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Posted: 11/19/10 at 11:26am
The National Theatre has announced its new Season productions and platforms to April 2011.
Public booking opens 1 Dec 2010 for new productions.
New shows in The Olivier Theatre...
'Frankenstein'
by Nick Dear, based on the novel by Mary Shelley.
Opens 23 Feb 2010, following previews from 5 Feb - booking to 17 April 2011 Directed by Danny Boyle.
Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller will alternate the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature. Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal.
New show in The Lyttelton Theatre...
'Greenland'
by Moira Buffini, Matt Charman, Penelope Skinner and Jack Thorne. Dramaturg Ben Power.
Opens 1 Feb 2010, following previews from 25 Jan - booking to 2 April 2011. Directed by Bijan Sheibani.
Cast includes Michael Gould, Isabella Laughland, Amanda Lawrence, Tunji Lucas, Lyndsey Marshal, Peter McDonald , Rhys Rusbatch. What on earth is happening to our planet? Who knows what, and what can or should be done about it? The questions we all have about the environment and the future are exhilaratingly intricate. Knowing what and who to trust is an increasingly bewildering challenge. Only a few things are certain: every living thing is related to every other living thing; our actions have consequences; change is constant and inevitable. Seeking to understand a subject of great complexity, the National Theatre has asked four of the most distinct and exciting playwrights in British theatre to collaborate on a new piece of documentary theatre. The team has spent six months interviewing key individuals from the worlds of science, politics, business and philosophy in an effort to understand our changing relationship with the planet.
'Rocket To The Moon'
by Clifford Odets
Opens 30 March 2010, following previews from 23 March - booking to 10 April 2011.
Directed by Angus Jackson .Stunning, stockingless, ruthless in her youth, Cleo Singer arrives in Ben Stark’s dental practice and turns his married, humdrum world upside down. She promises passion, escape, if only he knew how. But Stark is not alone in his frustrated dreams and in those stifling, shared offices there’s rivalry over a woman discovering life, a woman who’s hungry for expression and for love. And she’s no pushover, she’s looking for the real deal.
New shows in The Cottesloe Theatre...
'The Holy Rosenbergs'
by Ryan Craig
Opens 16 March 2010, following previews from 8 March - booking to 31 March 2011.
Directed by Laurie Sansom . Starring Henry Goodman. As big-hearted patriarch David clings to a deal that could save both his ailing catering firm and his cherished standing in the Edgware Jewish community, his children are at loggerheads. While eldest son Danny fights for the Israelis in Gaza, his sister investigates war crimes in that same conflict. Their brother drinks and brawls and refuses to join their father’s business. But when tragedy strikes, each family member is forced to confront head-on the clash between individual identity and the demands and expectations of community.
Productions extending booking period ....
'Men Should Weep' now closing 10 Jan 2011.
'Fela!' now closing 23 Jan 2011.
'Hamlet' now closing 26 Jan 2011
'Seasons Greetings' now closing 13 March 2011.
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PLATFORM EVENTS.
Unless stated: 6pm / Length 45 mins / £3.50
**Marianne Elliott on Season’s Greetings
4th Jan, Lyttelton
Director Marianne Elliott talks about her new production of Alan Ayckbourn’s Christmas tale.
**Bill T Jones on FELA!
5th Jan, Olivier
The director discusses his visionary production, featuring his own Tony Award-winning choreography.
**Talking Hamlet - Hamlet: Rory Kinnear
10th Jan, Olivier - 3pm (1hr), £5/£4
A series of afternoon interviews with members of the company of Twelfth Night and Hamlet, in which they talk about the play and their roles.
**Fela: The Man behind the Music
14th Jan, Olivier
Discover more about the extraordinary life and the legacy of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, with contributions from colleagues and friends.
**In Rehearsal: Hamlet
18th Jan, 3.45pm, Olivier
Nicholas Hytner explores the rehearsal process for Hamlet with members of the acting company, offering an insight into the production's journey from first rehearsal to opening night.
**Talking Hamlet - Gertrude, Hamlet's father and Claudius: Clare Higgins, James Laurenson & Patrick Malahide
20th Jan, Terrace Bar - 3pm (1hr), £5/£4
A series of afternoon interviews with members of the company of Hamlet, in which they talk about the play and their roles.
**Talking Hamlet - Polonius, Laertes & Horatio: David Calder, Alex Lanipekun & Giles Terera
25th Jan, Terrace Bar - 3pm (1hr), £5/£4
A series of afternoon interviews with members of the company of Hamlet, in which they talk about the play and their roles.
**Shakespeare on Screen: Hamlet and Twelfth Night
27th Jan, Cottesloe
Shakespeare has inspired some unforgettable screen moments. Using clips from Hamlet and Twelfth Night films by Olivier, Branagh and Nunn, and some genre adaptations, Daniel Rosenthal explores the rich variety of Shakespearean cinema.
**Talking Twelfth Night - Orsino & Viola: Marton Csokas & Rebecca Hall
31st Jan, Cottesloe - 3pm (1hr), £5/£4
A series of afternoon interviews with members of the company of Twelfth Night, in which they talk about the play and their roles.
**Talking Twelfth Night - Malvolio, Olivia & Feste: Simon Paisley Day, Amanda Drew & **David Ryall
4th Feb, Cottesloe - 3pm (1hr), £5/£4
A series of afternoon interviews with members of the company of Twelfth Night, in which they talk about the play and their roles.
**Talking Twelfth Night - Toby, Andrew & Maria: Simon Callow, Charles Edwards & Finty Williams
7th Feb, Cottesloe - 3pm (1hr), £5/£4
A series of afternoon interviews with members of the company of Twelfth Night, in which they talk about the play and their roles.
**In Conversation with… Mark Gatiss
Wed 9th Feb
3pm (1hr), Lyttelton, £5/£4
Members of the Season’s Greetings company talk about their careers and current role, and answer your questions. Chaired by Al Senter.
**Ron Moody
11th Feb, Cottesloe
In his frank and fascinating memoir, Ron Moody reveals the twists and turns of his 50-year career, and his approach to creating characters such as the original Fagin in Oliver!
**Christopher Bigsby on Arthur Miller
16th Feb, Cottesloe
Christopher Bigsby introduces the second volume of his major biography of Arthur Miller, covering the years 1962-2005.
**In Conversation with… Catherine Tate
Thu 17th Feb
3pm (1hr), Lyttelton, £5/£4
Members of the Season’s Greetings company talk about their careers and current role, and answer your questions. Chaired by Al Senter.
**Frankenstein On Film
24th Feb, Olivier
When Hollywood got hold of the story of Frankenstein’s monster, the original ‘beautiful’ creature with hair ‘of lustrous black, and flowing’, gave way to a very different iconic movie creation and spawned endless sequels and remakes. Film historian Kim Newman looks at the many cinematic versions of the tale.
**In Conversation with… David Troughton
Fri 25th Feb
3pm (1hr), Lyttelton, £5/£4
Members of the Season’s Greetings company talk about their careers and current role, and answer your questions. Chaired by Al Senter.
**Laughter in our Lounges
26th Feb, 10.30am (1hr 30mins), Lyttelton, £5/£4
From Terry and June to Two Pints..., a celebration of the last 30 years of domestic comedy on stage and screen.
**Frankenstein On Science
4th March, Olivier
Mary Shelley’s remarkable exploration of man’s desire to bring life to an inanimate object was a truly fantastic vision, but how possible is the notion both in the 19th century and today?
**Danny Boyle and Nick Dear on Frankenstein
14th March, Olivier
The director and adaptor talk about their new production of the : Mary Shelley
A glimpse into the life of Mary Shelley with Claire Tomalin, biographer of her mother Mary Wollstonecraft, and Daisy Hay, author of Young Romantics, celebrating the idealistic circle who were there when Shelley first told the tale of a monster.
**Ryan Craig and Laurie Sansom on The Holy Rosenbergs
18th Mar, Cottesloe
Writer Ryan Craig and director Laurie Sansom discuss this new play.
**Edward Petherbridge
23rd Mar, Cottesloe
Petherbridge was Stoppard's original Guildenstern, and a definitive Lord Peter Wimsey. Slim Chances is part-memoir, part-masterclass, telling of his early career, his work with Olivier, and the NT Company he founded with Ian McKellen.
Public booking opens 1 Dec 2010 for new productions.
New shows in The Olivier Theatre...
'Frankenstein'
by Nick Dear, based on the novel by Mary Shelley.
Opens 23 Feb 2010, following previews from 5 Feb - booking to 17 April 2011 Directed by Danny Boyle.
Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller will alternate the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature. Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal.
New show in The Lyttelton Theatre...
'Greenland'
by Moira Buffini, Matt Charman, Penelope Skinner and Jack Thorne. Dramaturg Ben Power.
Opens 1 Feb 2010, following previews from 25 Jan - booking to 2 April 2011. Directed by Bijan Sheibani.
Cast includes Michael Gould, Isabella Laughland, Amanda Lawrence, Tunji Lucas, Lyndsey Marshal, Peter McDonald , Rhys Rusbatch. What on earth is happening to our planet? Who knows what, and what can or should be done about it? The questions we all have about the environment and the future are exhilaratingly intricate. Knowing what and who to trust is an increasingly bewildering challenge. Only a few things are certain: every living thing is related to every other living thing; our actions have consequences; change is constant and inevitable. Seeking to understand a subject of great complexity, the National Theatre has asked four of the most distinct and exciting playwrights in British theatre to collaborate on a new piece of documentary theatre. The team has spent six months interviewing key individuals from the worlds of science, politics, business and philosophy in an effort to understand our changing relationship with the planet.
'Rocket To The Moon'
by Clifford Odets
Opens 30 March 2010, following previews from 23 March - booking to 10 April 2011.
Directed by Angus Jackson .Stunning, stockingless, ruthless in her youth, Cleo Singer arrives in Ben Stark’s dental practice and turns his married, humdrum world upside down. She promises passion, escape, if only he knew how. But Stark is not alone in his frustrated dreams and in those stifling, shared offices there’s rivalry over a woman discovering life, a woman who’s hungry for expression and for love. And she’s no pushover, she’s looking for the real deal.
New shows in The Cottesloe Theatre...
'The Holy Rosenbergs'
by Ryan Craig
Opens 16 March 2010, following previews from 8 March - booking to 31 March 2011.
Directed by Laurie Sansom . Starring Henry Goodman. As big-hearted patriarch David clings to a deal that could save both his ailing catering firm and his cherished standing in the Edgware Jewish community, his children are at loggerheads. While eldest son Danny fights for the Israelis in Gaza, his sister investigates war crimes in that same conflict. Their brother drinks and brawls and refuses to join their father’s business. But when tragedy strikes, each family member is forced to confront head-on the clash between individual identity and the demands and expectations of community.
Productions extending booking period ....
'Men Should Weep' now closing 10 Jan 2011.
'Fela!' now closing 23 Jan 2011.
'Hamlet' now closing 26 Jan 2011
'Seasons Greetings' now closing 13 March 2011.
*************************************************
PLATFORM EVENTS.
Unless stated: 6pm / Length 45 mins / £3.50
**Marianne Elliott on Season’s Greetings
4th Jan, Lyttelton
Director Marianne Elliott talks about her new production of Alan Ayckbourn’s Christmas tale.
**Bill T Jones on FELA!
5th Jan, Olivier
The director discusses his visionary production, featuring his own Tony Award-winning choreography.
**Talking Hamlet - Hamlet: Rory Kinnear
10th Jan, Olivier - 3pm (1hr), £5/£4
A series of afternoon interviews with members of the company of Twelfth Night and Hamlet, in which they talk about the play and their roles.
**Fela: The Man behind the Music
14th Jan, Olivier
Discover more about the extraordinary life and the legacy of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, with contributions from colleagues and friends.
**In Rehearsal: Hamlet
18th Jan, 3.45pm, Olivier
Nicholas Hytner explores the rehearsal process for Hamlet with members of the acting company, offering an insight into the production's journey from first rehearsal to opening night.
**Talking Hamlet - Gertrude, Hamlet's father and Claudius: Clare Higgins, James Laurenson & Patrick Malahide
20th Jan, Terrace Bar - 3pm (1hr), £5/£4
A series of afternoon interviews with members of the company of Hamlet, in which they talk about the play and their roles.
**Talking Hamlet - Polonius, Laertes & Horatio: David Calder, Alex Lanipekun & Giles Terera
25th Jan, Terrace Bar - 3pm (1hr), £5/£4
A series of afternoon interviews with members of the company of Hamlet, in which they talk about the play and their roles.
**Shakespeare on Screen: Hamlet and Twelfth Night
27th Jan, Cottesloe
Shakespeare has inspired some unforgettable screen moments. Using clips from Hamlet and Twelfth Night films by Olivier, Branagh and Nunn, and some genre adaptations, Daniel Rosenthal explores the rich variety of Shakespearean cinema.
**Talking Twelfth Night - Orsino & Viola: Marton Csokas & Rebecca Hall
31st Jan, Cottesloe - 3pm (1hr), £5/£4
A series of afternoon interviews with members of the company of Twelfth Night, in which they talk about the play and their roles.
**Talking Twelfth Night - Malvolio, Olivia & Feste: Simon Paisley Day, Amanda Drew & **David Ryall
4th Feb, Cottesloe - 3pm (1hr), £5/£4
A series of afternoon interviews with members of the company of Twelfth Night, in which they talk about the play and their roles.
**Talking Twelfth Night - Toby, Andrew & Maria: Simon Callow, Charles Edwards & Finty Williams
7th Feb, Cottesloe - 3pm (1hr), £5/£4
A series of afternoon interviews with members of the company of Twelfth Night, in which they talk about the play and their roles.
**In Conversation with… Mark Gatiss
Wed 9th Feb
3pm (1hr), Lyttelton, £5/£4
Members of the Season’s Greetings company talk about their careers and current role, and answer your questions. Chaired by Al Senter.
**Ron Moody
11th Feb, Cottesloe
In his frank and fascinating memoir, Ron Moody reveals the twists and turns of his 50-year career, and his approach to creating characters such as the original Fagin in Oliver!
**Christopher Bigsby on Arthur Miller
16th Feb, Cottesloe
Christopher Bigsby introduces the second volume of his major biography of Arthur Miller, covering the years 1962-2005.
**In Conversation with… Catherine Tate
Thu 17th Feb
3pm (1hr), Lyttelton, £5/£4
Members of the Season’s Greetings company talk about their careers and current role, and answer your questions. Chaired by Al Senter.
**Frankenstein On Film
24th Feb, Olivier
When Hollywood got hold of the story of Frankenstein’s monster, the original ‘beautiful’ creature with hair ‘of lustrous black, and flowing’, gave way to a very different iconic movie creation and spawned endless sequels and remakes. Film historian Kim Newman looks at the many cinematic versions of the tale.
**In Conversation with… David Troughton
Fri 25th Feb
3pm (1hr), Lyttelton, £5/£4
Members of the Season’s Greetings company talk about their careers and current role, and answer your questions. Chaired by Al Senter.
**Laughter in our Lounges
26th Feb, 10.30am (1hr 30mins), Lyttelton, £5/£4
From Terry and June to Two Pints..., a celebration of the last 30 years of domestic comedy on stage and screen.
**Frankenstein On Science
4th March, Olivier
Mary Shelley’s remarkable exploration of man’s desire to bring life to an inanimate object was a truly fantastic vision, but how possible is the notion both in the 19th century and today?
**Danny Boyle and Nick Dear on Frankenstein
14th March, Olivier
The director and adaptor talk about their new production of the : Mary Shelley
A glimpse into the life of Mary Shelley with Claire Tomalin, biographer of her mother Mary Wollstonecraft, and Daisy Hay, author of Young Romantics, celebrating the idealistic circle who were there when Shelley first told the tale of a monster.
**Ryan Craig and Laurie Sansom on The Holy Rosenbergs
18th Mar, Cottesloe
Writer Ryan Craig and director Laurie Sansom discuss this new play.
**Edward Petherbridge
23rd Mar, Cottesloe
Petherbridge was Stoppard's original Guildenstern, and a definitive Lord Peter Wimsey. Slim Chances is part-memoir, part-masterclass, telling of his early career, his work with Olivier, and the NT Company he founded with Ian McKellen.
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