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Photo Flash: First Look at ORBITS, Opening Tonight at Drayton Arms Theatre

Photo Flash: First Look at ORBITS, Opening Tonight at Drayton Arms Theatre

by BWW News Desk — February 23, 2017

The planet-sized egos of left wing German playwright Bertolt Brecht (played by Peter Saracen) and Hollywood film star Charles Laughton (played by Edmund Dehn) clash as they negotiate the translation and adaptation of Brecht's play Life of Galileo, ORBITS, for its American premiere, with Laughton

Undermain Theatre Presents GALILEO

Undermain Theatre Presents GALILEO

by BWW News Desk — February 11, 2017

Undermain Theatre presents GALILEO, Bertolt Brecht's masterpiece, which he translated in English in collaboration with Charles Laughton.

Planet-Sized Egos Clash in ORBITS by Wally Sewell

Planet-Sized Egos Clash in ORBITS by Wally Sewell

by BWW News Desk — January 24, 2017

???????The planet-sized egos of left wing German playwright Bertolt Brecht and Hollywood film star Charles Laughton clash as they negotiate the translation and adaptation of Brecht's play Life of Galileo for its American premiere, with Laughton lined up for the lead.

Undermain Theatre Presents GALILEO

Undermain Theatre Presents GALILEO

by A.A. Cristi — January 10, 2017

Undermain Theatre presents GALILEO, Bertolt Brecht's masterpiece, which he translated in English in collaboration with Charles Laughton.

Simon Callow Returns to the Arts Theatre for A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Simon Callow Returns to the Arts Theatre for A CHRISTMAS CAROL

by Ashlee Latimer — October 21, 2016

The hugely popular re-imagining of Charles Dickens' festive staple A Christmas Carol, starring Simon Callow and directed by Tom Cairns, will return to the Arts Theatre in London for a strictly limited season from 8 December to 7 January.

THE HATEFUL EIGHT, HAMLET and More Set for 2016 SEE IT BIG! at Moving Image

THE HATEFUL EIGHT, HAMLET and More Set for 2016 SEE IT BIG! at Moving Image

by BWW News Desk — July 29, 2016

In what has now become an annual summer tradition, Museum of the Moving Image will present See It Big! The 70mm Show, a screening series featuring eight classic and contemporary films photographed in 70mm that will be projected in 70mm in the Museum's majestic Sumner M.

THE HATEFUL EIGHT, HAMLET and More Set for 2016 SEE IT BIG! at Moving Image

THE HATEFUL EIGHT, HAMLET and More Set for 2016 SEE IT BIG! at Moving Image

by TV News Desk — July 22, 2016

In what has now become an annual summer tradition, Museum of the Moving Image will present See It Big! The 70mm Show, a screening series featuring eight classic and contemporary films photographed in 70mm that will be projected in 70mm in the Museum's majestic Sumner M.

Royal Shakespeare Company Announces Upcoming Theatrical Events

Royal Shakespeare Company Announces Upcoming Theatrical Events

by Matt Smith — October 6, 2015

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) returns to the Barbican in November with Henry V, followed by a major theatrical event in January 2016 to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death - with performances of all four productions of Gregory Doran's history plays in repertoire.

HORNIMAN'S CHOICE Begins This Month at Finborough Theatre

HORNIMAN'S CHOICE Begins This Month at Finborough Theatre

by Tyler Peterson — September 3, 2015

Commissioned by the Finborough Theatre, Horniman's Choice brings together four plays by the leading figures of the 'Manchester School' of playwrights - Harold Brighouse, Stanley Houghton and Allan Monkhouse, all originally championed by Annie Horniman, owner of Gaiety Theatre, Manchester, the first

BWW Interview: Monday in the Park with George

by Erica Miner — August 26, 2015

Hollywood legend, Guest of Honor at a screening of 'West Side Story' for Old Globe in Balboa Park, credits Jerome Robbins for career: 'I owe him so much.


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