Benedict Cumberbatch Will Star as HAMLET at the Barbican, Aug 2015
by BWW News Desk - Mar 20, 2014
According to the Daily Mail, Benedict Cumberbatch as solidified his place as Hamlet in the West End. The Shakespearean drama will run at the Barbican Theatre, beginning in August 2015 and will be produced by Sonia Friedman and directed by Lyndsey Turner.
THE BLOOD QUILT, BASKERVILLE & More to Premiere at Arena Stage in 2014-15 Season
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 26, 2014
Arena Stage Artistic Director Molly Smith reveals the 2014/15 season lineup for the company's 65th season and fifth year in the Mead Center for American Theater. As a national center focused on showcasing American voices and artists, this season is designed with range through productions that are emotional, uplifting, funny and thought-provoking.
LES MISERABLES, WEST SIDE STORY & More Set for Drury Lane Theatre's 30th Season
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 8, 2013
Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, celebrates 30 years of producing critically-acclaimed musicals and plays with its stellar 2014-2015 season. The internationally celebrated musical LES MISERABLES previews March 29, opens April 8, and runs through June 8; the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical comedy THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE previews June 19, opens June 26, and runs through August 17; the clever and suspenseful new play THE GAME'S AFOOT previews August 28, opens September 4 and runs through October 19; the legendary Broadway musical CAMELOT previews October 30, opens November 6 and runs through January 4, 2015; and the musical phenomenon WEST SIDE STORY previews January 15, opens January 22, and runs through March 15, 2015.
SPIES LIKE US and A SLIGHT TRICK OF THE MIND are Released by Canongate
by Christina Mancuso - Oct 4, 2013
Both timely and timeless, Daniel Soar's SPIES LIKE US, The Secret History of Communication and Surveillance examines the past, present and future of surveillance. It will include an up-to-date account of everything the Snowden leaks have exposed about state and corporate surveillance and crucially will also put these recent revelations in the context of espionage's long and murky history. Canongate plans to publish in Spring 2015, with rights pre-empted in Spain (Random House) and in Australia and New Zealand (Text Publishing).
Francis Bickmore, Publishing Director at Canongate, has acquired A Slight Trick of the Mind, a novel by Mitch Cullin about the final years of Sherlock Holmes. Canongate bought UK and Commonwealth rights (ex. Canada) from Jessica Craig at United Agents on behalf of Peter Steinberg. Canongate will publish in May 2014.