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Scenes From An Execution

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National Theatre (Lyttelton) (London, )
(Waterloo) South Bank
London,
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Monday 7:30PM
Tuesday 7:30PM
Wednesday 7:30PM
Thursday 7:00PM
Friday 7:30PM
Saturday 2:15PM, 7:30PM
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Commissioned to paint a vast canvas celebrating the triumphant Battle of Lepanto, the free-spirited Galactia creates instead a breathtaking scene of war-torn carnage. In her fierce determination to stay true to herself, she alienates the authorities and faces incarceration. Her younger lover Carpeta is approached to take over and seizes the assignment for himself.

Howard Barker’s Scenes from an Execution makes sixteenth-century Venice the setting for a fearless exploration of sexual politics and the timeless tension between personal ambition and moral responsibility, between the patron’s demands and the artist’s autonomy.


Eddie Redmayne, Imelda Staunton, and More Make Evening Standard Theatre Awards Longlist
by BWW News Desk - Oct 29, 2012

The Evening Standard Theatre Awards, established in 1955, are presented annually for outstanding achievements in London Theatre, and this year's nominations longlist has just been announced. Sponsored by the Evening Standard newspaper, this year's shortlist will be announced on November 12 and the winners revealed on November 25. (more...)


Simon Callow Leads A CHRISTMAS CAROL at the Arts Theatre, Beginning 29 November
by BWW News Desk - Oct 10, 2012

After a sell out run at the Arts Theatre last Christmas, Simon Callow is back, for a limited season, with his universally acclaimed production of A Christmas Carol: a triumphant tribute to the richness of Dickens' writing and to the story's continuing relevance to Christmases past, present and future. (more...)


Fiona Shaw and Daniel Hay-Gordon to Perform THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER at the Old Vic Tunnels from Jan 4
by BWW News Desk - Nov 29, 2012

According to the Daily Mail, Fiona Shaw and dancer Daniel Hay-Gordon are set to perform Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' at the Old Vic Tunnels from Jan. 4. (more...)


John Bett, Neil McCaul and Simon Lee Phillips Lead Finborough Theatre's THE DRAWER BOY, June 19-July 14
by BWW News Desk - May 5, 2012

The London premiere of the multi-award winning international hit play from one of Canada's leading playwrights, Michael Healey, The Drawer Boy opens at the Finborough Theatre for a limited four week run, opening Tuesday, 19 June 2012 (Press Night: Thursday, 21 June 2012), starring John Bett, Neil McCaul and Simon Lee Phillips. (more...)


SCREAMING IN ADVANCE Festival of New Works Kicks Off Today at The Print Room
by BWW News Desk - May 3, 2013

Following the award-nominated 2012 production of Howard Barker's Lot and His God, Artistic Director Anda Winters announces that the acclaimed writer returns to The Print Room for a series of readings performed by his own company as part of his festival Screaming in Advance today, May 3 and May 4. (more...)


SCREAMING IN ADVANCE Festival of New Works to Kick Off May 3 at The Print Room
by BWW News Desk - May 3, 2013

Following the award-nominated 2012 production of Howard Barker's Lot and His God, Artistic Director Anda Winters announces that the acclaimed writer returns to The Print Room for a series of readings performed by his own company as part of his festival Screaming in Advance May 3-4. (more...)


Fiona Shaw to Star in RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER at BAM's 2013 Next Wave Festival; Full Lineup Announced 5/21
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2013

According to The New York Times, the Brooklyn Academy of Music will announce its 2013 Next Wave Festival lineup tomorrow, May 21. The festival will feature 34 productions in dance, music theater and opera and runs September 17-December 22, 2013. Fiona Shaw will star in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, directed by Phyllida Shaw. (more...)


PTP/NYC's Season at Atlantic 2 to Feature SERIOUS MONEY, Beginning 7/3
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2012

PTP/NYC, in association with Middlebury College, will present its 26th repertory season, its 6th consecutive in New York, running from July 3 - 29, 2012 in a limited Off-Broadway engagement at The Atlantic Stage 2, located at 330 West 16th Street between 8th & 9th Avenues in New York City. (more...)


PTP/NYC Presents SERIOUS MONEY and MONSTER, 7/3-29
by BWW News Desk - Jun 7, 2012

PTP/NYC, in association with Middlebury College, presents its 26th repertory season, its 6th consecutive in New York, running from July 3 - 29, 2012 in a limited Off-Broadway engagement at The Atlantic Stage 2, located at 330 West 16th Street between 8th & 9th Avenues in New York City. This season's line-up includes Caryl Churchill's Serious Money - receiving its first New York revival since the 1988 Broadway production - about greed in London's financial district in the late '80s, directed by PTP's Co-Artistic Director Cheryl Faraone, and a revival of Neal Bell's Monster, a stage adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, directed by PTP's Co-Artistic Director Jim Petosa (more...)


Photo Flash: First Look at PTP/NYC's SERIOUS MONEY and MONSTER Off-Broadway
by BWW News Desk - Jun 22, 2012

PTP/NYC, in association with Middlebury College, presents its 26th repertory season, its 6th consecutive in New York, running from July 3 - 29, 2012 in a limited Off-Broadway engagement at The Atlantic Stage 2. This season's line-up includes Caryl Churchill's SERIOUS MONEY - receiving its first New York revival since the 1988 Broadway production - about greed in London's financial district in the late '80s, directed by PTP's Co-Artistic Director Cheryl Faraone, and a revival of Neal Bell's MONSTER, a stage adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, directed by PTP's Co-Artistic Director Jim Petosa. Check out photos from both productions below! (more...)


John Bett, Neil McCaul and Simon Lee Phillips Lead Finborough Theatre's THE DRAWER BOY, Now thru July 14
by BWW News Desk - Jun 19, 2012

The London premiere of the multi-award winning international hit play from one of Canada's leading playwrights, Michael Healey, The Drawer Boy opens at the Finborough Theatre for a limited four week run, opening tonight, 19 June 2012 (Press Night: Thursday, 21 June 2012), starring John Bett, Neil McCaul and Simon Lee Phillips. (more...)


Photo Flash: PTP/NYC Presents Neal Bell's MONSTER
by BWW News Desk - Jul 9, 2012

PTP/NYC, in association with Middlebury College, presents its 26th repertory season, its 6th consecutive in New York, running now through July 29, 2012, in a limited Off-Broadway engagement at The Atlantic Stage 2, located at 330 West 16th Street between 8th & 9th Avenues in New York City. This season's line-up includes a revival of Neal Bell's Monster, a stage adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, directed by PTP's Co-Artistic Director Jim Petosa, which opens tonight, July 9. Check out production photos from Monster below! (more...)


PTP/NYC Presents SERIOUS MONEY and MONSTER, Now thru 7/29
by BWW News Desk - Jul 3, 2012

PTP/NYC, in association with Middlebury College, presents its 26th repertory season, its 6th consecutive in New York, running from tonight, July 3 through July 29, 2012 in a limited Off-Broadway engagement at The Atlantic Stage 2, located at 330 West 16th Street between 8th & 9th Avenues in New York City. This season's line-up includes Caryl Churchill's Serious Money - receiving its first New York revival since the 1988 Broadway production - about greed in London's financial district in the late '80s, directed by PTP's Co-Artistic Director Cheryl Faraone, and a revival of Neal Bell's Monster, a stage adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, directed by PTP's Co-Artistic Director Jim Petosa (more...)


PTP/NYC Presents SERIOUS MONEY and MONSTER, 7/3-29
by BWW News Desk - Jul 28, 2012

PTP/NYC, in association with Middlebury College, presents its 26th repertory season, its 6th consecutive in New York, running from July 3 - 29, 2012 in a limited Off-Broadway engagement at The Atlantic Stage 2, located at 330 West 16th Street between 8th & 9th Avenues in New York City. This season's line-up includes Caryl Churchill's Serious Money - receiving its first New York revival since the 1988 Broadway production - about greed in London's financial district in the late '80s, directed by PTP's Co-Artistic Director Cheryl Faraone, and a revival of Neal Bell's Monster, a stage adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, directed by PTP's Co-Artistic Director Jim Petosa (more...)


PTP/NYC's Season at Atlantic 2 Opens with SERIOUS MONEY, Now thru 7/29
by BWW News Desk - Jul 2, 2012

PTP/NYC, in association with Middlebury College, presents its 26th repertory season, its 6th consecutive in New York, running from today, July 3 through July 29, 2012 in a limited Off-Broadway engagement at The Atlantic Stage 2, located at 330 West 16th Street between 8th & 9th Avenues in New York City. (more...)


Photo Flash: Opening Night at PTP/NYC's 26th Anniversary Season at Atlantic Stage 2
by BWW News Desk - Jul 13, 2012

PTP/NYC celebrated its opening night party on July 10, 2012, at The Maritime Hotel in NYC. Guests included Kristine Nielsen (Broadway's Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, To Be Or Not To Be, and Les Liaisons Dangereuses), Stephanie Janssen (Mrs. Warren's Profession on Broadway), Robert Emmet Lunney (The Graduate on Broadway) and more. Check out photos from the event below! (more...)


Photo Flash: PTP/NYC Presents Caryl Churchill's SERIOUS MONEY, Opening Tonight, 7/10
by BWW News Desk - Jul 10, 2012

PTP/NYC, in association with Middlebury College, presents its 26th repertory season, its 6th consecutive in New York, running now through July 29, 2012 in a limited Off-Broadway engagement at The Atlantic Stage 2, located at 330 West 16th Street between 8th & 9th Avenues in New York City. This season's line-up includes Caryl Churchill's Serious Money - receiving its first New York revival since the 1988 Broadway production - about greed in London's financial district in the late '80s, directed by PTP's Co-Artistic Director Cheryl Faraone. The production opens tonight, July 10. Preview the show in the photos below! (more...)


Fiona Shaw and Daniel Hay-Gordon Perform THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER at the Old Vic Tunnels from Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jan 4, 2013

According to the Daily Mail, Fiona Shaw and dancer Daniel Hay-Gordon are set to perform Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' at the Old Vic Tunnels from tonight, Jan. 4. (more...)


Photo Flash: First Look at Shattered Globe's HAPPY NOW?
by BWW News Desk - Jan 28, 2013

Shattered Globe Theatre continues its 2012/13 Season with the Chicago premiere of the dark British comedy HAPPY NOW? by Lucinda Coxon, directed by Artistic Director Roger Smart, playing now through March 2, 2013 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago. The production features Shattered Globe Ensemble Members Steve Peebles, Linda Reiter, Drew Schad & Ben Werling and SGT Associate Artists Christina Gorman & Cortney McKenna with Karack Osborn. Get a first look at the show in the photos below! (more...)


SCREAMING IN ADVANCE Festival of New Works to Kick Off May 3 at The Print Room
by BWW News Desk - Apr 16, 2013

Following the award-nominated 2012 production of Howard Barker's Lot and His God, Artistic Director Anda Winters announces that the acclaimed writer returns to The Print Room for a series of readings performed by his own company as part of his festival Screaming in Advance May 3-4. (more...)


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