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More Dramatury: Alison Skilbeck @ Edfringe 2018

HINT OF LIME PRESENTS ARE THERE MORE OF YOU?Written and Performed By Alison Skilbeck Directed by Jeremy Stockwell August 1 – 27 11.10 (70 mins) ASSEMBLY HALL If you lay yourself open, people will jump in with both feet, won’t they?

Claire, Sophia, Sara and Sam. Four women, linked by a shared postcode, each moving through transitions in their lives. Four women in search of happiness. Four women on the verge of a nervous breakthrough. Claire, always the loyal and dutiful wife, has been abandoned by her husband on the eve of his retirement. Sophia loves opera. She juggles her time between her big project of opening an Italian trattoria with singing, the daytime job of running a café and the stresses and strains of caring for her sick mother.

Sara is a spirit weaver, sorting out people’s lives, untangling the threads and putting them back together but what about the twists and knots in her own life? And then there’s Sam, a tough no-nonsense business-woman who through the course of an evening and with the help of a few drinks, reveals a more fragile vulnerability and the need of a friend. In turns touching scary, funny, warm and embracing, Are There More of You? tells the often untold stories of women of a certain age. Women going through personal transitions, adapting to new circumstances, in search of love and happiness and discovering new things about themselves and the world around them.

What was the inspiration for this performance? I wanted to write monologues for me, as an older actress. I started to write, and my four characters started to connect: hence ARE THERE MORE OF YOU? - four wildly different ladies linked only by a postcode. Is performance still a good space for the public discussion of ideas? Yes indeed; though I think it works best when indirect, e.g CRUCIBLE for the McCarthy witch hunts. But times change, and STUFF HAPPENS was remarkable, also many plays recently about refugees. When I have Q and As after my shows, people are eager to engage. Theatre makes us see ourselves. But to be realistic, political plays rarely reach other than the converted. How did you become interested in making performance? I have been an actress, a performer, all my life; if by this you mean creating my own work by writing it, the negative reason is because there were increasingly fewer parts for women, and women of my age! On the positive side, many people had encouraged me to write, so I sat down and did it. People read and heard the script, and my director , Jeremy Stockwell ( KEN, and A SOCK FULL OF CUSTARD Ed Fringe 2018) helped me get it on, oringinally some years ago. And audiences responded. Is there any particular approach to the making of the show? No. It's a while since I did write it, but - I wrote it, re-wrote it, honed and shaped it with my director who helped me find the different voices and bodies of the characters; we decided to have minimum set, costume, lx and sound ; to celebrate acting and the power of story - two planks and a passion - speaking directly to an audience. Does the show fit with your usual productions? In that they involve me alone on a stage - yes. My two subsequent shows are different only in this: - MRS ROOSEVELT FLIES TO LONDON ( Edinburgh 2016) About a real, much admired person. I wrote after extensive research; there is more set and costume; a soundscape, and a lot of lighting. -THE POWER BEHIND THE CRONE ( Edinburgh 2017) is me plus Shakespeare! it is ultra-simple - no lx or sound - I play a very enthusiastic lecturer, Prof Artemis Turret, playing and talking about 7 older women in Shakespeare. Once again serious, but funny; like Shakespeare himself! What do you hope that the audience will experience? I hope they will have fun; laugh, cry, see themselves and people they know, and think about older women, their resilience and infinite variety. And I hope they'll be struck by what live theatre can do - how you can turn on a sixpence to become 'other'. Alison Skilbeck returns to The Edinburgh Fringe following her 5 star shows Mrs Roosevelt Flies to London, 2016, and The Power Behind The Crone, 2017. Her enormously varied stage career has taken her to the West End and all over the UK and Europe, and to the USA with Shakespeare: early on she created roles in six Ayckbourn premieres at Scarborough. Alison's television work includes Sherlock Homes, The Beiderbecke Affair, Miss Marple, Head Over Heels, Doctor Who, Soldier Soldier, Midsomer Murders, and Call The Midwife. Amongst her radio roles is Polly Perks in The Archers, until the character was killed off! Two recent projects have been Wimpole Street, the award winning web series, and the pod cast sitcom seriesWooden Overcoats. Alison has directed extensively thoughout her career, notably Shakespeare at RADA, where she has been an Associate Teacher for over 20 years. Alison also directs A Substitute For Life by Simon Brett, starring Tim Hardy, which also runs at Assembly throughout August. Jeremy Stockwell has directed, written, and devised new work in the U.K. for, among others, the National and BAC. His current touring productions are; Angelos & Barry: The New Power Generation (tour & West End run), Pemberton & Hague's Theatre Circus and The Very Perry Show, with Kate Perry (tour and New York run). He directs extensively in theatres all over Europe. Also in Edinburgh this August, as an actor, Jeremy is playing Ken Campbell, in Terry Johnson's KEN, and Spike Milligan in A Sockful of Custard, which he co-wrote with Chris Larner, both at The Pleasance Courtyard. Jeremy has been a member of the RADA teaching and directing faculty for over twenty years. He is also Performance Coach for the BBC; his series include: How do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?, Faking It, The Speaker, and Strictly Come Dancing. Edinburgh Fringe Theatre ARE THERE MORE OF YOU? Written and Performed By Alison Skilbeck Directed Jeremy Stockwell August 2 – 27 11.10 (70 mins) ASSEMBLY HALL http://www.assemblyfestival.com 0131 623 3030 August 2 to 3 £6 (previews) August 4, 5, 8, 9, 14 - 16, 20 -23 & 27 £11(£9) August 6, 7, 10 -12, 17 – 19, 24 – 26 £12.50 (£10.50) Day off August 13 from the vileblog https://ift.tt/2mGx3La

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Tickets go on sale for Rufus Norris’ Macbeth, with Rory Kinnear and Anne-Marie Duff, part of the Travelex Season with thousands of tickets available at £15

Cast announced for world premiere of The Great Wave, a co-production with the Tricycle Theatre, directed by Indhu Rubasingham

Full cast announced for UK premiere of Annie Baker’s John, directed by James Macdonald

30 years after the play’s rediscovery, Absolute Hell returns to the National in a new production directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins

Further cast announced for the revival of Amadeus

Tickets on sale for Justin Audibert’s new production of The Winter’s Tale for primary schools

National Theatre Jan 2015 – photo by Philip Vile

Olivier Theatre MACBETH by William Shakespeare Previews from 26 February, press night 6 March, on sale until 12 May with further performances to be announced The ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war. Ruthlessly fighting to survive, the Macbeths are propelled towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness. Shakespeare’s most intense and terrifying tragedy is directed by Rufus Norris 25 years after his last Shakespeare production. Rory Kinnear and Anne-Marie Duff play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Set design by Rae Smith, costume design by Moritz Junge, lighting design by James Farncombe and sound design by Paul Arditti. Hundreds of Travelex tickets available for every performance at £15. Broadcast live as part of NT Live to cinemas worldwide on 10 May.

Lyttelton Theatre ABSOLUTE HELL by Rodney Ackland Previews from 18 April, press night 25 April, on sale until 23 May with further performances to be announced Bomb-blasted London. A Soho den in the hangover from World War II, where members drink into the darkness, night after night. Lying, fighting and seducing, these lost souls and bruised lovers struggle from the rubble of war towards an unknown future. Rodney Ackland’s extraordinarily provocative play was condemned as ‘a libel on the British people’ when first performed in 1952. Now it emerges as an intoxicating plunge into post-war Soho; full of despair and longing. Joe Hill-Gibbins returns to the NT to direct a large ensemble in this new production. Set design by Lizzie Clachan, with costumes designed by Nicky Gillibrand, lighting by Jon Clark, movement by Jenny Ogilvie, sound by Paul Arditti and the music director is Harvey Brough.

Dorfman Theatre JOHN by Annie Baker Previews from 17 January, press night 24 January in repertoire until 3 March The week after Thanksgiving. A bed and breakfast in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. A cheerful host welcomes a young couple struggling to salvage their relationship, while thousands of inanimate objects look on. An uncanny new play by Annie Baker, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning The Flick had a sold-out run at the National in 2016. James Macdonald directs the European premiere. Full cast includes Marylouise Burke, Tom Mothersdale, Anneika Rose and June Watson. Design by Chloe Lamford, lighting design by Peter Mumford and sound design by Christopher Shutt. Marylouise Burke is appearing with the support of UK Equity, incorporating the Variety Artistes’ Federation, pursuant to an exchange programme between American Equity and UK Equity. New American Work programme supported by The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, Lawton W Fitt & James I McLaren Foundation, Kathleen J Yoh and Time Warner Foundation, Inc.

THE GREAT WAVE a new play by Francis Turnly a co-production with the Tricycle Theatre Previews from 10 March, press night 19 March, playing until 14 April On a Japanese beach, teenage sisters Hanako and Reiko are caught up in a storm. Reiko survives while Hanako is lost to the sea. Their mother, however, can’t shake the feeling that her missing daughter is still alive, and soon family tragedy takes on a global political dimension. Set in Japan and North Korea, Francis Turnly’s epic new thriller is directed by Artistic Director of the Tricycle Theatre Indhu Rubasingham in a co-production with the Tricycle Theatre. Cast includes Kae Alexander, Rosalind Chao, Tuyen Do, Vincent Lai, Kwong Loke, Frances Mayli McCann, Kirsty Rider, Leo Wan and David Yip. Design by Tom Piper, video design by Luke Halls, lighting design by Oliver Fenwick, music by David Shrubsole, sound design by Alex Caplen, movement direction by Polly Bennett and fight direction by Kev McCurdy. Rosalind Chao is appearing with the support of UK Equity, incorporating the Variety Artistes’ Federation, pursuant to an exchange programme between American Equity and UK Equity.

NINE NIGHT a new play by Natasha Gordon Previews from 21 April, press night 30 April, playing until 25 May Gloria is gravely sick. When her time comes, the celebration begins; the traditional Jamaican Nine Night Wake. But for Gloria’s children and grandchildren, marking her death with a party that lasts over a week is a test. Nine nights of music, food, sharing stories – and an endless parade of mourners. Natasha Gordon’s debut play Nine Night is a touching and very funny exploration of the rituals of family. Roy Alexander Weise directs a cast including Franc Ashman, Oliver Alvin-Wilson, Rebekah Murrell and Cecilia Noble, with further casting to be announced. Design by Rajha Shakiry. Unallocated seating now available, more tickets released in January. New productions on sale to public from 21 November Updates on productions currently on sale Olivier theatre

FOLLIES, book by James Goldman, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim In the repertoire until 3 January 2018 New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about themselves. Including such classic songs as ‘Broadway Baby’, ‘I’m Still Here’ and ‘Losing My Mind’, Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical is staged for the first time at the NT. Tracie Bennett, Janie Dee and Imelda Staunton play the magnificent Follies in this dazzling new production. Featuring a cast of 37 and an orchestra of 21, the production is directed by Dominic Cooke (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom).

The cast includes Julie Armstrong, Norma Atallah, Josephine Barstow, Jeremy Batt, Tracie Bennett, Di Botcher, Billy Boyle, Janie Dee, Anouska Eaton, Liz Ewing, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Peter Forbes, Emily Goodenough, Bruce Graham, Adrian Grove, Fred Haig, Aimee Hodnett, Dawn Hope, Liz Izen, Alison Langer, Emily Langham, Sarah-Marie Maxwell, Ian McLarnon, Leisha Mollyneaux, Gemma Page, Kate Parr, Philip Quast, Edwin Ray, Gary Raymond, Adam Rhys-Charles, Jordan Shaw, Imelda Staunton, Zizi Strallen, Barnaby Thompson, Christine Tucker, Michael Vinsen and Alex Young.

Design by Vicki Mortimer, choreography by Bill Deamer, music supervision by Nicholas Skilbeck, orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick, additional orchestrations by Josh Clayton, music director Nigel Lilley, lighting design by Paule Constable and sound design by Paul Groothuis. Follies is sold out but tickets are available via Friday Rush, Day Tickets and possible returns. Follies is supported by Swarovski and by the Follies production syndicate. Broadcast Live to cinemas worldwide on 16 November.

SAINT GEORGE AND THE DRAGON a new play by Rory Mullarkey In the repertoire until 2 December A village. A dragon. A damsel in distress. Into the story walks George: wandering knight, freedom fighter, enemy of tyrants the world over. One epic battle later and a nation is born. As the village grows into a town, and the town into a city, the myth of Saint George, which once brought a people together, threatens to divide them. John Heffernan plays Saint George with Julian Bleach as the Dragon. The cast also includes Suzanne Ahmet, Jason Barnett, Luke Brady, Paul Brennen, Joe Caffrey, Paul Cawley, Richard Goulding, Gawn Grainger, Tamzin Griffin, Ravel Guzman, Stephanie Jacob, Lewin Lloyd, Olwen May, Victoria Moseley, Conor Neaves, Amaka Okafor, Sharita Oomeer, Jeff Rawle, Kirsty Rider and Grace Saif.

Rory Mullarkey creates a new folk tale for an uneasy nation. Directed by Lyndsey Turner (Chimerica, Light Shining in Buckinghamshire), with design by Rae Smith, choreography by Lynne Page, lighting design by Bruno Poet, music by Grant Olding, sound design by Christopher Shutt, projection design by Betsy Dadd and fight direction by Bret Yount. Hundreds of Travelex tickets at £15 available per performance. This play is a recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New Plays Award.

AMADEUS by Peter Shaffer Previews from 11 January, press night 18 January, playing until 24 April Following a sell-out run last year, Amadeus returns to the Olivier in 2018. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a rowdy young prodigy, arrives in Vienna determined to make a splash. Awestruck by his genius, court composer Antonio Salieri has the power to promote his talent or destroy it. Seized by obsessive jealousy he begins a war with Mozart, with music and, ultimately, with God. Michael Longhurst’s acclaimed production of Peter Shaffer’s iconic play features live orchestral accompaniment by Southbank Sinfonia. Adam Gillen and Lucian Msamati reprise the roles of Mozart and Salieri. Cast also includes Sarah Amankwah, Fleur de Bray, Wendy Dawn Thompson, Nicholas Gerard-Martin, Christopher Godwin, Matthew Hargreaves, Adelle Leonce, Michael Lyle, Andrew Macbean, Alexandra Mathie, Eamonn Mulhall, Ekow Quartey, Hugh Sachs, Matthew Spencer, Everal A Walsh and Peter Willcock. Amadeus is directed by Michael Longhurst with design by Chloe Lamford, music direction and additional music by Simon Slater, choreography by Imogen Knight, lighting design by Jon Clark and sound design by Paul Arditti. Amadeus is produced in association with Southbank Sinfonia, and supported by the Amadeus production syndicate.

Lyttelton NETWORK, adapted by Lee Hall, based on the Paddy Chayefsky film Previews from 4 November, press night 13 November, continuing in the repertoire until 24 March Howard Beale, news anchor-man, isn’t pulling in the viewers. In his final broadcast he unravels live on screen. But when the ratings soar, the network seizes on their new found populist prophet, and Howard becomes the biggest thing on TV. Network depicts a dystopian media landscape where opinion trumps fact. Hilarious and horrifying by turns, the iconic film by Paddy Chayefsky won four Academy Awards in 1976. Now, Lee Hall (Billy Elliot, Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour) and director Ivo van Hove (Hedda Gabler) bring Chayefsky’s masterwork to the stage for the first time, with Bryan Cranston (All the Way, for which he won the Tony for Best Actor, Breaking Bad and Trumbo for which he was nominated for an Oscar) in the role of Howard Beale.

The cast also includes Charles Babalola, Tobi Bamtefa, Ed Begley, Alex Bonney, Tom Challenger, Richard Cordery, Isabel Della-Porta, Michelle Dockery, Kit Downes, Ian Drysdale, Michael Elwyn, Caroline Faber, Robert Gilbert, Pete Harden, Douglas Henshall, Tom Hodgkins, Tunji Kasim, Andrew Lewis, Beverley Longhurst, Evan Milton, Stuart Nunn, Rebecca Omogbehin, Patrick Poletti, Danny Szam, Paksie Vernon and Matthew Wright. Set and lighting design by Jan Versweyveld, video design by Tal Yarden, costume design by An D’Huys, music and sound by Eric Sleichim and creative associate Krystian Lada.

A very limited number of additional on-stage seats are now available for Foodwork – an immersive on-stage dining experience.

Network is produced in association with Patrick Myles, David Luff, Ros Povey and Lee Menzies. Production supported by Marcia Grand in memory of Richard Grand and by Kors Le Pere Theatricals LLC

PINOCCHIO by Dennis Kelly, adapted by Martin Lowe With songs and score from the Walt Disney film by Leigh Harline, Ned Washington and Paul J Smith Previews from 1 December, press night 13 December, on sale until 7 April On a quest to be truly alive, Pinocchio leaves Geppetto’s workshop with Jiminy Cricket in tow. Their electrifying adventure takes them from alpine forests to Pleasure Island to the bottom of the ocean. This spectacular new production brings together the director of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and the writer of Matilda the Musical.

For the first time on stage, featuring unforgettable music and songs from the Walt Disney film including ‘I’ve Got No Strings’, ‘Give a Little Whistle’ and ‘When You Wish upon a Star’ in dazzling new arrangements, Pinocchio comes to life as never before.

Cast includes Joe Idris-Roberts (Pinocchio), Audrey Brisson (Jiminy Cricket), Annette McLaughlin (Blue Lady), Mark Hadfield (Gepetto), David Langham (The Fox), David Kirkbride (Coachman), Dawn Sievewright (Lampy), Gershwyn Eustache Jnr (Stromboli), together with Stuart Angell, Trieve Blackwood-Cambridge, Stephanie Bron, James Charlton, Rebecca Jayne-Davies, Sarah Kameela Impey, Anabel Kutay, Michael Lin, Jack North, Clemmie Sveaas, Michael Taibi, Scarlet Wilderink and Jack Wolfe.

John Tiffany directs Pinocchio by Dennis Kelly, with songs and score from the Walt Disney film by Leigh Harline, Ned Washington and Paul J Smith newly adapted by Martin Lowe. Design and puppet co-design by Bob Crowley, lighting design by Paule Constable, music supervision and orchestrations by Martin Lowe, music direction by Tom Brady, movement direction by Steven Hoggett, puppetry and puppet co-design by Toby Olié, sound design by Simon Baker and illusions by Jamie Harrison.

Half-price tickets for under-18s are available for all performances (excluding £15 tickets). There will be a relaxed performance of Pinocchio on 17 March at 1.30pm Presented by special arrangement with Disney Theatrical Productions. Sponsored by American Express.

Dorfman Theatre BEGINNING a new play by David Eldridge Playing until 14 November It’s the early hours of the morning and Danny’s the last straggler at Laura’s party. The flat’s in a mess. And so are they. One more drink? Polly Findlay directs this new play by David Eldridge (Market Boy, Under the Blue Sky, In Basildon). Tender and funny, it’s an intimate look at the first fragile moments of risking your heart and taking a chance. Justine Mitchell plays Laura, Sam Troughton plays Danny. Design by Fly Davis, lighting design by Jack Knowles, sound design by Paul Arditti and movement direction by Naomi Said.

BARBER SHOP CHRONICLES by Inua Ellams a co-production with Fuel and West Yorkshire Playhouse Previews from 20 November, playing until the 9 January Following critically acclaimed seasons at the National Theatre and West Yorkshire Playhouse, Barber Shop Chronicles returns to the National Theatre this November.

Inua Ellams’ dynamic new play leaps from a barber shop in Peckham to Johannesburg, Harare, Kampala, Lagos and Accra. Newsroom, political platform, local hot spot, confession box, preacher-pulpit and football stadium. For generations, African men have gathered in barber shops to discuss the world. These are places where the banter can be barbed and the truth is always telling.

The cast includes Fisayo Akinade, Hammed Animashaun, Peter Bankolé, Maynard Eziashi, Simon Manyonda, Patrice Naiambana, Cyril Nri, Kwami Odoom, Sule Rimi, Abdul Salis, David Webber, and Anthony Welsh all returning to reprise their roles.

Directed by Bijan Sheibani, with design by Rae Smith, lighting design by Jack Knowles, movement direction by Aline David sound design by Gareth Fry, music direction by Michael Henry and fight direction by Kev McCurdy. Barber Shop Chronicles is a co-production with Fuel and West Yorkshire Playhouse. Barber Shop Chronicles is co-commissioned by Fuel and the National Theatre. Development funded by Arts Council England with the support of Fuel, National Theatre, West Yorkshire Playhouse, The Binks Trust, British Council ZA, Òran Mór and A Play, a Pie and a Pint.

At the Young Vic THE JUNGLE by Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson a Young Vic and National Theatre co-production with Good Chance Theatre, commissioned by the National Theatre Previews from 7 December, press night 15 December playing until 6 January 2018 This is the place people suffered and dreamed. Okot wants nothing more than to get to the UK. Beth, wants nothing more than to help him. Meet the hopeful, resilient residents of ‘The Jungle’ – just across the Channel, right on our doorstep. Join refugees and volunteers from around the world over fresh-baked naan and sweet milky chai at the Afghan Café.

From Good Chance Theatre, a new play where worlds collide. In the worst places, you meet the best people. The Jungle by Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson of Good Chance Theatre tells stories of loss, fear, community and hope. Europe’s largest unofficial refugee camp, the Calais ‘Jungle’ became a temporary home for more than 10,000 people at its peak – many desperate to find a way to enter the UK.

Commissioned by the NT in a co-production with the Young Vic The Jungle is directed by Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin, set design by Miriam Buether, costume design by Catherine Kodicek, sound design by Paul Arditti and lighting by Jon Clark. Opening at the Young Vic in December, cast to be announced. Generously supported by Glenn and Phyllida Earle, Clive and Sally Sherling, and The Aziz Foundation Shakespeare for younger audiences

The Winter’s Tale by William Shakespeare a new version for young audiences by Justin Audibert and the company Opening 14 February 2018 Justin Audibert directs a new production of The Winter’s Tale for primary schools and families, opening in the Dorfman theatre in February 2018 and touring to primary schools across London accompanied by a creative learning programme. This exciting new version of the play, adapted by Justin and the company, is the perfect introduction to Shakespeare for younger audiences, designed by Lucy Sierra with music by Jonathan Girling. Family workshops are available in February half-term. Supported by The Ingram Trust, Archie Sherman Charitable Trust, Behrens Foundation, Jill and David Leuw, St Olave’s Foundation Fund The National Theatre’s Partner for Learning is Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

In the West End OSLO a new play by J. T. Rogers The Lincoln Center Theatre Production at the Harold Pinter Theatre Direct from a multi-award-winning season on Broadway and a critically acclaimed, sold-out run at the National Theatre, Bartlett Sher’s production of J.T. Rogers’ gripping political thriller Oslo in now playing at the Harold Pinter Theatre until 30 December 2017.

Oslo tells the true story of how two maverick Norwegian diplomats Terje Rød-Larsen, (Toby Stephens – Black Sails, Private Lives) and Mona Juul, (Lydia Leonard – Wolf Hall, Life in Squares) planned and orchestrated top-secret, high-level meetings between the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation, which culminated in the signing of the historic 1993 Oslo Accords. OsloThePlay.com In association with Ambassador Theatre Group / Gavin Kalin Productions / Glass Half Full Productions. The National Theatre on tour The NT will tour to 40 venues in 36 towns and cities across the UK, for a total of 115 playing weeks, until March 2019

WAR HORSE based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo, adapted by Nick Stafford, in association with the award-winning Handspring Puppet Company. The unforgettable theatrical event based on Michael Morpurgo’s beloved novel is now on a 10th anniversary UK tour. Nick Stafford’s adaptation of this remarkable story of courage, loyalty and friendship features ground-breaking puppetry by South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company, which brings breathing, galloping horses to life on stage. War Horse is directed by Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, designed by Rae Smith, with puppet direction, design and fabrication by Basil Jones and Adrian Kohler for Handspring Puppet Company, lighting by Paule Constable, movement and horse choreography by Toby Sedgwick, video design by Leo Warner and Mark Grimmer for 59 Productions, songmaker John Tams, music by Adrian Sutton and sound by Christopher Shutt. Katie Henry is the revival director and Craig Leo is the associate puppetry director. The resident puppetry director is Matthew Forbes and resident director, Charlotte Peters.

For tour venues and dates, visit warhorseonstage.co.uk. War Horse in Salford and Sunderland is supported by The Garfield Weston Foundation.

HEDDA GABLER by Henrik Ibsen, in a new version by Patrick Marber Following a sold-out run at the National Theatre earlier this year, Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler, in a new version by Patrick Marber, directed by Ivo van Hove, is now touring the UK and Ireland visiting Leicester, Salford, Norwich, Hull, Aberdeen, Northampton, Glasgow, Wolverhampton, Woking, Nottingham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, York, Milton Keynes and Dublin. Set and lighting design for Hedda Gabler is by Jan Versweyveld, with costume design by An D’Huys and sound by Tom Gibbons. The associate directors are Jeff James and Rachel Lincoln. For tour venues and dates, visit heddagableronstage.com

Hedda Gabler in Salford and Wolverhampton is supported by The Garfield Weston Foundation.

PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS by Duncan Macmillan a co-production with Headlong Following a critically-acclaimed, sold-out season at the National Theatre and in London’s West End, People, Places & Things is now on a major UK tour for Headlong in a co-production with the National Theatre, HOME and Exeter Northcott Theatre. People, Places & Things is written by Duncan Macmillan, and directed by Jeremy Herrin with Holly Race Roughan. The play features set designs by Bunny Christie, costumes by Christina Cunningham, lighting by James Farncombe, music by Matthew Herbert, sound by Tom Gibbons and video design by Andrzej Goulding. Touring to Bristol, Exeter, Southampton, Liverpool and Cambridge for dates, visit the website.

THIS HOUSE by James Graham Jonathan Church Productions and Headlong present the National Theatre and Chichester Festival Theatre production of This House, produced in the West End by Nica Burns, Neal Street Productions and Headlong. James Graham’s smash-hit political drama examining the 1974 hung parliament tours the UK for the first time. Directed by Jeremy Herrin, the production is designed by Rae Smith, with lighting design by Paule Constable, music by Stephen Warbeck, choreography by Scott Ambler and sound by Ian Dickinson. UK tour begins in February 2018 and tours to Leeds, Cambridge, Bath, Edinburgh, Nottingham, Birmingham, Salford, Plymouth, Norwich, Malvern, Guildford and Sheffield for dates, visit the website.

International PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS by Duncan Macmillan produced in New York by the National Theatre, St Ann’s Warehouse, Bryan Singer Productions and Headlong People, Places & Things is currently playing at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn until 3 December following a sold-out season at the National Theatre and in London’s West End. Denise Gough reprises her Olivier award-winning role in the American premiere of People, Places & Things at St. Ann’s Warehouse – a raw, heartbreaking and truthful performance about life spinning recklessly out of control. This American premiere marks the first collaboration between St. Ann’s Warehouse and the National Theatre. For more information visit the website.

ANGELS IN AMERICA: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes by Tony Kushner The great work returns to Broadway from February 2018. Angels in America will open at the Neil Simon Theater on 25 March. The NT production of Tony Kushner’s epic masterwork, Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, returns to Broadway for the first time since its now-legendary original production opened in 1993. Starring two-time Tony Award® winner Nathan Lane and Academy Award® and Tony Award nominee Andrew Garfield, the cast of Angels in America will also feature Susan Brown, Denise Gough, Amanda Lawrence, James McArdle, Lee Pace and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett. Angels in America is directed by Marianne Elliott. Set design by Ian MacNeil, costume design by Nicky Gillibrand, lighting design by Paule Constable, music by Adrian Sutton, sound design by Ian Dickinson, puppetry design is by Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell (also Puppetry Director and Movement), movement direction by Robby Graham, and illusions by Chris Fisher. Angels in America is produced by NT America, Jujamcyn Theaters and Elliott & Harper Productions. For more information visit angelsbroadway.com

THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME based on the novel by Mark Haddon, adapted by Simon Stephens The NT’s Olivier and Tony Award®-winning production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is now on an international tour, visiting the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore, with further international dates to be announced. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time recently completed a North American tour which took in 30 cities across the USA at a 25-date UK and Ireland tour. The play is adapted by Simon Stephens from Mark Haddon’s best-selling book, and directed by Marianne Elliott. The production is designed by Bunny Christie, with lighting design by Paule Constable, video design by Finn Ross, movement by Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett for Frantic Assembly, music by Adrian Sutton and sound by Ian Dickinson for Autograph. For more information visit http://ift.tt/2fGhLCS

National Theatre Live

NT Live currently screens to 60 countries across the globe.

Stephen Sondheim’s Follies directed by Dominic Cooke features a cast of 37 including, Tracie Bennett, Janie Dee and Imelda Staunton. Broadcast live on 16 November.

Rory Kinnear plays Marx and Oliver Chris plays Engels in Young Marx directed by Nicholas Hytner and broadcast live from the Bridge Theatre on 7 December.

Benedict Andrews directs Sienna Miller and Jack O’Connell in The Young Vic production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Captured during its West End run and broadcast on 22 February 2018.

Nicholas Hytner directs Ben Whishaw, Michelle Fairley, David Calder and David Morrissey in Julius Caesar. Broadcast from the Bridge Theatre on 22 March 2018.

Rory Kinnear and Anne-Marie Duff appear in a new production of Macbeth, directed by Rufus Norris. Broadcast live from the National Theatre on 10 May.

Simon Godwin’s production of Antony and Cleopatra with Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo will be broadcast live from the National Theatre. Date tbc.

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A deliberately rundown-looking set leaves little to the audience’s imagination in Follies, which, in a nutshell, is about a bunch of performers, who used to act in an annual interwar musical revue, attending a reunion in 1971. It wouldn’t happen today – the venue, in such a state of disrepair, would fail a risk assessment. The National Theatre has put on a lavish production: to quote Cabaret, “even the orchestra is beautiful”, producing the sort of majestic and beautiful symphonic sound (here, led by Nigel Lilley) rarely heard in live theatre these days. That, I’d say, is reason enough to see this show.

The attention to detail within this large cast is a sight to behold. Occasionally, particularly during the larger ensemble numbers, the staging comes close to being overwhelming, as there is so much going on at the same time. The lighting (Paule Constable) helps to focus attention predominantly where it ought to be focused, though cleverly leaves just enough visibility to see what is happening on the stage as a whole. Follies is to be broadcast by National Theatre Live on Thursday 16 November 2017: whether the cameras will be able to capture sufficiently what it is like to see it in the NT’s Olivier auditorium remains to be seen.

It’s some moments into the musical before anyone actually sings anything, but once Roscoe (Bruce Graham) launches into ‘Beautiful Girls’, the musical numbers just keep on coming, to the point where from time to time it felt as though this were a song cycle rather than a musical theatre production. in some respects, the storyline is not much to write home about: do audiences really need a show to tell them that young love does not necessarily develop into a perennially joyful and lifelong relationship?

That, mind you, is not the only thing to be taken away from Follies, which has a mixture of gentle and acid-tongued moments of humour, and some truly wonderful songs, though I concede it’s not going to win over anyone not already a fan of musical theatre. By Stephen Sondheim’s standards, the songs are, overall, not as wordy and rapidly paced as some of his other material. That said, the penultimate number, ‘The Story of Lucy and Jessie’, is a bit of a tongue-twister, though Phyllis Rogers Stone (Janie Dee) makes it come across as effortless.

The songs retain the sort of depth and wit found elsewhere in the Sondheim repertoire. For instance, ‘I’m Still Here’, sung by Carlotta Campion (Tracie Bennett, retaining a borderline bass vocal that served her well in the lead role in the 2016 West End production of Mrs Henderson Presents), has so many references to the era in which Dimitri Weismann (Gary Raymond) held his Follies shows that it is difficult to keep up with them all.

Some fancy footwork, courtesy of Bill Deamer’s choreography, permeates through the evening’s proceedings. Adherence to Sondheim’s preference for the show to run without an interval makes little, if any, difference to the show’s intensity. But this production nonetheless felt much shorter than its 2 hours 18 minutes running time.

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Sometimes when there’s a cast of this magnitude and talent, having so many top performers who have a long history of playing principal roles collectively sound a tad jarring when singing in harmony. Not here. The solo numbers are as splendid as the group ones. Sally Durant Plummer (Imelda Staunton) goes through a broad range of human emotions, demonstrated in the spoken dialogue as well as two of the songs, ‘In Buddy’s Eyes’ and then the famous ‘Losing My Mind’, respectively almost deliriously happy and almost unequivocally devastating. Philip Quast as Benjamin Stone is consummately convincing in ‘Live, Laugh, Love’. I could have listened to Quast and Staunton sing together all night. I had to settle for just the one number, ‘Too Many Mornings’.

Probably the standout moment for me, however, was ‘One More Kiss’, sung so poignantly and sublimely by Dame Josephine Barstow’s Heidi Schiller and Alison Langer’s Young Heidi. All things considered, this is an impressive production, tremendous, thrilling and truly terrific.

Review by Chris Omaweng

New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about themselves.

Including such classic songs as Broadway Baby, I’m Still Here and Losing My Mind, Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical is staged for the first time at the National Theatre.

The cast includes Julie Armstrong, Norma Atallah, Josephine Barstow, Jeremy Batt, Tracie Bennett, Di Botcher, Billy Boyle, Janie Dee, Anouska Eaton, Liz Ewing, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Peter Forbes, Emily Goodenough, Bruce Graham, Adrian Grove, Fred Haig, Aimee Hodnett , Dawn Hope, Liz Izen, Alison Langer, Emily Langham, Sarah-Marie Maxwell, Ian McLarnon, Leisha Mollyneaux, Gemma Page, Kate Parr, Philip Quast, Edwin Ray, Gary Raymond, Adam Rhys-Charles, Jordan Shaw, Imelda Staunton, Zizi Strallen, Barnaby Thompson, Christine Tucker, Michael Vinsen and Alex Young.

Follies will be broadcast by NT Live to cinemas in the UK and internationally on Thursday 16th November.

Production team Director – Dominic Cooke Designer – Vicki Mortimer Choreographer – Bill Deamer Music Supervisor – Nicholas Skilbeck Orchestrations – Jonathan Tunick Music Director – Nigel Lilley Lighting Designer – Paule Constable Sound Designer – Paul Groothuis

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