Reykjavik Photos - West End

The world premiere of the gripping psychological thriller Ravens: Spassky vs. Fischer, written by Tom Morton-Smith (Oppenheimer) will open at Hampstead Theatre on Thursday 5 December. From one of Ireland's leading theatre directors Annabelle Comyn, this new play depicts one of the pivotal moments of the Cold War era, and one of the greatest sporting matches in history on stage for the first time – the 1972 'Match of the Century' between the two towering chess grandmasters from the USSR and USA, Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer.

Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), the professional North Fulton theatre company, continues its 27th season this October-November with Night Must Fall, a chilling experience just in time for the spooky season of the year. The production will be directed by Shannon Eubanks and run October 24th through November 10th, 2019, at the company's home in the Roswell Cultural Arts Center.

As BroadwayWorld sadly reported last week, legendary Broadway director and producer Hal Prince passed away at 91 years of age after a brief illness, in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Actor's Express presents Reykjavi?k by Steve Yockey. Directed by Melissa Foulger, this tour-de-force collision of sex and danger propels us on a thrilling journey through a world in which the supernatural is closer than we think. "Steve Yockey's play Reykjavi?k is sexy, mysterious and ultimately has huge emotional payoff - I have described it as Steve Yockey at his absolute Yockiest," said Artistic Director Freddie Ashley.

Jonas Sills, Director/Producer of the show, played one the leads, Russian chess player Anatoly Sills is a fabulous singer and his stage presence outshined most of the other performers. His aim was 'to bring this production back to its roots with a simple, but carefully planned fully staged production that aims to focus on the beauty of the music and the images chess, the game, can invoke.' Besides Sills, the other terrific singer/performer in the show was Bob Cory as Molokov, the Russian player's coach and confidant. His physical presence and complete understanding of what it takes to bring a character to life onstage, was a highlight of the show.

Am Broadway gescheitert, aber wegen seines unvergleichlichen Scores doch immer wieder irgendwo erfolgreich zur Auffuhrung gebracht. Jetzt hat sich auch das Theater Chemnitz an dieses nicht ganz einfache Musical CHESS aus der Feder von ABBA's Benny Andersson und Bjorn Ulvaeus in Kooperation mit Tim Rice gewagt, und das mit Erfolg. Die Premiere am vergangenen Samstag wurde von Publikum und Presse gleichsam gefeiert: