Photo Flash: THE HOTEL CERISE Rehearses
by Liz Cearns - Oct 3, 2016
As the leader of the free world ends his eight years in office, a black middle class family risk losing their beloved hotel and cherry orchard, where Martin Luther King once rested and Miles Davis played.
Theatre Royal Stratford East Announces Full Casting for Bonnie Greer's THE HOTEL CERISE
by Liz Cearns - Sep 12, 2016
Artistic Director of Theatre Royal Stratford East, Kerry Michael today announces the cast for the world premiere of Bonnie Greer's new play The Hotel Cerise, directed by Femi Elufowoju, jr. Inspired by Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard the production is a key part of the theatre's focus on commissioning new work and adaptations. Ellen Thomas leads the company, with El Anthony, Madeline Appiah, Michael Bertenshaw, Nicholas Beveney, Andrew Dennis, Abhin Galeya, Lacharne Jolly, Corey Montague-Sholay, Claire Prempeh, Alexis Rodney and Angela Wynter. The production opens on 25 October with previews from 20 October and runs until 12 November. Â
Review Roundup: Young Vic's A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 29, 2014
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE just opened at the Young Vic and is booking to Friday, September 19, 2014. Gillian Anderson is Blanche DuBois, Ben Foster is Stanley and Vanessa Kirby is Stella in Tennessee Williams' timeless masterpiece. As Blanche's fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace - but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski. Visionary director Benedict Andrews returns to the Young Vic following his Critics' Circle Award-winning Three Sisters.
Photo Flash: 'An Ocean of Rain' at the Almeida Festival
by BWW News Desk - Jul 9, 2008
The Almeida Summer Festival 2008 opens with the London premiere of Yannis Kyriakides (music) and Daniel Danis (text) new opera An Ocean of Rain - an Aldeburgh Almeida Opera, Cryptic and Ensemble MAE co-production.
