Eddie Izzard Brings HAMLET to Chicago Next Month
by Stephi Wild
- Mar 27, 2024
Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced an addition to the season: Tony Award-nominated actor Eddie Izzard brings her celebrated solo theatrical performance of Hamlet to Chicago, direct from a triple-extended New York run at the Orpheum and Greenwich House Theaters and prior to launching a highly anticipated London transfer at Riverside Studios.
Review: MACBETH (AN UNDOING), Rose Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan
- Mar 13, 2024
A production that promises to be a 'fresh take' on one of Shakepeare's most famous plays is apt to produce a weary sigh or two. After previously playing at Edinburgh's Royal Lyceum last February, Zinnie Harris now brings her promising yet unfocused version of the Scottish play to the Rose Theatre.
Eddie Izzard's Solo HAMLET to Move to Orpheum Theater for Four Week Extension
by Blair Ingenthron
- Feb 26, 2024
Following its run at the Greenwich House Theater, Eddie Izzard's performance of Shakespeare's Hamlet will move to New York's Orpheum Theatre beginning on Tuesday, March 19 for a four-week extension through April 14. Learn more about the production and how to get tickets here!
Eddie Izzard Will Return to New York in Solo Production of HAMLET in January 2024
by Stephi Wild
- Nov 28, 2023
Eddie Izzard will take the New York stage this winter for six weeks only, playing 23 characters in William Shakespeare's Hamlet, adapted by Mark Izzard and directed by Selena Cadell at off-Broadway's Greenwich House Theater (27 Barrow Street) from January 25-March 3; opening night is February 11.
Review: HAMNET, Garrick Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina
- Oct 19, 2023
Maggie O’Farrell’s novel Hamnet explores grief and loss through the lens of Elizabethan society, reimagining the family life of the most celebrated playwright in England. Lolita Chakrabarti’s play enjoyed a fairly successful run in Stratford-upon-Avon and immediately promised a West End transfer. Under Erica Whyman, the production is a good-looking exercise in speculative history.
Winners of 2023 Linbury Prize for Stage Design Announced
by Aliya Al-Hassan
- Sep 26, 2023
Twelve emerging designers from across the UK have been announced as recipients of this year’s Linbury Prize for Stage Design 2023, as part of the National Theatre and The Linbury Trust’s commitment to supporting designers to develop a sustainable career in stage design.
HAMNET Extends Run in the West End and Reveals Full Cast
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 5, 2023
A 6 week extension has been announced for the West End transfer of Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet, adapted by Lolita Chakrabarti (Life of Pi) and directed by Erica Whyman. Learn more about the show, as well as the full cast, here!
Theatre Director and Former RSC Artistic Director Michael Boyd Dies
by Stephi Wild
- Aug 4, 2023
BroadwayWorld is saddened to learn that theatre director Michael Boyd has died from cancer. His career took him from training in Moscow to artistic directorships at the Tron Theatre Glasgow [1985-96] and the Royal Shakespeare Company, after joining as an Associate Director in 1996.
Erica Whyman Announces Final Programme with RSC
by Aliya Al-Hassan
- Jun 1, 2023
Erica Whyman has announced details of her final season of work as Acting Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) ahead of her stepping down this month.
Shortlists for 2023 Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland Announced
by Natalie O'Donoghue
- May 17, 2023
Enough of Him - May Sumbwanyambe’s harrowing, but uplifting drama about the Joseph Knight, who freed himself from slavery through the Scottish courts, and Ramesh Meyyappan’s Love Beyond (Act of Remembrance), a poignant exploration of dementia in the deaf community - top the nominations lists.
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