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National Theatre Releases New Trailer For Salome

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he National Theatre has just released this new trailer for its new production of Salome. The story has been told before, but never like this. An occupied desert nation. A radical from the wilderness on hunger strike. A girl whose mysterious dance will change the course of the world. This charged retelling turns the infamous biblical tale on its head, placing the girl we call Salomé at the centre of a revolution. Internationally acclaimed director Yaël Farber (Les Blancs) draws on multiple accounts to create her urgent, hypnotic production on the Olivier stage. Salomé is designed by Susan Hilferty with lighting design by Tim Lutkin, music and sound by Adam Cork, movement direction by Ami Shulman, fight direction by Kate Waters and dramaturgy by Drew Lichtenberg. Cast includes Philip Arditti, Paul Chahidi, Ramzi Choukair, Uriel Emil, Olwen Fouéré, Roseanna Frascona, Lloyd Hutchinson, Shahar Isaac, Aidan Kelly, Yasmin Levy, Andrew Lewis, … Read more

Royal Court reveals new theatre space

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Royal Court New Theatre Space

The Royal Court Theatre has announced an exciting new temporary theatre space, The Site, which will specialise in presenting experimental new work. Curated by Royal Court associate designer Chloe Lamford (pictured), the programme includes work from writers EV Crowe, Stacey Gregg, Theresa Ikoko, Nathaniel Martello-White and Deborah Pearson. The Site is a workshop and rehearsal space next door to the London theatre in Sloane Square and rented from Transport for London. Its creative direction is led by both Chloe and Royal Court associate director Lucy Morrison. Chloe is transforming the space and is offering audiences an invitation: “an experiment in design, collaboration and process”. She has designed a space where language, form, the body and instructions are the materials and where both artists and audiences are invited to rethink how we create, present, and watch plays. The series of works, listed below, is an experiment, exploring performance through language, physicality … Read more

FIRST LOOK: Alfie Boe and Katherine Jenkins in Carousel

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We are pleased to bring you these great first look production photos by Tristram Kenton of the new semi staged production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel starring Katherine Jenkins and Alfie Boe which opens tonight at the London Coliseum. When the charming Carousel Barker, Billy Bigelow, falls in love with Julie Jordan, little do they realise that their relationship will end in tragedy. Fifteen years after getting caught up in an armed robbery, Billy gets the chance to redeem his past and restore pride to his family. Carousel is directed by Lonny Price and presented by Michael Linnit and Michael Grade with English National Opera who have previously produced together the critically acclaimed seasons of Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson and Bryn Terfel and Sunset Boulevard with Glenn Close. ENO award winning 40-piece orchestra and chorus, conducted by David Charles Abell, accompany the cast in this semi-staged version. BOOK NOW … Read more

Sonia Friedman Productions Wins 11 Olivier Awards in 2017

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Producer Sonia Friedman

Tonight at the Olivier Awards 2017, Sonia Friedman celebrated as her productions won a phenomenal 11 awards. Since 1990, SFP has developed, initiated and produced over 160 new productions and has won numerous Olivier and Tony awards, winning a record-breaking 14 at the 2014 Olivier Awards, including the quartet of Best New Musical, Best New Play, Best Revival of a Musical and Best Revival of a Play. This year she was awarded Producer Of The Year by The Stage for the third year in a row as well as taking the number one spot in ‘The Stage 100’, becoming the first number one in the history of the compilation not to own or operate West End theatres and the first solo woman for almost 20 years. This year she was awarded Producer Of The Year by The Stage for the third year in a row as well as taking the … Read more

Olivier Awards 2017 – The Winners

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Olivier Awards 2020

The Olivier Awards 2017 are now underway. We’ll be updating this post as the awards are underway to let you know who has won what. OLIVIER AWARDS 2017 – THE WINNERS Best Actress Glenda Jackson for King Lear at The Old Vic Cherry Jones for The Glass Menagerie at Duke of York’s Theatre Billie Piper for Yerma at Young Vic – WINNER Ruth Wilson for Hedda Gabler at National Theatre – Lyttelton Best New Comedy The Comedy About A Bank Robbery at Criterion Theatre Nice Fish at Harold Pinter Theatre Our Ladies Of Perpetual Succour at National Theatre – Dorfman – WINNER The Truth at Wyndham’s Theatre Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre Cuttin’ It at The Maria, Young Vic The Government Inspector at Theatre Royal Stratford East The Invisible Hand at Tricycle Theatre It Is Easy To Be Dead at Trafalgar Studios 2 Rotterdam at Trafalgar Studios 2 – … Read more

Olivier Awards 2017 – What To Expect

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Olivier Awards 2020

We’ve put together a guide for theatre fans to give you an idea of what to expect at this year’s Olivier Awards which are being held tomorrow. WHERE ARE THE OLIVIER AWARDS BEING HELD? The Olivier Awards 2017 will take place at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Red carpet arrivals will start at 4.30pm with the ceremony scheduled to start at 6pm. WHO IS PRESENTING THIS YEAR’S OLIVIER AWARDS? the ceremony will be hosted by Jason Manford. Joining him on stage will be Lin-Manuel Miranda, Andrew Garfield, John Boyega, Ben Forster, Mark Rylance, Nathan Lane, Russell Tovey, Sophie Okonedo, Paul O’Grady, Michaela Cole, Alfie Boe, Charlotte Ritchie, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Alfie Boe, Audra McDonald, Rose Leslie, Julian Clary, Leanne Cope, Ruthie Henshall, Denise Gough, David Baddiel, Robert Fairchild, Matt Henry, Cush Jumbo, Maureen Lipman, Danny Mac, Amanda Holden, Laura Mvula, Rufus Hound, and Phoebe Fox. WHO IS NOMINATED AT THIS YEAR’S AWARDS? … Read more

Five Guys Named Moe Returns In New London Venue

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Five Guys Named Moe comes to Marble Arch Theatre

Five Guys Named Moe, the Tony Award-nominated and Olivier Award-winning musical will return to London for a limited season in September 2017 in a brand new pop-up theatre in Marble Arch. Five Guys Named Moe features the irresistible hits of trailblazing ‘King of the Jukebox’ Louis Jordan, including Early In The Morning, Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby, Choo Choo Ch’Boogie and Saturday Night Fish Fry. The soundtrack of soul, blues, gospel and early r ‘n’ b is performed on stage by a live band. The Marble Arch Theatre is being designed specifically for the production and will transport the audience back to the engrossing jazz bars of 1940s New Orleans. A unique, circular auditorium will ensure that the action take place all around the theatre and pre and post-performance drinks never felt so good in the theatre’s authentic 1940s foyer cocktail bar. The band is playing, … Read more

Jake Gyllenhaal Performs Dreamgirls Classic

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Jake Gyllenhaal takes on Dreamgirls

Here at BritishTheatre.com we had a good laugh this morning when this great clip of Broadway leading man Jake Gyllenhaal doing his take on Effie White and the classic Broadway showstopper And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going from Dreamgirls. Does Amber Riley have something to worry about? Could Sonia Friedman and Casey Nicholaw be prepared to look at the ultimate case of colour and gender blind casting? If you haven’t already get down to see Dreamgirls at London’s Savoy Theatre or if you are a fan of Jake’s beg, borrow or steal a ticket to Sunday In The Park With George. UK fans take heart we’ve heard a whisper that Jake’s George may be UK bound! Join our mailing list to be kept informed. BOOK TICKETS FOR DREAMGIRLS IN LONDON https://vimeo.com/94958219