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Dateline:
18th July, 2004
Routledge and Hudd
to Arrive in Solid Gold Cadillac
Patricia Routledge and Roy Hudd are to lead the cast of the revival
of the 1953 Broadway comedy The Solid Gold Cadillac at an as-yet-unnamed
West End Theatre, opening on 27th September (previews from 22nd). The
production will be directed by Ian Brown, artistic director of the West
Yorkshire Playhouse.
The original West End production, in 1965, starred Margaret Rutherford
and Sid James.
Before arriving in the West End, the show will visit the Yvonne Arnaud,
Guildford, where it premieres on 1st September, and Malvern (opening
on 13th).
Thompson and Mirren
Nominated for an Emmy
Both Emma Thompson and Helen Mirren have been nominated in the outstanding
actress in a mini-series or movie category in this year's Emmys. Thompson
is nominated for Angels in America and Mirren for Prime Suspect
6.
Also nominated in the same category are Glenn Close, Meryl Streep and
Judy Davis.
Ending the Year in
Hammersmith
The Lyric Hammersmith is to end its 2004 season with Told By An Idiot's
version of Philip Pullman'sThe Firework-Maker’s Daughter,
which will run from 26th November until 22nd January, 2005.
In September it plays host to Shared Experience, who will be performing
their production of E.M. Forster's A Passage to India from 14th
to 25th. The play, a co-production with Nottingham Playhouse, also visits
Bristol Old Vic (9th - 11th September), Cork Opera House (28th September
- 2nd October), Nottingham Playhouse (5th - 23rd October), the Performing
Arts Center in New York (30th October), BAM, New York (2nd - 6th November),
Liverpool Playhouse (16th - 20th November), Poole Lighthouse (23rd -
27th November) and ending at the Lowry, Salford (30th November - 4th
December).
Morse Will Return
ITV is planning the return of Inspector Morse. A new two-part
story is planned, based around Morse's sidekick, Sgt Lewis (Kevin Whately).
Both Sheila Hancock, John Thaw's wife, and writer Colin Dexter have
agreed to the new programme but it has not yet been decided whether
or not Dexter will write the piece.
This kind of sequel is not unknown, even to keeping the name. The Scottish
crime drama Taggart has continued for many years after the death of
actor Mark McManus, who played the eponymous hero, under that title.
ITV are also considering the return of Rumpole of the Bailey
- Albert Finney has been approached to play the part made famous by
Leo McKern - and is in discussions with Sean Bean about a new Sharpe
drama.
Bat Boy
in London
The off-Broadway musical Bat Boy, which had its UK premiere at
the West Yorkshire Playhouse on 28th June, will open on 8th September
at the Shaftesbury Theatre (previews from 18th August).
Ticket prices will be capped at £27.50 for the previews and £37.50
for the actual show. Lowest priced tickets will be £5 and £10
respectively.
More Poppins
Casting
David Haig, Jenny Galloway and Rosemary Ashe are to join the cast of
Mary Poppins which goes into rehearsal on Monday (19th July).
The production is directed by Sir Richard Eyre with choreography by
Matthew Bourne. It premieres at the Bristol Hippodrome, where it runs
from 28th September (previews from 15th) to 6th November, and then moves
to the Prince Edward on 15th December.
The Goat
to Close
Edward Albee's The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?, playing at the Apollo,
is to close on 7th August, the end of its initial booking period. It
transferred to the Apollo from the Almeida, where it had its UK premiere
on 3rd February, on 13th April.
The New York production won the 2002 Tony for Best Play as well as
Critics' Circle, Outer Critics' Circle and the Drama Desk Awards.
Also closing shortly is Democracy, which transferred to Wyndham's
on 16th April. It premiered at the RNT Cottesloe on 9th September, 2003,
then transferred to the Lyttelton on 13th February this year. It will
close on 9th October.
Extending
Chicago has extended its booking period to 4th June, 2005.
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