English-language premiere for modern Spanish play at Theatre503
A play by award-winning Spanish playwright Víctor Sánchez Rodríguez is to have its English-language premiere at London’s Theatre503 this month.
A play by award-winning Spanish playwright Víctor Sánchez Rodríguez is to have its English-language premiere at London’s Theatre503 this month.
The creative team has been announced for The Funeral Director – Winner of the 10th Annual Papatango New Writing Prize to be presented at Southwark Playhouse in November 2018.
With a stellar line-up of comedy acting talent, Humble Boy has now been revived in a delightful new production by director Paul Miller that deals with death and dysfunction with wit and a warm heart.
Snapdragon Productions is delighted to announce that the run of the award-winning 1950’s rock’n’roll musical Teddy at The Vaults, London has been extended by four weeks.
Miss Julie is a powerhouse production and Tom Littler’s direction ensures every word and silence aches with feeling; it should not be missed.
The Park Theatre has announced that Calvin Demba, Sam Fremchum and Sinéad Matthews will lead the cast of the 50th-anniversary production of Joe Orton’s Loot when it opens at the Park Theatre on 17 August 2017. Winning the 1967 Evening Standard Award for Best Play Of the Year in 1967, Loot delighted and shocked audiences in equal measure. The production will star Calvin Demba (Evening Standard Emerging Talent Award nominee, The Red Lion, National), Sam Frenchum (Private Peaceful, Grantchester) and award-winning Sinéad Matthews (Mrs Elvsted in Hedda Gabler at the National Theatre). Further casting is to be announced. Loot is to be directed by Michael Fentiman, designed by Gabriella Slade, lighting design by Elliot Griggs, sound design by Max Pappenheim. Loot will play at the Park Theatre from 17 August – 24 September 2017. BOOK TICKETS FOR LOOT AT PARK THEATRE
Maybe James Shirley isn’t one of the greatest playwrights ever to animate the stages of this country, but he’s far from the worst, and this is probably his best effort. It’s coming back to us at a time of national doubt comparable, in some ways, with the era of its origin.
If you like simple – very simple – soap-operas about nice middle-class people, who drink lots of prosecco and talk at inordinate length and to no great purpose about their very ordinary relationships, then this is the play for you! If not, give it a miss.