Playwright Miriam Battye received the 2020 Pinter Commission yesterday (Monday 25 October 2021) – an award given annually by Lady Antonia Fraser, Harold Pinter's widow, to support a new commission at the Royal Court Theatre. Initially scheduled in March last year, the awarding of the 2020 Pinter Commission had to be postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Royal Court Theatre's script-in-hand performances of Lucy Kirkwood's new play Maryland was due to end this Saturday but will now run until Saturday 23 October 2021 in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs.
The Royal Court Theatre will be putting on script-in-hand performances of Lucy Kirkwood's new play Maryland from Thursday 7 October 2021 – Saturday 16 October 2021. Royal Court Theatre Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone and Royal Court Associate Directors Milli Bhatia and Lucy Morrison will co-direct.
The Abbey Theatre has announced the world premiere of Purple Snowflakes and Titty Wanks, a co-production with London's Royal Court Theatre. Written and performed by Sarah Hanly and directed by Alice Fitzgerald, the play is a part of this year's Dublin Theatre Festival.
The Royal Court Theatre has announced its reopening programme, which will run from 16 June to 18 December 2021.
Now in its 26th year, the Royal Court Theatre Jerwood New Playwrights Programme continues to support emerging writers to develop their practice, take risks and create extraordinary new work. Zia Ahmed, Tife Kusoro and Ruby Thomas have all been offered full commissions to support them in developing their writing practice.
American Repertory Theater at Harvard University announced today May and June “destinations” in Tokyo, Buenos Aires, Lagos, London, and New York City in its A.R.T. Travels program featuring one-of-a-kind experiences and conversations with theater-makers.
A.R.T. has announced March and April Programming. Learn more about all events, purchase tickets, and register for free events including The Lunch Room, Civically Speaking, and more.
The Friday Hangout talk series at the Arab British Centre is back in partnership with MENA Arts UK, the organisation of arts professionals from the Middle East, North Africa and surrounding areas who have been gathering on an informal basis to discuss their work and answer live questions from the public. Guests this year have included the filmmaker Sally El Hosaini and playwright Abi Zakaria; the British Egyptian actor Amir El-Masry is up next and sets his appearance in context below.
American Repertory Theater at Harvard University announced today that all-inclusive passports and individual tickets are now on sale for a virtual version of its popular A.R.T. Travels program that brings fans from both across the country and around the world to see the theater’s boundary-breaking global reach first-hand.
The Stage has today announced that The Stage Awards and The Stage 100 will return in 2021 to recognise organisations and individuals who have gone above and beyond in the industry's response to the biggest crisis it has ever faced.
From Thursday 12 November 2020 the Royal Court Theatre will present six weekly editions of a living newspaper, each edition created and edited by a collective of writers.
Throughout the summer, the Royal Court Theatre's new Bar & Café is popping up in the middle of Sloane Square.
When EV Crowe wrote Shoe Lady for the Royal Court, little did she know that a pandemic would force Vicky Featherstone's production to close early. It's also probable that she didn't predict a mid-run meltdown would transform so seamlessly into a brilliantly dystopian, Alice in Wonderland-esque radio drama.
The BBC has reported that theaters in the UK, including The Young Vic, the Royal Court and more, are concerned for the future of live theater, and are working to find a solution on the safest and best ways to keep theater going.
The Royal Court Theatre's Jerwood Theatre Downstairs will be available from 7:30pm tomorrow (Friday 8 May 2020) for the public to virtually visit Caretaker, a durational installation by Hester Chillingworth (pronouns: they/them), which will run until the theatre can reopen.
For the last four years, the Royal Court Theatre's Participation team have been championing the use of current and representative texts and practitioners in the classroom. Working closely with exam boards, and in collaboration with Hamlett Films, the BBC Bitesize GCSE Drama resources were created.
Podcasts are a brilliant way of passing the time, while learning something new and being entertained at the same time. Here is our pick of some of the best to satisfy your cravings for theatre, dance and comedy.
On World Theatre Day, Friday 27 March 2020 at noon GMT the Royal Court Theatre and The Space will make Cyprus Avenue, the film adaptation, available to watch for free on their website, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages for one month.
E.V. Crowe debuts her new play Shoe Lady directed by the Royal Court's artistic director Vicky Featherstone. Katherine Parkinson returns to the stage as a woman who accidentally loses a shoe on her way to work. What ensues from the incident is a bleak reflection on middle-class anxiety.
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