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Dateline:
27th January, 2002
Starr Returns
to the National
Nick Starr is to succeed Genista McIntosh as Executive Director of the
Royal National Theatre. He first joined the RNT in 1987 as a press officer,
and then became Assistant Producer and then Head of Planning. Since
then, he has been at the Almeida.
Two New Productions
for RNT
Vincent in Brixton and The Bacchai are to go into rep
at the National in May. Vincent is a new play by Nicholas Wright
and will be directed by Richard Eyre. It opens in the Cottesloe on 1st
May (previews from 24th April). Euripides's Bacchai is in a new version
by Colin Teevan with music by Harrison Birtwhistle. Directed by Sir
Peter Hall, it opens in the Olivier on 17th May (previews from 8th).
Rose Rage
in June
Rose Rage, a new two-part adaptation of the three parts of Shakespeare's
Henry VI, adpated and directed by Edward Hall, opens at the Theatre
Royal, Haymarket, on 16th June (previews from 12th).
My One and Only
Preview Cancelled
The first preview (8th February) of the Gershwin musical My One and
Only (Piccadilly) has been cancelled.
Youth
Cast Announced
The cast of Kenneth Lonergan's This is Our Youth, which opens
at the Garrick in March, has been announced. It will star Jake Gyllenhaal,
Anna Paquin and Hayden Christensen, who is to play Anaking Skywalker
(the future Darth Vader) in the new Star Wars trilogy. Youth,
which is Lonergan's first play, was nominated for a Drama Desk Award
for Best Play in 1996.
Sunset
Tour Extends
The national tour of Sunset Boulevard has extended and will now
play in an additional seven cities: Belfast, Birmingham, Canterbury,
Liverpool, Bristol, Glasgow and Manchester. The tour is due to finish
on 19th October.
More Queen Musical
Cast Details
More details have been announced of the casting for We Will Rock
You, the musical based on the songs of Queen. Joining Nigel Planer
will be Sharon D. Clarke, Alexander Hanson, Kerry Ellis (second understudy
to Martine McCutcheon in My Fair Lady), Tony Vincent (from the
US), Andrew Derbyshire (a contestant on ITV's "Pop Idols")
and Hannah Jane Fox (a newcomer).
Bible
Goes on Tour
The Reduced Shakespeare Company's The Bible: The Complete Word of
God (Unabridged) is to tour to almost eighty venues across the country
before July.
Gill Play Extends
Peter Gill's play The York Realist has extended its run by a
week. It will now end on 9th February.
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