Ben Elton’s The Upstart Crow returns to the West End in September 2022.
David Mitchell and Gemma Whelan return in Ben Elton’s comedy The Upstart Crow. The hit stage adaptation will run from 23 Sept – 3 Dec at the Apollo Theatre.
Sean Foley
Birmingham Rep launches REPurposed to get people talking
Birmingham Repertory Theatre’s building may be closed, but The REP’s creative team keep the conversation going with the launch of REPurposed.
Foley reveals musicals and dramas in first season at Birmingham Rep
Director Sean Foley talks to Mark Ludmon about his first full season at Birmingham Rep which includes the UK Premiere of Something Rotten the musical
Stephen Mangan and Kara Tointon to star in The Man In The White Suit at Wyndham’s Theatre
Sean Foley is to adapt and direct the Ealing comedy for the world premiere stage production which will star Stephen Mangan and Kara Tointon
REVIEW: The Miser, Garrick Theatre ✭✭✭✭
The laughs come thick and fast through the ensuing chaos, and with some stand out comedic performances, it seems like there’s still plenty of life in Molière’s old Miser yet.
REVIEW: The Dresser, Duke Of York’s Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭
Sean Foley’s production of The Dresser is simply extraordinary. Ken Stott and Reece Shearsmith are outstanding as ‘Sir’ and Norman, whilst the supporting cast, and Harriet Thorpe’s ‘Her Ladyship’ in particular, are truly excellent. It is a thought-provoking, funny and poignant piece, which not only does full justice to Sir Ronald Harwood’s wonderful script, but the acclaimed productions that preceded it.
REVIEW: The Painkiller, Garrick Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Kenneth Branagh puts in a surprising masterclass in physical comedy as Ralph, getting big laughs despite spending most of the play unable to speak. He is, as expected, excellent at playing the silky smooth secret agent but his movement and timing is also exceptional and he deploys razor sharp comic timing.
Branagh, Brydon and Blakley in comedy The Painkiller
Kenneth Branagh, Rob Brydon, Claudie Blakley, Marcus Fraser, Mark Hadfield and Alex Macqueen make up the cast of the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company’s new comedy The Painkiller. Directed and adapted by Sean Foley, The Painkiller will be the fifth production in the Plays at the Garrick season and will play from 5 March until 30 April 2016. Foley directs his “dark, yet hilarious” adaptation of Francis Veber’s classic French farce, while Kenneth Branagh and Rob Brydon reprise the roles they played to great acclaim at Belfast’s Lyric Theatre inaugural season. Foley said: “I’m delighted to have the chance to further develop this comedy with the remarkable double act of Kenneth Branagh and Rob Brydon, who, together with the brilliant Mark Hadfield, were a joy to direct in the first production. “I know that they are excited as I am to also be welcoming to our cast the extraordinary talents of Claudie … Read more
