tracker
My Shows
News on your favorite shows, specials & more!
Home For You Chat My Shows (beta) Register/Login Games Grosses

The Recruiting Officer - Broadway History , Info & More

The Recruiting Officer - - Broadway Articles Page 6

THE RULING CLASS Revival, Starring James McAvoy, Begins Previews in the West End
by BWW News Desk - Jan 16, 2015


Ron Cook (Mr Selfridge, Henry V, King Lear, Hot Fuzz) as Sir Charles Gurney, Kathryn Drysdale (Suspects, Love's Labour's Lost, Tripping Over, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps) as Grace Shelley, Joshua McGuire (Privacy, Posh, About Time, Mr Turner) as Dinsdale Gurney and Anthony O'Donnell (The Captain of Kopenick, Skyfall, Matchpoint) as Daniel Tucker, join BAFTA winning James McAvoy, as Jack, the 14th Earl of Gurney, in the first West End revival of Peter Barnes' satirical comedy, The Ruling Class, directed by Jamie Lloyd, Artistic Director of Trafalgar Transformed.

Ron Cook, Kathryn Drysdale & More to Join James McAvoy in THE RULING CLASS
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 28, 2014


Ron Cook (Mr Selfridge, Henry V, King Lear, Hot Fuzz) as Sir Charles Gurney, Kathryn Drysdale (Suspects, Love's Labour's Lost, Tripping Over, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps) as Grace Shelley, Joshua McGuire (Privacy, Posh, About Time, Mr Turner) as Dinsdale Gurney and Anthony O'Donnell (The Captain of Kopenick, Skyfall, Matchpoint) as Daniel Tucker, join BAFTA winning James McAvoy, as Jack, the 14th Earl of Gurney, in the first West End revival of Peter Barnes' satirical comedy, The Ruling Class, directed by Jamie Lloyd, Artistic Director of Trafalgar Transformed.

UK's THE RULING CLASS Announces Full Cast, Including Ron Cook & Kathryn Drysdale
by Matt Smith - Nov 28, 2014


Ron Cook (Mr Selfridge, Henry V, King Lear, Hot Fuzz) as Sir Charles Gurney, Kathryn Drysdale (Suspects, Love's Labour's Lost, Tripping Over, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps) as Grace Shelley, Joshua McGuire (Privacy, Posh, About Time, Mr Turner) as Dinsdale Gurney and Anthony O'Donnell (The Captain of Kopenick, Skyfall, Matchpoint) as Daniel Tucker, join BAFTA winning James McAvoy, as Jack, the 14thEarl of Gurney, in the first West End revival of Peter Barnes' satirical comedy, The Ruling Class, directed by Jamie Lloyd, Artistic Director of Trafalgar Transformed.

Robert Icke to Direct the Almeida's Production of Wallace Shawn's THE FEVER, Starring Tobias Menzies
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 26, 2014


Following Mr Burns and 1984, Almeida Associate Director Robert Icke directs Tobias Menzies (Game of Thrones) in a site specific staging of Wallace Shawn's The Fever. Shawn's searing monologue will be performed for an audience of 28 in the intimate surroundings of a suite at The May Fair Hotel.

BWW Review: Mirvish's OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD is Brilliant and Imaginative
by Alan Henry - Sep 18, 2014


The play Our Country's Good had its opening night last night at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto. The play, which has been brought across the pond by presenter David Mirvish is about a colony of convicts who are cast in a play by an officer of the navy at the urging of his captain. Of course, not all members of the colony take kindly to the sentiment of using convicts as actors over laborers. Ultimately, the underdogs do triumph and the play is a hit.

Mark Gatiss, David Benedict, Neil Bartlett, Matt Cain and Lisa Power Set for MY NIGHT WITH REG Panel Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Sep 10, 2014


Ch-ch-ch-changes... The gay men who dance to David Bowie in the 1994 hit comedy My Night With Reg could not have predicted that 20 years later lesbians and gay men would be getting married. To accompany the Donmar's critically acclaimed revival of Kevin Elyot's landmark play, David Benedict, chief London critic of Variety, asks lesbian and gay cultural figures what has changed onstage and off?

THE VALLEY OF ASTONISHMENT Begins 9/14 at Theatre for a New Audience
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 2, 2014


The United States premiere of the internationally acclaimed new work written and directed by Peter Brook and Marie-Helene Estienne, The Valley of Astonishment, featuring Kathryn Hunter (A Midsummer Night's Dream, Kafka's Monkey), Marcello Magni (Fragments), and Jared McNeill (The Suit), begins previews Sunday, September 14, at 7:30pm for an opening Thursday, September 18,at 7:30pm and a run through Sunday, October 5, at Theatre for a New Audience, Polonsky Shakespeare Center, 262 Ashland Place.

Mark Gatiss, David Benedict, Neil Bartlett, Matt Cain and Lisa Power Set for MY NIGHT WITH REG Panel, Sept 10
by BWW News Desk - Aug 28, 2014


Ch-ch-ch-changes... The gay men who dance to David Bowie in the 1994 hit comedy My Night With Reg could not have predicted that 20 years later lesbians and gay men would be getting married. To accompany the Donmar's critically acclaimed revival of Kevin Elyot's landmark play, David Benedict, chief London critic of Variety, asks lesbian and gay cultural figures what has changed onstage and off?

OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD to Begin 9/13 at Royal Alexandra Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 11, 2014


After an extensive tour across the U.K., including a sensational season in London, and fresh from a sold-out run at the prestigious Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis earlier this spring, Max Stafford-Clark's acclaimed revival of Timberlake Wertenbaker's Olivier Award-winning play, OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD, will play a strictly limited engagement at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, September 13 - October 26, 2014.

Shakespeare's Globe Brings HAMLET to Folger Theatre This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - Jul 25, 2014


The London-based Shakespeare's Globe will bring their global touring production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet to Folger Theatre for three performances only this weekend, July 25 and 26, 2014, making it the only east coast stop for the company in the United States. Directed by Dominic Dromgoole and Bill Buckhurst, the production is a fresh, pared-down version of the classic tragedy of deferred revenge.

Menier Chocolate Factory to Present Kevin Bishop in FULLY COMMITTED
by Tyler Peterson - Jul 22, 2014


In its tenth anniversary year, the Chocolate Factory celebrates by creating a brand new production of the show that put it on the map in 2004, FULLY COMMITTED, the whirlwind culinary comedy set in one of Manhattan's hottest restaurants, where the city never sleeps and the phone never stops ringing! A decade later, with the masses clamouring for entry to dining hot spots du jour such as Chiltern Firehouse for their own taste of the A-List, and celebrity chefs salivated over as the new rock stars, FULLY COMMITTED is as fresh as ever.

The Nora Theatre Presents Bryony Lavery's HER ACHING HEART, Now thru 8/10
by BWW News Desk - Jul 10, 2014


The Nora Theatre Company presents Bryony Lavery's Her Aching Heart. The production includes original music composed for this production by Veronica Barron. The piece will be the Boston directorial debut for Lee Mikeska Gardner who was appointed Artistic Director of The Nora Theatre Company in November 2013 following a national search.

The Nora Theatre Company produces Bryony Lavery's HER ACHING HEART, 7/10-8/10
by Courtnie Mele - Jul 5, 2014


The Nora Theatre Company is proud to present Bryony Lavery's Her Aching Heart. The production includes original music composed for this production by Veronica Barron. The piece will be the Boston directorial debut for Lee Mikeska Gardner who was appointed Artistic Director of The Nora Theatre Company in November 2013 following a national search. The press performance is Monday, July 14 at 7:30PM.

Shakespeare's Globe to Bring HAMLET to Folger Theatre, July 25-26
by BWW News Desk - Jun 27, 2014


The London-based Shakespeare's Globe will bring their global touring production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet to Folger Theatre for three performances only on July 25 and 26, 2014, making it the only east coast stop for the company in the United States. Directed by Dominic Dromgoole and Bill Buckhurst, the production is a fresh, pared-down version of the classic tragedy of deferred revenge.

Finborough Theatre Presents VARIATION ON A THEME, Now thru 22 March
by BWW News Desk - Feb 25, 2014


The first ever production in more than fifty years of Terence Rattigan's Variation on a Theme opens at the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre in a strictly limited four-week season from today, 25 February 2014, starring twice Olivier Award nominated Rachael Stirling.

Rachael Stirling Stars in VARIATION ON A THEME at Finborough Theatre, Beg. Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Feb 25, 2014


Rachael Stirling will star in HPZ Production Company's revival of Terence Rattigan's VARIATION ON A THEME, set to play the Finborough Theatre beginning tonight, February 25, 2014. This will be the first London production of the play in more than 50 years.

Sollars and Jenkins To Star In UK Tour Of 20TH CENTURY BOY
by Carrie Dunn - Feb 20, 2014


West End and Musical theatre star Warren Sollars (Mamma Mia!, From Here To Eternity) will lead the cast of the musical 20th Century Boy, playing the Glam Rock legend Marc Bolan. He will be joined by TV stars Sue Jenkins (Brookside, Coronation Street) and Luke Bailey (Waterloo Road, Casualty).

Finborough Theatre Presents VARIATION ON A THEME, 25 Feb - 22 March
by Diana Heisroth - Jan 31, 2014


The first ever production in more than fifty years of Terence Rattigan's Variation on a Themeopens at the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre in a strictly limited four-week season fromTuesday, 25 February 2014, starring twice Olivier Award nominated Rachael Stirling.

VARIATION ON A THEME To Run At Finborough, Starring Rachael Stirling
by Carrie Dunn - Jan 31, 2014


The first ever production in more than fifty years of Terence Rattigan's Variation on a Theme opens at the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre in a strictly limited four-week season from Tuesday, 25 February 2014, starring twice Olivier Award nominated Rachael Stirling.

Josie Rourke's THE WEIR Revival Transfers to Wyndham's Theatre Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jan 16, 2014


Josie Rourke's Donmar Warehouse production of Conor McPherson's THE WEIR will be transferring to Wyndham's Theatre in the West End, beginning tonight, January 16, 2014, for a January 22nd opening. The show stars Risteard Cooper, Brian Cox, Dervla Kirwan, Peter McDonald and Ardal O'Hanlon.

A FEW GOOD MEN Set for Pioneer Theatre Company January 24 - February 8
by Robert Diamond - Jan 11, 2014


Pioneer Theatre Company presents the military drama A Few Good Men January 24 through February 8, 2014.

Nicholas Hytner Announces Plans for New Theatre Company in 2015
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 9, 2014


According to the BBC, departing Director of the National Theatre Nicholas Hytner just revealed that after he leaves in 2015, he and executive director Nick Starr will create a new theatre company. He told BBC: 'I will make theatre for a new company that will, we hope, find new ways of making commercial theatre. Plans are not finished and set in stone. I'm going to continue working with Nick Starr and we will continue, we hope, to produce theatre in the commercial sector.'

Rachael Stirling to Star in VARIATION ON A THEME at Finborough Theatre, Feb 2014
by BWW News Desk - Dec 19, 2013


The Daily Mail reports that Rachael Stirling will star in HPZ production company's revival of Terence Rattigan's VARIATION ON A THEME, set to play the Finborough Theatre beginning February 25, 2014. This will be the first London production of the play in more than 50 years.

The Moomins to Make UK Stage Debut at the egg theatre, Bath, from Today
by BWW News Desk - Dec 6, 2013


This Christmas, the egg theatre and Horse + Bamboo Theatre bring the Moomins to life on stage for the first time ever in the UK, in a brand new adaptation of Tove Jansson's Moominland Midwinter at the Theatre Royal Bath, today, 6th December - 12th January 2014.

The Moomins to Make UK Stage Debut at the egg theatre, Bath, from Dec 6
by BWW News Desk - Nov 20, 2013


This Christmas, the egg theatre and Horse + Bamboo Theatre bring the Moomins to life on stage for the first time ever in the UK, in a brand new adaptation of Tove Jansson's Moominland Midwinter at the Theatre Royal Bath, 6th December - 12th January 2014.

Videos