Royal Shakespeare Company to Return to Chicago with PERICLES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 20, 2024
Chicago Shakespeare Theater will present the Royal Shakespeare Company's Pericles, direct from a run at the company’s home in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK. the RSC returns to Chicago for the first time in 30 years. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Review: PERICLES, Swan Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon
by Debbie Gilpin - Aug 8, 2024
'‘Tis time to fear when tyrants seems to kiss.” It’s true that most of Shakespeare’s most well-known works remain perpetually relevant, particularly in the difficult times that continue to afflict populations worldwide, but sometimes it’s worth shuffling the pack and pulling out a lesser played work. The thing with geniuses like Shakespeare is that their less popular output is often just as good as the stuff that everyone’s heard of. Enter Tamara Harvey and her production of Pericles, Prince of Tyre.
Full Cast Announced for the National Theatre's NYE, Starring Michael Sheen
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jan 4, 2024
The National Theatre and Wales Millenium Centre have announced the full cast for Nye as the company begins rehearsals. Tim Price's (Teh Internet is Serious Business) new play directed by Rufus Norris (Small Island), charts the life of Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan and his battle to create the NHS. Michael Sheen is cast as Nye in this co-production between the National Theatre and Wales Millennium Centre.
Michael Sheen Will Play NHS Founder Nye Bevan in New Play NYE
by Stephi Wild - Oct 17, 2023
A major new play, 'Nye,' co-produced by the National Theatre and Wales Millennium Centre, will chronicle the life of influential political figure Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan. Michael Sheen will star as Bevan in this production directed by Rufus Norris.
Photos/Video: Inside Rehearsal For LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS
by Stephi Wild - Jan 5, 2023
Rehearsal photos and a new video are released today for the West End premiere of Sam Steiner’s Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons starring Jenna Coleman (The Serpent, BBC One; All My Sons, The Old Vic) and Aidan Turner (The Suspect, ITV; The Lieutenant of Inishmore, West End).
THE WIFE OF WILLESDEN Extends at the Kiln Theatre and Sets New York Premiere
by Stephi Wild - Dec 9, 2022
Kiln Theatre has announced a two-week extension for Zadie Smith's critically acclaimed smash-hit The Wife of Willesden due to public demand – now running at Kiln Theatre until Saturday 11 February 2023. Directed by Artistic Director Indhu Rubasingham, the production sees Clare Perkins reprising her role as Alvita.