Skylight Revival 2015
Run Time:
Two hours and 20 minutes
Two hours and 20 minutes
Ages: 14+
Opened: April 2, 2015Closing: June 14, 2015
Skylight - 2015 - Broadway History , Info & More
John Golden Theatre (Broadway)
252 West 45th St. New York, NY
On a bitterly cold London evening, schoolteacher Kyra Hollis (Carey Mulligan) receives an unexpected visit from her former lover, Tom Sergeant (Bill Nighy), a successful and charismatic restaurateur whose wife has recently died. As the evening progresses, the two attempt to rekindle their once passionate relationship, only to find themselves locked in a dangerous battle of opposing ideologies and mutual desires.
David Hare's Skylight originally premiered at the National Theatre in London in 1995 before going on to play smash hit engagements in the West End and on Broadway the following year. When the 2014 production of Skylight opened in the West End in June it was praised by critics on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Review: 'Skylight' on Broadway is funny and poignant
8 / 10
Mulligan, in a crackling revival of David Hare's 'Skylight' that opened Thursday at the Golden Theater, starts and completes a spaghetti Bolognese during the first act, chopping onions and garlic and boiling water along the way. The whiff of sausage lingers deliciously during intermission. It's a fitting theatrical device because this show, quite simply, cooks. Mulligan, a spectacular Bill Nighy, the marvelous newcomer Matthew Beard and the director Stephen Daldry make alchemy onstage with their own red-hot talent. Funny, poignant and insightful, the West End transfer 'Skylight' is a full meal in a place where appetizers often pass as entrees.
Jaded Lovers Reconnect in David Hare's "Skylight"
8 / 10
The sharp writing has Kyra both peeling away Tom's many layers, and peeling onions -- the actress cooks spaghetti Bolognese during the first act, and the theater fills with the tangy smell of the sauce. Mulligan slices and dices as she deploys Hare's complex dialogue, accusing her ex-lover of trying to mask his guilt with exorbitant expenditures...Mulligan makes cooking while acting seem easy; it can't be. Nighy, reprising a role he first played in 1997, is excellent at portraying his irritation with his surroundings, eyeing an unappealing morsel of cheese Kyra has asked him to grate as if it were a personal affront...Nighy's performance is full of that nervous energy that makes him so much fun to watch...Bob Crowley's set captures the anonymous feel of the freezing council flat, with a transparent wall that allows the audience to see beyond to the next set of soulless apartments. The design underscores the very different realities that Kyra and Tom, once inseparable, live in now -- 'Skylight' leaves you with the feeling there's no going back for either of them.
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Skylight FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What productions of Skylight have there been?
Skylight has had 3 productions including Broadway which opened in 1996, West End which opened in 2014 and Broadway which opened in 2015.
What Tony Awards has Skylight been nominated for?
Skylight has been nominated for the following Tony Awards: Best Direction of a Play for Stephen Daldry, Best Lighting Design of a Play for Natasha Katz, Best Revival of a Play for Jay Alix, John Johnson, Sue Wagner, Joey Parnes, David Mirvish, Carlos Arana, The Araca Group, True Love Productions, Stuart Thompson, Spring Sirkin, Heni Koenigsberg, Scott M. Delman, Una Jackman, Catherine Adler, Stephanie P. McClelland, The Shubert Organization, Jon B. Platt, Roy Furman, Roger Berlind, Eli Bush, Scott Rudin, Robert Fox, and Best Scenic Design of a Play for Bob Crowley.
What Tony Awards has Skylight won?
Skylight has won the Tony Awards for Best Direction of a Play for Stephen Daldry, Best Lighting Design of a Play for Natasha Katz, Best Revival of a Play for Jay Alix, John Johnson, Sue Wagner, Joey Parnes, David Mirvish, Carlos Arana, The Araca Group, True Love Productions, Stuart Thompson, Spring Sirkin, Heni Koenigsberg, Scott M. Delman, Una Jackman, Catherine Adler, Stephanie P. McClelland, The Shubert Organization, Jon B. Platt, Roy Furman, Roger Berlind, Eli Bush, Scott Rudin, Robert Fox, and Best Scenic Design of a Play for Bob Crowley.
What awards has Skylight been nominated for?
Skylight has been nominated for several awards. These include the Distinguished Performance Award for Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy at the Drama League Awards. Additionally, David Hare was nominated for Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play at the Drama League Awards, and Skylight was nominated for Outstanding Revival Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards.
What awards has Skylight won?
Skylight has won several awards including the Distinguished Performance Award for Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy at the Drama League Awards. The play also won the Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play award for David Hare at the Drama League Awards, as well as the Outstanding Revival Play award for Skylight at the Outer Critics Circle Awards.
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