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Dateline:
5th July, 2005
September Onwards at the National
The National Theatre has announced its programme from September 2005
to January 2006:
A New Play by Mike Leigh
Cottesloe Theatre
Previews from 8th September, opening 15th September, continuing in
repertoire.
For the first time, the National Theatre has commissioned Mike Leigh
to create an original play. Following his usual methods, Leigh has been
working with his team to explore characters, relationships, themes and
ideas - emerging at the end of eighteen weeks with a play. It will open
in the Cottesloe on 15th September; it will be designed by Alison Chitty,
with lighting by Paul Pyant, music by Gary Yershon and sound by John
Leonard. The cast is: John Burgess, Ben Caplan, Allan Corduner, Adam
Godley, Caroline Gruber, Nitzan Sharron, Samantha Spiro and Alexis Zegerman.
Paul
By Howard Brenton
Cottesloe Theatre
Previews from 30th September, opening 6yh October, continuing in repertoire
Directed by Howard Davies.
A divine revelation on the road to Damascus moves Saul to renounce
his former life. He changes his name, converts from Judaism, and devotes
himself to preaching the Gospel.
Taking the remarkable life and moral teachings of this profound religious
thinker, Howard Brenton explores the phenomenon of faith. While offering
a secular reading of the story of Christ's resurrection, at the play's
heart Paul preaches from his Letter to the Corinthians.
Pillars of the Community
By Henrik Ibsen, in a new version by Samuel Adamson
Lyttelton Theatre
Previews from 21st October, opening 1st November, continuing in repertoire
Directed by Marianne Elliott and designed by Rae Smith, with lighting
by Chris Davey and sound by Ian Dickinson. The cast is to be announced.
The National marks the centenary of Ibsen's death with a vital new version
of this rarely performed thriller, set amid a society struggling against
the rush of capitalism, the lure of America and the passionate beginnings
of the fight for female emancipation.
Coram Boy
Adapted by Helen Edmundson from Jamila Gavin's Whitbread Award-winning
children's novel
Olivier Theatre
Previews from 2nd November, opening 15th
Directed and co-designed by Melly Still. Co-designer Ti Green; lighting
by Paule Constable, music by Adrian Sutton, fight direction by Alison
de Burgh and sound by Christopher Shutt. The cast is to be announced.
A tale of two orphans at the Coram Hospital for Deserted Children: Toby,
saved from an African slave ship and Aaron, the abandoned son of the
heir to a great estate. A tale of fathers and sons, set in the dark
heart of 18th-century England. An epic adventure filled with danger
and excitement.
Once in a Lifetime
By George S Kaufman and Moss Hart
Olivier Theatre
Previews from 5th December, opening 15th December, continuing in repertoire
Directed by Edward Hall and designed by Mark Thompson, with lighting
by Mark Henderson and sound by Paul Groothuis. The cast is to be announced.
As the talkies hit the headlines, three New York actors abandon their
clapped-out vaudeville act to make it big in Hollywood. Jerry and May
have a brilliant idea: a voice school for the brainless stars of the
silent movies. Their sweet pal, George, tags along for the ride. He's
dumb enough to impress the mighty Glogauer, head of Glogauer Studios,
and when Jerry and May are drummed out of town, George comes up smelling
of roses.
DV8 - Just for Show
Lyttelton Theatre
Nine performances only: 10th-19th November
Just for Show is about showing and showing off in a world where
looking good has become more essential than being good; where faking
it has become synonymous with making it and where beautiful lies hide
grubby truths.
Using virtual projection, visual illusion and word play, it has all
the trademark elements of previous productions by this world-renowned
company - extraordinary physicality, witty text, dark humour and beautiful
observations of human behaviour. The production contains nudity and
strong language.
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