James Purefoy to Lead THE ODYSSEY at Jermyn Street Theatre
Jermyn Street Theatre has today announced casting for its marathon performance of Homer’s The Odyssey, translated by Emily Wilson. James Purefoy (Rome, Fisherman’s Friends, Churchill) stars as Odysseus, the Greek hero whose ten-year journey home from Troy is the heart of Homer’s epic poem.
Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsal For THE AUDIENCE
With SS Mendi, a co-production with Isango Ensemble, opening this week at Royal Opera House, Director of Nuffield Southampton Theatres, Samuel Hodges, today announces the full cast for a new staging of Peter Morgan's The Audience. Samuel Hodges directs Lizzie Hopley as Margaret Thatcher and Bobo MacDonald, Paul Kemp as all other Prime Ministers, Sharon Singh as The Equerry and Fay Burwell and Maddie Farmer share the role of Young Elizabeth, joining the previously announced Faye Castelow as Queen Elizabeth II. The production opens on 30 May, with previews from 24 May, and runs until 22 June.
Full Cast Announced For Peter Morgan's THE AUDIENCE
With SS Mendi, a co-production with Isango Ensemble, opening this week at Royal Opera House, Director of Nuffield Southampton Theatres, Samuel Hodges, today announces the full cast for a new staging of Peter Morgan's The Audience. Samuel Hodges directs Lizzie Hopley as Margaret Thatcher and Bobo MacDonald, Paul Kemp as all other Prime Ministers, Sharon Singh as The Equerry and Fay Burwell and Maddie Farmer share the role of Young Elizabeth, joining the previously announced Faye Castelow as Queen Elizabeth II. The production opens on 30 May, with previews from 24 May, and runs until 22 June.
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with ARABIAN NIGHTS
This autumn, Izzy Jones, Maya Britto, Ikky Elyas, Sharon Singh, Hemi Yeroham, and Pravessh Rana will transform Hoxton Hall into the ancient world of the Middle East in Iris Theatre's enchanting new adaptation of Arabian Nights.
Izzy Jones, Maya Britto and More Will Lead ARABIAN NIGHTS
This autumn, Izzy Jones (If Room Enough and The Duck Pond, withWings Theatre Company; Le Bossu, Wilton's Music Hall), Maya Britto (This Is The Hour, Royal Academy of Music; Is There Life After High School?, Royal Academy of Music Musical Theatre Company; A West End Christmas, Make A Difference Trust Concert - all whilst training), Ikky Elyas (Stay Happy Keep Smiling, Paines Plough; Red Pitch, Lyric Hammersmith; Our Big Love Story, Rose Theatre), Sharon Singh (The Game of Love and Chai, Tara Arts; Death of Kings and The Misanthrope, Conservatoire National Superieur D'art Dramatique; Cyrano, Northern Broadsides), Hemi Yeroham (Alice's Adventures Underground, Waterloo Vaults; Romeo and Juliet, US Tour and Off Broadway; The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, US Tour and Off Broadway) and Pravessh Rana (Sann Pachattar, AAP Motion Pictures; Twelfth Night and The White Guard - whilst training) will transform Hoxton Hall into the ancient world of the Middle East in Iris Theatre's enchanting new adaptation of Arabian Nights.
Photo Flash: Bollywood Comes to the Belgrade in THE GAME OF LOVE & CHAI
French farce meets vibrant Bollywood song and dance in Tara Arts' sparkling new comedy The Game of Love & Chai, coming to Coventry's Belgrade Theatre 24-28 April. Penned by actor and comedy legend Nigel Planer (The Young Ones, Filthy Rich) this hilarious new show sees the Marivaux classic The Game of Love Chance retold in a contemporary British Asian context.
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal for Northern Broadsides' New Adaptation of CYRANO at New Vic Theatre
Northern Broadsides are set to start off their 25th anniversary year by joining forces with the award-winning New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme, to stage Cyrano, a new adaptation by award-winning playwright Deborah McAndrew (the UK Theatre Award and Manchester Theatre Awards winning An August Bank Holiday Lark) of Edmond Rostand's classic romantic comedy Cyrano de Bergerac. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast in rehearsal!
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal for Northern Broadsides' New Adaptation of CYRANO at New Vic Theatre
Northern Broadsides are set to start off their 25th anniversary year by joining forces with the award-winning New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme, to stage Cyrano, a new adaptation by award-winning playwright Deborah McAndrew (the UK Theatre Award and Manchester Theatre Awards winning An August Bank Holiday Lark) of Edmond Rostand's classic romantic comedy Cyrano de Bergerac. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast in rehearsal!
Northern Broadsides and New Vic Theatre to Stage Premiere of CYRANO
Northern Broadsides are set to start off their 25th anniversary year by joining forces with the award-winning New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme, to stage Cyrano, a new adaptation by award-winning playwright Deborah McAndrew (An August Bank Holiday Lark) of Edmond Rostand's classic romantic comedy Cyrano de Bergerac.