“It was part of a 1960 revue at the Nottingham Playhouse called You, Me and the Gatepost, performed for one night only, and then promptly forgotten. But the sketch, written by a 29-year-old Harold Pinter and lost for more than half a century, has re-emerged as a result of some diligent detective work.”
Category: theatre
Christian Fundamentalists Disrupt Paris Play; Author ‘Forgives’ Them
“On Thursday, members of the Institut Civitas group interrupted a performance of On the Concept of the Face, Regarding the Son of God at the Theatre de la Ville, brandishing placards with the slogan ‘Stop Christianophobia’.” Playwright Romeo Castellucci says “I forgive them for they know not what they do.”
Straight Plays Have A Great Fall On Broadway
“Money-wise, new straight plays are poised to have one of their best fall seasons on Broadway in recent years.”
Dionysus In A Welsh Village Hall
“National Theatre Wales’s first musical, The Village Social, is a dark-comic cocktail of The Bacchae and The Vicar of Dibley.” A reporter rides along on the rural tour.
Audiences Walking Out Of Shocking Royal Shakespeare Show
Some of the more shocking scenes include a gang rape and a character being tortured with a Taser. Audience members interviewed on the RSC’s own website described the production as “warped”, “disturbing” and “shocking”.
How Does England Celebrate The 400th Anniversary Of The King James Bible? With Plays, Some By Atheists, Of Course
Playwrights from Neil LaBute to the Archbishop of Canterbury, not to mention Tim Rice and Jeanette Winterson, take on all of the books of the Bible in a 24-hour cycle honoring the gorgeously written King James.
What Isherwood Reads When He Reads About Theatre
New York Times critic Charles Isherwood: “While reading about theater is also part of the job, it’s really a pleasure too. … Although theater has receded from the cultural front lines in the last couple of decades, new books about or by theater luminaries continued to be published with some regularity.”
Bounded In A Nutshell, Or Actually, An L.A. Elevator
These actors take Hamlet (and other Shakespeare plays) where it’s not necessarily welcome – or understood. “I thought they were practicing for their night jobs as actors,” says one accidental audience member. “It’s L.A.”
England’s National Theatre Shelves Tori Amos Musical
“The Light Princess, an adaptation of George MacDonald’s 19th-century fairytale of the same name with music and lyrics by the American singer-songwriter, had been due to open in the Lyttelton theatre next April.” The premiere has been postponed indefinitely “over fears [the show] will not be ready in time.”
Creating A Portable, Pop-Up Theatre-In-The-Round
The professional touring company Paines Plough is building an adaptable 100- to 150-seat tiered amphitheatre. “It flat-packs into a lorry and can fit into anywhere, from large theatres to studio spaces, eventually touring to village halls, schools, warehouses and parks.”