Tom Gibbons News

The Almeida Theatre launches its new season: Almeida Greeks.

With Roundabout at Brighton Festival, James Graham's The Angry Brigade at the Bush Theatre, and Every Brilliant Thing on national tour, Artistic Directors of Paines Plough James Grieve and George Perrin today announce the company's Programme 2015 which sees 11 productions touring to 74 places.

 Julia will be played by Janine Harouni until 25 July, and then Hara Yannas from 27 July to the end of the run. Simon Coates, Tim Dutton, Stephen Fewell, Christopher Patrick Nolan, Ben Porter, Gavin Spokes and Mandi Symonds complete the cast.

Matthew Spencer will play the role of George Orwell's Winston Smith in the hit West End stage production of 1984 this summer.              Julia will be played by Janine Harouni until 25 July, and then Hara Yannas from 27 July to the end of the run. Simon Coates, Tim Dutton, Stephen Fewell, Christopher Patrick Nolan, Ben Porter, Gavin Spokes and Mandi Symonds complete the cast.

All the winners from the 2015 Olivier Awards, updating live across the course of the evening!

Casting is today announced for Oresteia, reimagined for the modern stage by Almeida Associate Director Robert Icke (The Fever, Mr Burns, 1984), in its first major London production in more than a decade.

Today 26 March 2015 at 7pm, cinema audiences will have the opportunity to watchMark Strong lead the cast in Ivo Van Hove's five star Young Vic production of Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge broadcast from the Wyndham's Theatre in London's West End as part of National Theatre Live.

The Almeida Theatre announces its new season: Almeida Greeks.

The nominations for the Olivier Awards 2015 with MasterCard - the most prestigious event in the UK's theatrical calendar - were announced today (Monday 9 March) by actors James McAvoy and Lesley Manville with the full list of nominations available below.

The West End transfer of the Young Vic's production of Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge opened last night at the Wyndham's Theatre. Mark Strong leads the cast as Eddie Carbone and is joined by Emun Elliott as Marco, Phoebe Fox as Catherine, Michael Gould as Alfieri, Richard Hansell as Louis, Luke Norris as Rodolpho and Nicola Walker as Beatrice.

On Thursday 26 March 2015 at 7pm, cinema audiences will have the opportunity to watchMark Strong lead the cast in Ivo Van Hove's five star Young Vic production of Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge broadcast from the Wyndham's Theatre in London's West End as part of National Theatre Live. The National Theatre's ground-breaking project, NT Live, broadcasts the best of theatre live from the stage to cinemas across the UK and around the world. Over 1500 screenings will take place in over 40 countries with further encore screenings to be announced. Tickets for the A View from the Bridge NT Live screenings go on sale today. Details of all screenings can be found at ntlive.com

Over 5000 on stage seats go on sale today (22 December 2014) for the West End transfer of Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge led by Mark Strong as Eddie Carbone. In addition, tickets for an additional preview performance also go on sale today with the run now beginning at the Wyndham's Theatre on 10 February 2015.

The Olivier Award-winning Complicite brings the U.S. premiere of Lionboy - the first family production in the company's 31-year history - to The New Victory Theater from January 23 - February 1, 2015. Based on Zizou Corder's bestselling fantasy trilogy for young adults, Lionboy uses inventive storytelling, shadow puppetry, physical theater and aerial acrobatics to tell this dystopian tale.

There's 36 hours to go until voting closes in this year's BWW:UK Awards - but can Miss Saigon hang on to the lead in all its categories?

Miss Saigon, Les Miserables and Urinetown are all leading the musical theatre categories in this year's BWW:UK Awards - with Saigon stars Eva Noblezada, Kwang-Ho Hong, Rachelle Ann Go and Jon Jon Briones all out in front in the performance categories.

Angela Griffin completes the cast of Ben Ockrent's Breeders, a new play premiering today 3 September 2014 at St. James Theatre.

The Headlong, Nottingham Playhouse and Almeida Theatre production of 1984 will have its final West End performance today, 23 August 2014.

The Contemporary American Theater Festival at Shepherd University (CATF) completed its 24th season on August 3. However, the Theater Festival is not quite done for the year. CATF has been invited to transfer its world premiere production of Uncanny Valley by Thomas Gibbons to New York City's Off-Broadway venue 59E59 Theaters

The Headlong, Nottingham Playhouse and Almeida Theatre production of 1984 will have its final West End performance on 23 August 2014.