Clive Wood is confirmed at the Almeida BUT the good news is that he is in Filumena, so if you want to see him you don’t have so long to wait as the run is from 15th March to 12th May.
Playing in London NOW at the Lyric Hammersmith (www.lyric.co.uk ) is the ever lovely Ed Bennett (of understudy fame!). He can be seen in “Lovesong” a Frantic Assembly Production running until 4th February.
Regards
Geraldine
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Cheer on the finalists at the BBC’s first ever national Shakespeare recital contest Off by Heart.
Nine teenage finalists have won their place at this event by competing against their peers from schools across the UK.
Jeremy Paxman presents as they deliver some of Shakespeare’s most famous speeches in front of a panel of judges including Simon Schama and actor Samuel West.
Special Offer – £5 per ticket. Call the RSC ticket hotline on 0844 800 1110 and quote Off by Heart
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The Whatsonstage.com Awards nominations are still live and you can cast your votes until 31st January. RSC nominations include Matilda The Musical which has been nominated for a total of 9 awards with all four of Matildas nominated as Best Actress in a Musical. Bertie Carvel is in the running for Best Actor in a Musical, Lauren Ward is nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical, and Paul Kaye is up for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical. Rob Howell is nominated for Best Set Designer, Peter Darling for Best Choreographer, and Matthew Warchus for Best Director. Tim Minchin has been nominated as London Newcomer of the Year and the show is up for Best New Musical.
And the 50th anniversary season and the opening of the RST and Swan Theatre has also been recognised and is nominated for The AKA Theatre Event of the Year!
These awards, also known as the Theatregoers’ Choice Awards, are the only major UK theatre awards decided by members of the public, and you can cast your votes at www.whatsonstage.com The winners will be announced on Sunday 19 February 2012.
So cast your votes…
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Dawn never thought motherhood would be like this. Moira never thought she’d had a case like this. A play for social workers everywhere, and anyone with a heart, SHALLOW SLUMBER is a thrilling new drama by award-winning writer and social worker Chris Lee.
Starring RSC favourite and Olivier-nominee Alexandra Gilbreath, whose work with the RSC includes Twelfth Night, The Taming of the Shrew and Romeo and Juliet, alongside rising star Amy Cudden (Doctor Who, Vera). Directed by Mary Nighy, with design by RSC trainee designer Georgia Lowe (currently designing The Dark Side of Love for the RSC World Shakespeare Festival).
From the producers of Tender Napalm:
**** ‘heart-stopping’ (Times)
**** ‘sensational’ (Guardian)
We’re pleased to offer RSC Friends our friends ticket rate of £10 for all performances of the show (saving up to £5)! To book, quote FRIENDS when calling the Soho Theatre box office on 020 7478 0100. (Please note this offer is valid for phone and in person bookings only).
Shallow Slumber: 24 Jan – 18 Feb 2012, Soho Theatre
Tues – Sat at 8pm; Sat matinees at 4pm.
www.sohotheatre.com / 020 7478 0100
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Casting just announced by Sheffield Theatres is that Geoffrey Streatfeild will be appearing in “Copenhagen” with Henry Goodman at the Lyceum Theatre from February 29th to March 10th 2012.
Have a look at http://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/ for booking information etc.
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I’m told that Clive Wood will be appearing at the Almeida Theatre next year in Children’s Children, running from 17th May to 30th June. No confirmed casting on the website yet but keep an eye on http://www.almeida.co.uk.
Meanwhile, this week there has been a double treat for Geoffrey Streatfeild fans on Radio 4. The first, The Gate of Angels was on Saturday afternoon (10th) and can still be heard on BBC i player; the second play was on Thursday (15th) at 11 pm 2 of 4 in the third series of “Weird Tales”. Good listening.
Geraldine
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This weekend join us in Stratford-upon-Avon for three more events celebrating the history of the RSC.
Howard Davies: The Place, The Other Place and The Warehouse
Saturday 26 November, 10am
Swan Theatre, £8
Howard Davies, director of productions including Les Liaisons Dangereuses, was the catalyst for big changes at the RSC. The (Donmar) Warehouse first opened in 1976, modelled on The Other Place in Stratford, under his visionary leadership. The Warehouse played host to some of the most important and urgent new plays of the 1970s and 1980s. Howard will be talking about his work to Chris Campbell, Literary Manager of the Royal Court Theatre.
A Celebration: Educating Rita
Sunday 27 November, 11.30am
Swan Theatre, £15
Educating Rita was commisioned and premiered by the RSC in 1980 and went on to becoming one of the nation’s best loved stories. Join Willy Russell as he talks to Company Dramaturg Jeanie O’Hare about how Educating Rita made it onto the stage at the RSC.
In Conversation: Adrian Noble
Sunday 27 November, 7.30pm
Swan Theatre, £15
Adrian Noble, RSC Artistic Director 1990-2003, talks to Michael Attenborough about his time with the Company. Adrian’s productions for the Company include The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, The Plantagenets and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, later turned into a successful film.
To book, call the RSC Ticket Hotline on 0844 800 1110 or book online at www.rsc.org.uk/rsc50events
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The Arts Theatre in London are presenting Juliet Stevenson in conversation with Fiona Lindsay as the next guest in their Face to Face series on Thursday 17th November and would like to offer RSC Friends a two for one offer.
Face to Face is a series of intimate conversations presented by broadcaster Fiona Lindsay, raising money for the independent and unsubsidised Arts Theatre, a vibrant theatre in the heart of London’s West End. Prepare for an hour of candour and comedy from this series whose previous guests include Stephen Mangan and Alison Steadman, as Fiona Lindsay talks to leading show business names, revealing why they do what they do – and how they do it.
One of the greatest, most versatile and most charming actors of the last thirty years, Juliet Stevenson’s incredible body of work ranges from the stage to the screen via both television and radio. Join us to talk to another multi award winning guest about her long and successful path – the Royal Shakespeare Company to Truly Madly Deeply, A Dolls House to Lewis – and find out what’s still to come.
To buy tickets, go to www.artstheatrewestend.co.uk or telephone 020 7907 7092 and quote BLACK. Please note that the final guest in the autumn series is David Baddiel and the offer extends to this event as well.
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The awards season for the theatre world has started and this year it looks like the RSC should enjoy some success. Yesterday the Theatre Awards UK (formerly the TMA Awards) took place. They honour “creative excellence” in work seen on stages throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and Matilda The Musical picked up both the awards it was dominated for, winning Best Musical Production and Best Performance in a Musical for Bertie Carvel for his turn as Miss Trunchbull, making it the only show to pick up multiple prizes. Both very well deserved. I hope you all spotted Bertie in the recent series of Spooks looking more like himself!
The full list of the Theatre Awards winners can be found at http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/34055/peter-hall-and-derek-jacobi-among-winners-at
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