DIARY OF A UKRAINIAN MADMAN Comes to the Finborough Theatre
The world premiere of Diary of a Ukrainian Madman or The Innocence of the Pangolins, a new comedy inspired by Nikolai Gogol’s classic Diary of a Madman by Ukrainian playwright and artist Liudmyla Tymoshenko, will open at the Finborough Theatre for a three week limited season on Tuesday, 13 August 2024.
BWW Review: STONES IN HIS POCKETS, Theatre Royal Brighton
There's always a buzz of excitement when a film crew come to your home town but is it always a positive impact on the community? Marie Jones' multi-award winning comedy, Stones in His Pockets, is currently touring the UK and is making its stop in Brighton's Theatre Royal this week.
STONES IN HIS POCKETS Comes To Theatre Royal Brighton
Theatre Royal Bath Productions and Rose Theatre Productions present Marie Jones' Olivier Award winning comedy Stones in His Pockets, which comes to Theatre Royal Brighton from Monday 29 July - Saturday 3 August as part of a UK and Ireland tour.
Full Casting Announced For Theatre Royal Bath's STONES IN HIS POCKETS and A SONG AT TWILIGHT
Theatre Royal Bath Productions today announces full casting for its 2019 Spring Season in-house productions in the Main House, opening next month with Noel Coward's A Song at Twilight followed by Marie Jones' award-winning comedy Stones in His Pockets, in a co-production with Rose Theatre Productions. Simon Callow, Jane Asher, Jessica Turner and Ash Rizi will star in A Song at Twilight directed by Stephen Unwin running in Bath from 13 to 23 February with opening night for press on 20 February and then touring the UK through to mid-April. Stones in His Pockets will preview in Kingston from 28 February and open in Bath in March, ahead of a national tour running through the summer, starring Owen Sharpe and Kevin Trainor and directed by Lindsay Posner.
Photo Flash: First Look at National Theatre's AN OCTOROON
Described by the New York Times as 'this decade's most eloquent statement on race in America today', Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' extraordinary and provocative play An Octoroon comes to the National Theatre after a sold out run at the Orange Tree Theatre. In 1859, white Irish playwright Dion Boucicault writes a hit play about America. Today, a black American playwright attempts to do the same.
Photo Flash: First Look Rehearsals of National Theatre's AN OCTOROON!
Described by the New York Times as 'this decade's most eloquent statement on race in America today', Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' extraordinary and provocative play comes to the National Theatre after a sold out run at the Orange Tree Theatre. In 1859, white Irish playwright Dion Boucicault writes a hit play about America. Today, a black American playwright attempts to do the same.
National Theatre Announces New Casting for Upcoming Season
New casting announced for the new National Theatre season. Full cast has been announced for Brian Friel's Translations including Colin Morgan and Ciaran Hinds, part of the Travelex season with thousands of tickets available at £15. Eric Kofi Abrefa and Thalissa Teixeira join Vanessa Kirby in the cast of Julie, part of the Travelex season with thousands of tickets available at £15. Sam Mendes directs The Lehman Trilogy, a co-production with Neal Street Productions, cast includes Adam Godley, Ben Miles and Simon Russell Beale. Full casting is announced for the award winning An Octoroon by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, transferring to the National Theatre in a co-production with the Orange Tree Theatre. The NT will tour to 30 venues in 27 towns and cities across the UK and Ireland, for a total of 83 playing weeks over the next year. Rufus Norris' Macbeth to tour to 18 venues across the UK and Ireland from autumn 2018. War Horse returns to the National Theatre marking the centenary of Armistice Day.
BWW Review: AN OCTOROON, Orange Tree Theatre
An Octoroon is a person who has one-eighth black heritage. In 1850s Louisiana, that meant they are automatically unclean and, ultimately, a slave. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins radically reimagines Dion Boucicault's 1859 play based upon a tragic and rather melodramatic love story between white plantation owner George and his uncle's illegitimate daughter Zoe. Entwined in this is the apparent financial ruin of the plantation, which leads to a series of racially motivated violent events.
Jono Manson to Release THE SLIGHT VARIATIONS Album This Fall
'I'm at a juncture in my career and my life where the many threads of my experience have come together,' says Jono Manson. 'And I hope that makes for a good story.' It does. And Jono tells that story, brilliantly and unforgettably, on The Slight Variations—a record that's literally been a lifetime in the making. Jono Manson will release The Slight Variations on October 14, 2016.
Jono Manson to Release THE SLIGHT VARIATIONS Album This Fall
'I'm at a juncture in my career and my life where the many threads of my experience have come together,' says Jono Manson. 'And I hope that makes for a good story.' It does. And Jono tells that story, brilliantly and unforgettably, on The Slight Variations—a record that's literally been a lifetime in the making. Jono Manson will release The Slight Variations on October 14, 2016.
Cast Announced for Frontier Theatre Productions' THE LOVERS OF VIORNE
Today Frontier Theatre Productions announces the full cast for its first production of Marguerite Duras' The Lovers of Viorne in a translation by Barbara Bray, opening on 4 May, with a preview on 3 May, and running until 21 May. James Roose-Evans directs Charlotte Cornwell (Claire), Kevin Trainor (Interrogator) and Martin Turner (Pierre Lannes).
BY JEEVES Extends At Landor Theatre Thru March 12
Due to unprecedented public demand, the 15th anniversary London production of Alan?Ayckbourn and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, By Jeeves, is extending its acclaimed run at the Landor Theatre by one week.
BY JEEVES Extends At Landor Theatre Thru March 12
Due to unprecedented public demand, the 15th anniversary London production of Alan?Ayckbourn and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, By Jeeves, is extending its acclaimed run at the Landor Theatre by one week.