Jane Hall News

With Zadie Smith’s The Wife of Willesden about to transfer to the US, Kiln Theatre has announced the full cast for the world première of Ryan Calais Cameron’s new play based on a true event in the life of actor Sidney Poitier in 1950s Hollywood – Ian Bonar (Bobby), Ivanno Jeremiah (Sidney), and Daniel Lapaine (Mr Parks).

Season two of the dramedy kicks off in London, where the lives and secrets of the Cooper family continue to unravel as they deal with the ramifications of season one’s explosive finale, and their Australian past insists on catching up with them. The series stars creator and writer, Sarah Kendall. Watch the new trailer now!

Casting details are announced for the Royal Shakespeare Company's (RSC) 2020 Summer production of The Comedy of Errors, which plays in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre from 25 April 2020. Joining the previously announced Miles Jupp, who will make his RSC debut as Antipholus of Syracuse, is Jonathan Broadbent (Dromio of Syracuse), Justin Edwards (Antipholus of Ephesus), Greg Haiste (Dromio of Ephesus), Georgia Landers (Luciana) and Annette McLaughlin (Adrianna). Directed by Phillip Breen, the production will be cross-cast with The Winter's Tale (from 28 March 2020) and Pericles (from 15 August 2020). All three plays are sponsored by Darwin Escapes.

J.P. Morgan today shares its top 'what's next' picks as we begin the new year in its just released #NextList2020.

Tony-nominated actress Emily Skinner has been announced as the headlining entertainer for Lyric Theatre's largest annual fundraising event a?" the Broadway Ball a?" set for Friday, November 8.

The world première of Alexander Matthews' My One True Friend is today announced with full cast. Antony Law directs Theo Bamber (Gordon), Mensah Bediako (Kapenie), Suzanna Hamilton (Lady L), Lucy Lowe (Oonagh), and Joseph Rowe (George). The production opens on 27 August at Tristan Bates Theatre, with previews from 21 August, and runs until 14 September.

Artistic Director of Kiln Theatre, Indhu Rubasingham, today announces the cast for her production of Alexis Zegerman's Holy Sh!t - Daon Broni (Nick), Claire Goose (Juliet), Daniel Lapaine (Sam) and Dorothea Myer-Bennett (Simone). This world premiere production is the first in the newly refurbished Kiln Theatre, reopening after a major capital redevelopment project with press night on 10 September, previews from 5 September, and running until 6 October.

Mountain Art Theatre and The Feichter Studio present William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night directed by Dwight Chiles. February 9-18 at The Fangmeyer Theatre at the Haywood Regional Arts Theatre (HART) in Waynesville, NC. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm. SundayMatinees at 2pm. 

Casting is announced today for James Graham's 'sparkling new play', Quiz, which transfers to the No l Coward Theatre. Following the success of Ink and Labour of Love, Quiz completes a hat-trick of productions in the West End for Graham in less than a year. Artistic Director of Chichester Festival Theatre, Daniel Evans, directs Keir Charles, Greg Haiste, Mark Meadows, Henry Pettigrew, Gavin Spokes, Stephanie Street, Jay Villiers, Lizzie Winkler and Sarah Woodward who reprise their roles from the run at Chichester Festival Theatre. They are joined by Sharon Ballard.

?Artistic Director of the Tricycle Theatre, Indhu Rubasingham, today announces the full cast for the UK premiere of The Invisible Hand - a political thriller from Ayad Akhtar who won the Pulitzer Prize for his play Disgraced which ran at the Bush Theatre in 2013.

The West End transfer of Jessica Swale's new play NELL GWYNN, directed by Christopher Luscombe, opens tonight 12 February 2016.

The West End transfer of Jessica Swale's new play NELL GWYNN, directed by Christopher Luscombe, begins tonight 4 February 2016.

BroadwayWorld is excited to report complete casting for the West End transfer of Jessica Swale's new play NELL GWYNN, directed by Christopher Luscombe.

Commissioned by the Finborough Theatre, Horniman's Choice brings together four plays by the leading figures of the 'Manchester School' of playwrights - Harold Brighouse, Stanley Houghton and Allan Monkhouse, all originally championed by Annie Horniman, owner of Gaiety Theatre, Manchester, the first regional repertory theatre in Britain. Horniman's Choice runs at the Finborough Theatre, playing Sunday and Monday evenings and Tuesday matinees from Sunday, 27 September 2015 (Press Night: Monday, 28 September 2015 at 7.30pm).

Title: 'Murder in Hand' (Alicia Allen Investigates Trilogy, Book 3) Author: Celia Conrad Copyright: 2012 Publisher: Barcham Books Pages: 352 Trade Paperback and All E-Book Formats ISBN 13: 978-0954623340 ASIN: B00A1O1YQE 'The greatest pleasures lie in Celia Conrad's refusal or inability to write for the lowest common denominator. Instead she aims for the highest.' -Midwest Book Review (Murder in Hand) On Dec. 13 through Dec. 14, Barcham Books will gift readers with Book 3 in Celia Conrad's Alicia Allen Investigates Trilogy (AAI), 'Murder in Hand' (MIH), as a free e-book via Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) Select program. 'It's our way of saying thank you and wishing everyone a happy holiday,' said Barcham Books' Jane Hall. 'We are very pleased that Midwest Book Review features Murder in Hand this month. Everyone, it seems, just loves Alicia.' This cerebral legal murder mystery turns on Italian international corruption, Puccini and dead Probate attorneys as it hails the return of Alicia Allen, the potato chip loving half-Italian London lawyer who never lets her thriving relationship with a handsome lawyer cohort stand in the way of fingering a culprit. 'The beauty of Murder in Hand is that it can be read as a stand-alone,' said Hall. Journalist Marlan Warren recently sat down with Celia Conrad to discuss her author's journey from law to legal crime fiction: Warren: All the AAI books deal with the darker side of the legal world. Did you draw from your experiences as a London attorney? Conrad: As a solicitor I met some rather obnoxious people and a few shady/unsavory characters. Warren: Did you ever find yourself pursuing a murderer in your law practice? Conrad: My world is far less dangerous than Alicia's, although we do share love for Italian culture and a crisp that rhymes with 'Tingles.' We both like researching and analyzing complex legal issues. Warren: The Italophile Book Review recommended MIH for 'Italophiles, Anglophiles, fans of traditional British mysteries, and fans of cozy-murder-mysteries.' Would you agree? Conrad: Absolutely. And I was thrilled when the Readers' Favorite 5-Star Award Review said Alicia 'should be on the top of every woman's reading list.' My fan mail shows AAI readers like strong but not perfect female detectives, and they love the repartee between Alicia and Alex. Warren: Book 1 sends Alicia through London's urban dangers. Book 2 takes her to Australia, and Book 3 spans New York, London, Italy and Sicily. Italian culture provides color and clues. What inspired you to use Puccini in Book 3? Conrad: When I first saw Puccini's opera, Gianni Schicchi, I hoped to use it in a plot of my own, and it did prove most 'handy' in 'Murder in Hand.' Warren: Can you sum up Alicia Allen? Conrad: She's a tough little cookie who will stop at nothing. Warren: And the theme of MIH ? Conrad: Forces of darkness are everywhere. Warren: What inspired you? Conrad: Paul Marsh at the Marsh Agency suggested my experiences could make good novels. Warren: Clues reside in Shakespeare, Italian opera and art. Why the Classics? Conrad: I've always loved the Classics, thanks to my mother who also loved theater. Before she passed away, we read and acted out scenes from the trilogy. Warren: This is a re-launch. Why? Conrad: AAI never had a launch because I was caught up in the losses of my mother and Paul Marsh at the time of publication. Paul thought MIH my best work yet. He said Alicia Allen deserved to find her audience. That support continues to sustain me. Contact: Celia Conrad | Email: barchambooks at btconnect.com Online Sites: Amazon U.K. www.amazon.co.uk/Murder-Hand-Alicia-Allen-Investigates/dp/0954623347 Amazon U.S. www.amazon.com/Murder-Hand-Alicia-Allen-Investigates/dp/0954623347 Author Website |www.aliciaalleninvestigates.com Author Blog | celiaconrad.blogspot.com Twitter | iwrite2b Facebook | Celia Conrad Author

The Daily Mail reports that Dermot Crowley (Luther) and Robert Glenister (Hustle, Spooks) have joined Richard Bean's new project for the National Theatre.

The full cast is announced for the UK premiere of Jon Robin Baitz's acclaimed play, Other Desert Cities, opening at The Old Vic on Monday 24 March with previews from Thursday 13 March. Directed by Lindsay Posner, the new production will star Sinead Cusack, Peter Egan, Clare Higgins, Daniel Lapaine and Martha Plimpton.

Samantha Bond (Passion Play, Amy's View, Downton Abbey, Outnumbered) plays Muriel Eubanks, a glamorous divorcee looking for love in Beaumont-sur-Mer on the French Riviera and John Marquez (Privates On Parade, The Taming of the Shrew, Doc Martin) plays Andre Thibault, Beaumont-sur-Mer's Chief of Police.

Sheffield Theatres today announce the full cast of the forthcoming The Winter's Tale, directed by Paul Miller, and a casting update for the company's Christmas show, Oliver! directed by Artistic Director Daniel Evans.

Brian Friel's adaptation of Ibsen's seminal work, Hedda Gabler, will open at The Old Vic tonight, 12 September. Directed by Anna Mackmin, this major new production will star Olivier award-winning actress Sheridan Smith in the title role with Darrell D'Silva as Judge Brack, Buffy Davis as Bertha, Daniel Lapaine as Eilert Loevborg, Anne Reid as Juliana Tesman, Adrian Scarborough as George Tesman, and Fenella Woolgar as Thea Elvsted.