11 season at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts features six distinct performance series that highlight amazing artists and extraordinary experiences. This season showcases a world-class roster of performers including international theatre companies, jazz and world music greats, superstar dance companies and Philadelphia's most edgy and innovative artists.

The Abbey Theatre is proud to present a major new production of William Shakespeare's psychological thriller MACBETH. This muscular new production of one of the most exciting of Shakespeare's plays, as well as being one of the darkest, will be directed by Jimmy Fay. MACBETH opens on Wednesday 7 April (previews from 30 March) and features leading Irish actors, Aidan Kelly and Eileen Walsh in the roles of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.

According to Variety, stage and screen veterans Brian Dennehy and Dianne Wiest have officially been cast in A Big Year, directed by David Frankel. Dennehy and Wiest join an all-star cast, including Steve Martin, Jack Black, and Anjelica Huston, among others.

Michael Attenborough will direct Dimitri Leonidas, Ian McElhinney, Justin Salinger and Ruth Wilson in the world premiere of a new stage adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's Through A Glass Darkly. Previewing from June 10 with press night on June 16 and booking until July 31, Jenny Worton's new adaptation of Through A Glass Darkly has designs by Tom Scutt, lighting by Colin Grenfell and sound and music by Dan Jones.

The A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Program and Young Conservatory present the world premiere production of Riot, celebrated Irish playwright Ursula Rani Sarma's hard-hitting play, in the newest commission from A.C.T.'s international partnership with Britain's Theatre Royal Bath. Directed by Young Conservatory Director Craig Slaight and featuring young actors from the A.C.T. M.F.A. Program and Young Conservatory, Riot follows the story of a young man who lands in a residency clinic for emotionally disturbed teens following an unexpected act of violence. Riot weaves Max's relationships with his fellow patients, his doctor, and his nurses into a moving portrait of the deep human need for connection. The show plays April 1-17, 2010, at Zeum Theater, located at Yerba Buena Gardens (Fourth and Howard streets). Tickets are $15.50-$20.50 and are available by calling A.C.T. Ticket Services at 415.749.2228 or online at www.act-sf.org.

Wednesday 14th April will see one of Dublin's most intimate venues reopening its doors as Theatre Upstairs @ The Plough (Lanigan's Plough Bar, opposite the Abbey Theatre, Middle Abbey St, D 1) presents a double bill of Lunch Time and Tea Time theatre

Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director; Mary McCann, Atlantic School Executive Director) is proud to announce its 25th Anniversary Spring Gala on Monday, April 12, 20010 at Gotham Hall (1356 Broadway).

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) will close its production of the World Premiere of A COOL DIP IN THE BARREN SAHARAN CRICK, a new play by Kia Corthron (Breath, Boom at Playwrights Horizons/PH, Force Continuum) and directed by Obie Award winner Chay Yew (Durango at The Public), on April 11th.

The Abbey Theatre is proud to present a major new production of William Shakespeare's psychological thriller MACBETH. This muscular new production of one of the most exciting of Shakespeare's plays, as well as being one of the darkest, will be directed by Jimmy Fay. MACBETH opens on Wednesday 7 April (previews from 30 March) and features leading Irish actors, Aidan Kelly and Eileen Walsh in the roles of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.

Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director; Mary McCann, Atlantic School Executive Director) is proud to announce its 25th Anniversary Spring Gala on Monday, April 12, 20010 at Gotham Hall (1356 Broadway).

The A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Program and Young Conservatory present the world premiere production of Riot, celebrated Irish playwright Ursula Rani Sarma's hard-hitting play, in the newest commission from A.C.T.'s international partnership with Britain's Theatre Royal Bath. Directed by Young Conservatory Director Craig Slaight and featuring young actors from the A.C.T. M.F.A. Program and Young Conservatory, Riot follows the story of a young man who lands in a residency clinic for emotionally disturbed teens following an unexpected act of violence. Riot weaves Max's relationships with his fellow patients, his doctor, and his nurses into a moving portrait of the deep human need for connection. The show plays April 1-17, 2010, at Zeum Theater, located at Yerba Buena Gardens (Fourth and Howard streets). Tickets are $15.50-$20.50 and are available by calling A.C.T. Ticket Services at 415.749.2228 or online at www.act-sf.org.

Wednesday 14th April will see one of Dublin's most intimate venues reopening its doors as Theatre Upstairs @ The Plough (Lanigan's Plough Bar, opposite the Abbey Theatre, Middle Abbey St, D 1) presents a double bill of Lunch Time and Tea Time theatre

The Abbey Theatre is proud to present a major new production of William Shakespeare's psychological thriller MACBETH. This muscular new production of one of the most exciting of Shakespeare's plays, as well as being one of the darkest, will be directed by Jimmy Fay. MACBETH opens on Wednesday 7 April (previews from 30 March) and features leading Irish actors, Aidan Kelly and Eileen Walsh in the roles of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.