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Sunday, March 3, 2024

Murderer, manipulator… or not that bad at all? The reframing of Richard III by Holly Williams

More than 500 years after his death, the monarch most reviled by Shakespeare is still courting controversy – over whether non-disabled actors should ever be cast in the role, and with a ne…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:02AM
Thursday, November 2, 2023

‘Treason,’ the Musical, Was Built on an Online Foundation by Holly Williams

The producers cultivated online followers for three years before mounting a full production, bringing them along on the show’s journey to the stage.

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Monday, December 19, 2022

A Streetcar Named Desire at 75: Blanche, Stanley, and the Tennessee Williams play that still haunts us by Holly Williams

As Paul Mescal takes on the role first made famous by Marlon Brando, Holly Williams looks at the star-studded history of ‘Streetcar’, a play full of parts coveted by big name actors

SOURCE: The Independent at 03:48AM
Friday, June 24, 2022

3 Theaters, 3 Plays, One Cast, All at Once by Holly Williams

The Crucible Theater in Sheffield, England, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a mind-boggling logistical challenge that also honors a declining industry in the city.

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Thursday, April 7, 2022

Hedwig and the Angry Inch review: Divina de Campo whips up a froth of sheer delight by Holly Williams

Jamie Fletcher’s production is a rackety and raucous triumph

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:24AM
Friday, February 11, 2022

Anna Karenina review: Tolstoy’s heroine is brought to magnetic, maddening life by Adelle Leonce by Holly Williams

Anthony Lau delivers a stylish production at the Sheffield Crucible, set in a glittering, heightened contemporary world of neon outfits and disco-balls. Yet while the first half flies by, so…

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:42AM
Friday, March 12, 2021

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream,’ Sprinkled With High-Tech Fairy Dust by Holly Williams

A new online production from the Royal Shakespeare Company uses motion-capture and video game technology to create a virtual world.

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Sunday, November 29, 2020

A Christmas Carol to the Royal Ballet – the best live shows to stream over the festive period by Holly Williams

If the second lockdown has you yearning for theatre, opera, dance or comedy, we’ve got you covered. Holly Williams picks some of the best online performances streaming this winter

SOURCE: The Independent at 01:36AM
Sunday, September 27, 2020

'There will be positives': artistic directors on theatre's terrible year by Holly Williams

The Observer revisits six theatre bosses appointed in 2019 to discuss the existential threat to their industry, and the fightback Last summer, the Observer profiled a group of newly-appointe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AM
Wednesday, May 20, 2020

3-D Sound and a Zoom Apocalypse: The Plays That Come to Life Online by Holly Williams

Watching on a screen can feel like a poor imitation of real-life theater, but some artists are using the communications technology we now rely on to enhance the streaming experience.

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Sunday, February 23, 2020

The Upstart Crow review – a sitcom ripe for a theatrical remake by Holly Williams

Gielgud, LondonDavid Mitchell makes a rollicking stage debut as the Bard in this bawdy adaptation of Ben Elton’s BBC series Of all the sitcoms to be turned into a stage show, Upstart Crow …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54AM
Sunday, February 16, 2020

Nora: A Doll’s House review – Stef Smith’s powerful three-Nora rewrite by Holly Williams

Young Vic, LondonStef Smith’s smart three-Nora Ibsen update spans 100 years and cleverly contrasting worlds of pain in this slick first revival It’s often said that Nora’s slam of the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:04AM
Sunday, October 27, 2019

Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu: ‘Give black people the keys to the building’ by Holly Williams

The writer-director on staging Arinzé Kene’s Little Baby Jesus, winning the JMK award and working with regional black British writers Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu, 25, is a playwright, director a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:33AM
Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Staging a (True) Crime in Edinburgh by Holly Williams

Playwrights and comedians try to make sense of human brutality, and the public’s feverish interest in real-life murder mysteries.

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Tuesday, July 16, 2019

How Can You Put ‘Life of Pi’ Onstage? With Puppets by Holly Williams

In an adaptation for a theater in Sheffield, England, the tiger at the center of Yann Martel’s best-selling book comes startlingly to life.

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Wednesday, June 5, 2019

How James Corden Shares His Love of Theater by Michael Paulson and Holly Williams

From a Paris crosswalk to Radio City Music Hall, the TV funnyman and Tony Awards host reminds us that he started on the stage.

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Thursday, May 30, 2019

Everything We Know About ‘Bitter Wheat,’ David Mamet’s New Play by Holly Williams

With John Malkovich playing a Harvey Weinstein-style character, the play already has people talking — and speculating.

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Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Giles Terera: ‘Shakespeare is a metaphor for life – persistence pays off’ by Holly Williams

The desire to be challenged has propelled Giles Terera to an impressive CV of performances and an Olivier award-winning turn in Hamilton.

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Sunday, April 21, 2019

Nyla Levy: ‘I pieced together what I knew of girls who have gone to Syria’ by Holly Williams

The writer of Does My Bomb Look Big in This? talks about the joy of putting London Muslim girls on the stageNyla Levy was born in Tooting, south London. As an actor, she has appeared in ITV�…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AM
Friday, March 29, 2019

Top Girls star Amanda Lawrence: ‘This thing about being a mum and an actress – it’s big’ by Holly Williams

The last time she was on stage at the National Theatre, Amanda Lawrence played an angel in Marianne Elliott’s acclaimed production of

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Wednesday, February 6, 2019

From ‘The Simpsons’ to ‘The Twilight Zone.’ And Now, Trump. by Holly Williams

London’s Almeida Theater has become a home away from home for the New York playwright Anne Washburn. Next: a very American comic drama called “Shipwreck.”

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Sunday, February 3, 2019

It’s a Theater, With Craft Beer and D.J.s Until 6 a.m. by Holly Williams

The Yard in East London is bringing young people to theater with programming that mixes avant-garde stage productions and club nights.

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Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Tiata Fahodzi’s Natalie Ibu: ‘We’re all living far more diverse lives than theatre acknowledges’ by Holly Williams

Tiata Fahodzi artistic director Natalie Ibu is on a mission to multiply theatre’s narratives. The ‘strategic provocateur’ tells Holly Williams about her

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Monday, December 3, 2018

Ellie Kendrick: ‘I’ve always been interested in the expression of rage in women’ by Holly Williams

The actor on her playwriting debut, Hole, at the Royal Court, the power of Beyoncé, and the pleasures of Vanity FairEllie Kendrick, 28, is an actor and writer. She started acting profession…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AM
Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Jane Austen’s Unfinished Novel Comes to the Stage by Holly Williams

No one knows why the writer abandoned her novel “The Watsons.” In adapting it for the theater, Laura Wade tussled with both the characters and their deceased creator.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Kiln Theatre: Exclusive first look at transformed London theatre by Holly Williams

Following a controversial name change, which saw the Tricycle become the Kiln in April, a bigger transformation is set to be unveiled.

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Saturday, August 11, 2018

Julie Hesmondhalgh: ‘A new generation are proud to be socialist and that’s really exciting’ by Holly Williams

The actor on her first performance at the Edinburgh fringe, politics and her pride in Coronation StreetJulie Hesmondhalgh, 48, was born in Accrington, Lancashire. She trained at Lamda, and h…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AM
Saturday, August 4, 2018

Actor Aaron Pierre: ‘I’ve been taking notes from Mark Rylance since day one’ by Holly Williams

Currently performing in Othello at the Globe, the Krypton star reveals his inspirations on stage and in comics, and a sprinting career thwarted by cakeAaron Pierre was born in 1994 in south …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:04PM
Friday, July 27, 2018

A Dramatic Play About Finance? Yes, if It’s Lehman Brothers by Holly Williams and David Segal

“The Lehman Trilogy,” a story of American capitalism, is playing on a London stage. Two journalists — one British, one American — discuss.

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Saturday, July 21, 2018

Botis Seva: ‘We need a massive shift in the dance work put on stage’ by Holly Williams

The choreographer on struggling with fatherhood, why dancers are like football fans, and taking hip-hop to Sadler’s WellsChoreographer Botis Seva was born in south London in 1991 and&…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AM
Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Fleabag’s Vicky Jones: ‘After #MeToo, I feel people are more ready to talk about my debut play The One’ by Holly Williams

The One is returning to Soho Theatre. Author Vicky Jones – who, with Phoebe Waller-Bridge, make up the team behind Fleabag –

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 15, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
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