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Someone Who'll Watch Over Me

Closing: June 13, 1993

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Casting Announced For AN INSPECTOR CALLS at Theatre Royal
by Stephi Wild - Jan 20, 2020


PW Productions have announced the full cast of the UK and Ireland Tour of Stephen Daldry's seminal production of JB Priestley's classic thriller AN INSPECTOR CALLS which runs at Theatre Royal Tuesday 24 - Saturday 29 March.

AN INSPECTOR CALLS Comes to Theatre Royal Brighton
by Stephi Wild - Jan 10, 2020


Full casting has been announced for the UK and Ireland Tour of Stephen Daldry's seminal production of JB Priestley's classic thriller AN INSPECTOR CALLS which heads to Theatre Royal Brighton from Tuesday 25 a?" Saturday 29 February.

Casting Announced For Stephen Daldry's Production Of AN INSPECTOR CALLS
by Stephi Wild - Jul 12, 2019


PW Productions have announced the full cast of the UK and Ireland Tour of Stephen Daldry's seminal production of JB Priestley's classic thriller "AN INSPECTOR CALLS" which opens at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley on Friday 6 September 2019 before visiting Mayflower Theatre Southampton, Hull New Theatre, Theatre Severn Shrewsbury, King's Theatre Edinburgh, Oxford Playhouse, Newcastle Theatre Royal, Malvern Theatres, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Buxton Opera House, New Wimbledon Theatre, The Lowry Salford, Milton Keynes Theatre, Bradford Alhambra, Liverpool Playhouse, Theatre Royal Nottingham, Brighton Theatre Royal, Theatre Royal Plymouth, Cardiff New Theatre, Cambridge Arts Theatre, Glasgow Theatre Royal, Yvonne Arnaud Guildford, Sheffield Lyceum, Sunderland Empire, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, The Orchard Theatre Dartford and Curve Leicester.

Corrib Theatre's 2017-18 Season to Feature Three Contemporary Irish Plays
by BWW News Desk - Aug 30, 2017


For its fifth year of offering Portland plays by contemporary Irish playwrights, Corrib Theatre brings these three gripping, politically relevant works: Belfast Girls by Jaki McCarrick, Lifeboat by Nicola McCartney and Quietly by Owen McCafferty.

BWW Features: Irish Success Stories at the Tony Awards
by Chris McCormack - Jun 8, 2015


When it comes to Irish theatre and the Tony Awards, the distance is never great.

Next-In-Line Productions Presents SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME, Now thru 9/6
by BWW News Desk - Aug 29, 2014


Someone Who'll Watch Over Me focuses on the trials and tribulations of an Irishman, an Englishman and an American who are kidnapped and held hostage in a nondescript location in Lebanon. As the three men strive for survival, they also find themselves trying to overcome both their personal grudges towards one another, and their nationalistic differences, all under the watchful eyes and ears of their captors.

Next-In-Line Productions to Produce SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME at Gene Frankel Theatre, 8/29 - 9/6
by Louisa Brady - Aug 1, 2014


Someone Who'll Watch Over Me focuses on the trials and tribulations of an Irishman, an Englishman and an American who are kidnapped and held hostage in a nondescript location in Lebanon. As the three men strive for survival, they also find themselves trying to overcome both their personal grudges towards one another, and their nationalistic differences, all under the watchful eyes and ears of their captors.

Further Casting Announced for ELECTRA at The Old Vic
by Louisa Brady - Jun 24, 2014


The Old Vic and Sonia Friedman Productions present Sophocles' ELECTRA, in a version by Frank McGuinness, starring Kristin Scott Thomas.

Old Vic Announces 2014-15 Season; Kevin Spacey to Return to the Stage in CLARENCE DARROW
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 18, 2014


The Old Vic today announced its programme for Summer/Autumn 2014. The CQS Space, The Old Vic in the round, will be home to the whole season of productions, continuing after Other Desert Cities which opens this month. The plays will be performed in the round, a transformation of The Old Vic's auditorium first seen for the award-winning 2008 production of The Norman Conquests. The season of productions is supported for the fourth consecutive year by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

BWW Review: Three Hostages and a Captive Audience
by Nancy Grossman - Nov 15, 2013


Bad Habit Productions stages Frank McGuinness' 1992 play in the intimate confines of Deane Hall in the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts. The actors are chained to the set and to each other, and the audience is glued to their seats watching this intense drama about hostages pulling together to survive their captivity.

FARRAGUT NORTH, OUR AJAX and More Set for Southwark Playhouse's Fall 2013 Season
by BWW News Desk - Jun 17, 2013


Southwark Playhouse announces its Autumn 2013 season, including: the UK Premiere of Beau Willimon's Farragut North; the first major revival in over 30 years of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's The Love Girl and the Innocent; and the world premiere of Timberlake Wertenbaker's Our Ajax. Details below!

Cincinnati Playhouse's Edward Stern To Leave Post At End Of Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 26, 2010


Edward Stern, Producing Artistic Director of the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park since 1992, announced today that he will leave the Playhouse at the end of the 2011-2012 season, which will also be his 20th season.

Juilliard School's Drama Division Announces its 2010-2011 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 1, 2010


Juilliard's Drama Division presents a series of fully-staged productions during the 2010-2011 season featuring students in their fourth and final year of acting training at Juilliard.

SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME Set for Capitol Stage Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Apr 25, 2010


Capital Stage continues its fifth season with Frank McGuinness' gripping Someone Who'll Watch Over Me. Winner of the 1993 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Foreign Play.

SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME Opens at The Capitol Stage Theatre, 3/26
by BWW News Desk - Mar 26, 2010


Capital Stage continues its fifth season with Frank McGuinness' gripping Someone Who'll Watch Over Me. Winner of the 1993 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Foreign Play.

Capital Stage Company Announces GLBT Pre-Show Reception 4/2
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 22, 2010


Capital Stage is proud to announce the next OUT & BOLD! Night for the GLBT community and their friends on Friday, April 2, 2010. OUT & BOLD! Night is an opportunity for members and friends of the GLBT community to meet new people, connect with other theatre-goers, enjoy refreshment and experience Capital Stage's brand of bold and intimate theatre.

SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME Set for Capitol Stage Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Feb 27, 2010


Capital Stage continues its fifth season with Frank McGuinness' gripping Someone Who'll Watch Over Me. Winner of the 1993 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Foreign Play.

Photo Flash: Addiss, Cassidy, Hawley & More Lead Cast Of ATC's TWO UNRELATED PLAYS BY DAVID MAMET: KEEP YOUR PANTHEON AND SCHOOL
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 10, 2009


Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) is proud to announce casting for the New York and world premieres of a double bill of one-act plays from Atlantic's founder.

Murray and Pankow Set For Atlantic's KEEP YOUR PANTHEON And SCHOOL, Full Casting Announced
by Eddie Varley - Aug 17, 2009


Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) is proud to announce casting for the New York and world premieres of a double bill of one-act plays from Atlantic's founder. TWO UNRELATED PLAYS BY DAVID MAMET: KEEP YOUR PANTHEON AND SCHOOL, directed by Neil Pepe, will feature the ensemble cast of Jeffrey Addiss, Michael Cassidy, Steven Hawley, J.J. Johnston, Jordan Lage, Brian Murray, Rod McLachlan, John Pankow, Jonathan Rossetti, Jack Wallace and Todd Weeks.

GATES OF GOLD Has Its American Premiere At 59E59 2/19
by BWW News Desk - Feb 19, 2009


GATES OF GOLD, a new comedic drama by Frank McGuinness will hold its American Premiere at 59E59 Theaters. Previews begin Thursday, February 19, 2009. The official opening will be on Sunday, March 1, 2009. Produced by Artists Theatre Group, Inc., Warren Baker and Sally Jacobs, the production is directed by Kent Paul.

59E59 Theaters Hosts US Premiere of Frank McGuinness' GATES OF GOLD
by Robert Diamond - Jan 27, 2009


59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) is proud to welcome The Artists Theatre Group, Inc., in association with Warren Baker and Sally Jacobs, with the American premiere of GATES OF GOLD, a new comedic drama by Frank McGuinness and directed by Kent Paul. Previews begin Thursday February 19 for a limited engagement though Sunday March 29. Opening night is Sunday, March 1 at 5:00PM.

GATES OF GOLD Has Its American Premiere At 59E59 2/19
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 26, 2009


GATES OF GOLD, a new comedic drama by Frank McGuinness will hold its American Premiere at 59E59 Theaters. Previews begin Thursday, February 19, 2009. The official opening will be on Sunday, March 1, 2009. Produced by Artists Theatre Group, Inc., Warren Baker and Sally Jacobs, the production is directed by Kent Paul. Written by acclaimed Irish author Frank McGuinness, who earned a Tony Award nomination for Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, and received a Tony Award for best revival in 1997 for A Doll's House, GATES OF GOLD is an acerbic duel between Hilton Edwards and Miche?l MacLiamm?ir, fashionable and eloquent theatrical trailblazers who founded Dublin's Gate Theatre. GATES OF GOLD is funny, witty, deeply moving and a vibrant celebration of art, love, and, finally, life itself. This production marks the American premiere of GATES OF GOLD, which starred Alan Howard in Dublin and William Gaunt in the West End. Frank McGuinness was born in Buncrana, Co. Donegal, lives in Dublin and lectures in English at University College, Dublin. His plays include: The Factory Girls (Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 1982 and Arcola Theatre, London, January 2006), Baglady (Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 1985), Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme (Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 1985; Hampstead Theatre, London, 1986), Innocence (Gate Theatre, Dublin, 1986), Carthaginians (Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 1988; Hampstead Theatre, London, 1989), Mary and Lizzie (RSC, 1989), The Bread Man (Gate Theatre, Dublin, 1991), Someone Who'll Watch Over Me (Hampstead, West End and Broadway (Tony nominated Best Play, 1992); The Bird Sanctuary (Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 1992), Mutabilitie (RNT, 1997), Dolly West's Kitchen (Abbey, 1999; Old Vic, 2000) and Gates of Gold (The Gate Theatre, Dublin, 2002, Finborough Theatre, London, 2004). His translations include Ibsen's Rosmersholm (RNT, 1987), Lorca's Yerma (Abbey, 1987), Peer Gynt (Gate, 1988; RSC and international tour, 1994; RNT, 2000), Chekhov's Three Sisters (Gate and Royal Court, 1990), Brecht's The Threepenny Opera (Gate, 1991), Hedda Gabler (Roundabout Theatre, Broadway, 1994), Uncle Vanya (Field Day Production, 1995), A Doll's House (Playhouse Theatre, Broadway, 1997, which earned a Tony Award for Best revival), The Caucasian Chalk Circle (RNT, 1997), Sophocles' Electra (Chichester, Donmar Warehouse, Broadway, 1998), Ovstrovsky's The Storm (Almeida Theatre, London, 1998), Miss Julie (West End, 2000), Euripides' Hecuba (Donmar Warehouse, 2004), his adaptation of Du Maurier's Rebecca (David Pugh Productions, national tour, 2005) and his version of Phaedra (Donmar Warehouse, 2006). Frank's latest play There Came a Gypsy Riding was produced by the Almeida Theatre in 2007. His recent adaptation of Oedipus just ended its highly successful run at the National in London.

Irish Rep To Present McGuiness's 'Master Builder'
by BWW News Desk - Oct 10, 2008


The Irish Repertory Theatre will open its 2008-2009 season with the world premiere of Tony Award winning playwright Frank McGuinness's adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's THE MASTER BUILDER. McGuinness' adaptation was commissioned by the Irish Rep and will be directed by Ciaran O'Reilly.

Irish Rep To Present McGuiness's 'Master Builder'
by Faetra Petillo - Aug 12, 2008


The Irish Repertory Theatre will open its 2008-2009 season with the world premiere of Tony Award winning playwright Frank McGuinness's adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's THE MASTER BUILDER. McGuinness' adaptation was commissioned by the Irish Rep and will be directed by Ciaran O'Reilly.

'Kicking A Dead Horse' Closes At The Public 8/10
by Faetra Petillo - Aug 10, 2008


The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Mara Manus) announced that KICKING A DEAD HORSE, a new play written and directed by Pulitzer Prize winner Sam Shepard and featuring Tony Award nominee Stephen Rea, has extended its run by two weeks. Following a sold-out run at Ireland's Abbey Theatre, it will preview at The Public on Wednesday, June 25 and run through Sunday, August 10 with an official press opening on Monday, July 14 at 7 PM.

Someone Who'll Watch Over Me History

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Someone Who'll Watch Over Me - 1992 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners are highlighted with a background.
Someone Who'll Watch Over Me — awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1993 Drama League Awards Distinguished Performance Award Stephen Rea
1993 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards Best Foreign Play Frank McGuiness
1993 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Broadway Play 0
1993 Theatre World Awards Performance Stephen Rea
1993 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play Stephen Rea
1993 Tony Awards Best Play Frank McGuinness
1993 Tony Awards Best Play Noel Pearson
1993 Tony Awards Best Play The Shubert Organization

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