The Royal Shakespeare Company returns to London in December with Chief
Associate Director Gregory Doran's production of Twelfth Night
at the Duke of York’s Theatre, followed in February by Dunsinane
by David Greig and The Gods Weep by Dennis Kelly at Hampstead
Theatre.
Twelfth Night
Duke of York’s Theatre
After premiering in Stratford-upon-Avon in October (previews from
15th October, opening 21st, playing until 21st November) with Richard
Wilson making his RSC debut as Malvolio, Twelfth Night will
then play a straight ten week run at the Duke of York’s from
19th December to 27th February, 2010.
The cast includes Sam Alexander (Sebastian), Nancy Carroll (Viola),
James Fleet (Sir Andrew Aguecheek), Alexandra Gilbreath (Olivia),
Richard McCabe (Sir Toby Belch), Pamela Nomvete (Maria), Simeon Moore
(Antonio), Jo Stone-Fewings (Orsino) and Miltos Yerolemou (Feste).
The production is directed by Gregory Doran and designed by Robert
Jones with Paul Englishby composing music, Martin Slavin designing
sound and Tim Mitchell lighting.
Doran will also direct a new stage version of Malory’s Morte
D’Arthur in The Courtyard Theatre with the RSC’s current
long ensemble in June 2010. His recent production of Hamlet,
with David Tennant in the title role, is to be broadcast in a TV version
on BBC 2 later this year and will then be available for sale on DVD.
Public booking for Twelfth Night in London opens on 9th October,
however RSC Members can access priority booking from 7th September.
Dunsinane
By David Greig
Hampstead Theatre
10th February – 6th March, 2010
Directed by Roxana Silbert, David Greig's Dunsinane is a vision of
one man's desire to restore peace in a country ravaged by war.
Late at night in a foreign land, an English army sweeps through the
landscape under cover of darkness and takes the seat of power. Struggling
to contain his men and the ambitions of his superiors, the commanding
officer attempts to negotiate the unspoken rules of this unfamiliar
country. This is Scotland in the eleventh century at the height of
the fight for succession of the Scottish throne.
Roxana Silbert is an Associate Director for the RSC. She was previously
Artistic Director of Paines Plough, Literary Director at the Traverse
Theatre (2001-2004) and Associate Director, Royal Court (1998-2000).
The cast will be led by Jeremy Irons who will be joined by by Nikki
Amuka-Bird, Karen Archer, Neal Barry, Babou Ceesay, Sam Hazeldine,
Joanna Horton, Stephen Noonan, Luke Norris, Sally Orrock, Helen Schlesinger,
Laurence Spellman, John Stahl and Matthew Wilson.
The Gods Weep
By Dennis Kelly
Hampstead Theatre
11 March - 3 April 2010
Directed by Maria Aberg, Dennis Kelly's play focuses on the life
of a CEO whose global business may have grown to a scale that is uncontainable.
Colm has taken a lifetime to build his empire. With brutal rigor
he has shaped the world around him in his own image. As time moves
on his decision-making abilities increasingly fail him and the world
he has created begins to fracture. The power struggle that ensues
reveals the corruption and unstoppable forces at work in a world where
corporate greed and national security frighteningly overlap.
Maria Aberg directed Roy Williams’ Days of Significance
for the RSC which embarks on a national tour this autumn following
a successful run at the Tricycle Theatre. She was Associate Director
for the RSC’s productions of The Winter’s Tale and
Pericles as part of the RSC’s Complete Works Festival.
The cast will be led by Siobhan Redmond with Jacob Anderson, Brian
Ferguson, Lisa Hogg, Joshua Jenkins, Alex Mann, Tony McGeever, Mairi
Morrison, Jonny Phillips, Daniel Rose, Ewan Stewart, Sam Swann and
members of local youth theatres who will play soldiers.
