The Royal Shakespeare Company News

Elieen Atkins, Stephen Unwin, Anita Dobson and Gyles Brandreth will feature in this season's Time to Talk series at the Rose.

Over a decade in the making, Tony Award recipient B.H. Barry's Treasure Island will set sail in Brooklyn this February. Based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, adapted for the stage by Vernon Morris and B.H. Barry, Treasure Island, which is also directed by Barry, will begin performances on February 15 and will open on Saturday, March 5 at Brooklyn's Irondale Center (85 South Oxford Street) and will run through Saturday, March 26, 2011. Ticket prices range from $20-$45 and can be purchased by visiting www.Irondale.org or by calling Ovation Tix 866 811 4111.

Whatsonstage.com suggests today that The King's Speech, currently out in theaters starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter, may be getting a stage adaptation in London. According to the report: 'Speaking to the New York Times at the recent Screen Actors Guild Awards, the film's writer David Seidler - who is nominated for a best original screenplay Oscar - said: 'It will be on the West End of London in the fall, and Adrian Noble is directing it.'

Over a decade in the making, Tony Award recipient B.H. Barry's Treasure Island will set sail in Brooklyn this February. Based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, adapted for the stage by Vernon Morris and B.H. Barry, Treasure Island, which is also directed by Barry, will begin performances on February 15 and will open on Saturday, March 5 at Brooklyn's Irondale Center (85 South Oxford Street) and will run through Saturday, March 26, 2011. Ticket prices range from $20-$45 and can be purchased by visiting www.Irondale.org or by calling Ovation Tix 866 811 4111.

Jermyn Street Theatre bring back BLACK BREAD & CUCUMBER in a strictly limited season from October 5th to the 23rd after a nine year absence. The play celebrates Anton Chekhov's 150 birthday as Caroline Blakiston does this acclaimed one-woman show about how she made history as the first British actress to play Chekhov in Russia, in Russian.

Executive Producer Lou Spisto today announced principal casting for the Globe's 2010 Shakespeare Festival performed in repertory.

Executive Producer Lou Spisto today named Tony Award-winning costume designer Gregg Barnes and actress Patricia Conolly Associate Artists of The Old Globe. They are the 54th and 55th artists to receive the prestigious honor which recognizes their unique contributions to the institution.

The Royal Shakespeare Company's 44 member acting ensemble will perform five plays by William Shakespeare at Park Avenue Armory as part of Lincoln Center Festival next summer. Lincoln Center Festival and Park Avenue Armory, in association with The Ohio State University, are bringing the Royal Shakespeare Company to New York for this six-week engagement. This unprecedented theatrical event takes place July 6 through August 14, 2011.

Jermyn Street Theatre bring back BLACK BREAD & CUCUMBER in a strictly limited season from October 5th to the 23rd after a nine year absence. The play celebrates Anton Chekhov's 150 birthday as Caroline Blakiston does this acclaimed one-woman show about how she made history as the first British actress to play Chekhov in Russia, in Russian.

Whatsonstage.com is reporting that Michael Sheen will be the latest actor to take on a high profile performance of Hamlet in the Young Vic's production this year. The production will premiere in the winter of 2011, however, exact dates have yet to be announced.

Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall will appear in a Liverpool run of Antony and Cleopatra. She will play Cleopatra opposite Jeffery Kissoon in the Everyman Theater production, which will feature direction by Janet Suzman. Perormances will begin October 8 and run through November 13.

Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) is proud to announce casting, dates and a director for the American premiere of Olivier Award nominee Moira Buffini's award-winning play GABRIEL, which will mark the final main stage production of Atlantic's 2009-2010 season.

Executive Producer Lou Spisto today announced principal casting for the Globe's 2010 Shakespeare Festival performed in repertory.

Executive Producer Lou Spisto today announced principal casting for the Globe's 2010 Shakespeare Festival performed in repertory.

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Introduction-Demonstration in the Eric Morris System and Strategic Planning for the Actor Taught by Anthony Vincent Bova, the exclusive New York instructor and the East Coast authority in the Eric Morris system

The National Touring Company of Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC will be led by Rod Gilfry (Emile de Becque) and Carmen Cusack (Nellie Forbush), with Anderson Davis (Lt. Cable), Matthew Saldivar (Luther Billis), Keala Settle (Bloody Mary), Gerry Becker (Capt. Brackett), Peter Rini (Cmdr. Harbison), Sumie Maeda (Liat), Rusty Ross (Professor) and original 2008 Broadway cast member Genson Blimline (Stewpot).

The Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College presents the first show of the Fall 2009 Season The Art of Justice Series, which integrates the performing arts and issues on justice, 'DE NOVO' - Part 1: Lil' Silent, running from November 12-14, 2009 at 7pm at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, 899 Tenth Avenue, NYC. Admission is $15 (CUNY Students FREE).

As part of 21 for 21 Festival, the Royal Shakespeare Company is presenting a staged reading of The Castle at the Theatre Royal's Studio space in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 21 October at 7pm.

As part of 21 for 21 Festival, the Royal Shakespeare Company is presenting a staged reading of The Castle at the Theatre Royal's Studio space in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 21 October at 7pm.