FIRST LOOK: Blood Wedding at Young Vic Theatre
The Young Vic has released these production images by Marc Brenner of Federico Garcia Lorca’s Blood Wedding directed by Yaël Farber.
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Four Arthur Miller plays to hit London stages in 2019
Paul T Davies looks the four Arthur Miller plays which are being staged around London in 2019 There is so much theatre I’m looking forward to this year, regionally, in London and on the Fringe. It’s always difficult to pick out the potential hits of the year, but two well established names will dominate much review coverage in London. One is Pinter, with the Pinter at the Pinter season now crossing the half way mark and continuing with Pinter 5.6 and 7, with the much anticipated Martin Freeman/Danny Dyer pairing in The Dumb Waiter, and Tom Hiddlestone afterwards in Betrayal. But it’s Arthur Miller that will enjoy an almost festival like staging of his greatest plays, and they all offer superb acting, directors and staging. THE AMERICAN CLOCK – OLD VIC THEATRE The Old Vic gets this informal season off with a staging of Miller’s epic play about the stock … Read more
Young Vic announces cast for new play by Danai Gurira
Casting has been announced for The Convert, a new play at The Young Vic by American actor and writer Danai Gurira.
West End Transfer Of The Inheritance Announced
Following a critically-acclaimed sell-out season at The Young Vic, Matthew Lopez’s play The Inheritance has announced it will transfer to the Noel Coward Theatre from 21 September 2018.
Casting Announced For Fun Home at The Young Vic
The Young Vic has announced casting for its production of the award-winning musical Fun Home at the Young Vic. The Young Vic have announced preliminary casting for its upcoming production of the award-winning musical Fun Home which will play at the Young Vic from 18 June to 1 September 2018. The adult cast for the production includes Kaisa Hammarlund as Alison; Eleanor Kane as Medium Alison; Jenna Russell as Helen; Ashley Samuels as Roy, Mark and Jeremy; Cherrelle Skeete as Joan and Zubin Varla as Bruce, Alison’s father. Casting for Small Alison, John and Christian will be announced at a later date. Fun Home explores the memories of Alison’s uniquely complicated family at three different stages in her life – her volatile, brilliant, enigmatic father, mother and brothers – that connect with her in surprising new ways. Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through … Read more
REVIEW: The Inheritance, Young Vic Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭
Despite being in two parts over something like seven hours, Stephen Daldry’s tight direction of The Inheritance means it never drags, drawing you into these people’s lives and caring about their futures.
Young Vic announces new artistic director
Leading director and playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah has been announced as the new artistic director of London’s Young Vic theatre.
REVIEW: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Young Vic ✭✭✭✭
In Joe Hill-Gibbins’ re-imagining of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, long gone are the delightful fairies and light-hearted romance you might expect of a traditional production.
