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Dateline: 13th January, 2008
Centenary Spring At Watford Watford Palace Theatre launches its centenary year in 2008 with the World Premiere of a new play by Oscar-winning playwright Ronald Harwood.
Harwood's An English Tragedy previews from 15th February and runs until 8th March. This powerful and thought-provoking new play is a gripping tale of conflicting loyalties and wartime treason, based on the true story of British Anti-Semite John Amery. Amery was arrested in 1945 and charged with high treason after making propaganda broadcasts for Nazi Germany. Di Trevis will direct and design is by internationally acclaimed theatre and opera designer Ralph Koltai. Music is by Dominic Muldowney who was Music Director at the National Theatre from 1981 to 1997. In the cast are Richard Goulding, who recently played Konstantin in Trevor Nunn’s RSC The Seagull, playing John Amery; Jeremy Child as Leo Amery and Diana Hardcastle, who plays John’s mother BryddieAmery.
The second Centenary Production is Shakespeare's As You Like It (April 4-26) which is the Palace’s first homegrown Shakespeare since 1976. It is directed by Artistic Director Brigid Larmour and designed by Hannah Clark, the same team that produced last year’s successful production of Gary Owen’s We That Are Left. The production takes its inspiration from the period when Watford Palace Theatre was first built.
Following the huge success of the Palace production of Enjoy, named as the best regional theatre production of 2007 by the Daily Telegraph, the third Centenary Production is Alan Bennett’s Kafka’s Dick (8 – 31 May). A hilarious, fast-paced comedy, Kafka’s Dick explores our mixed-up attitudes to fame and celebrity by bringing the famous playwright Franz Kafka back to life in an English suburban living room. Visiting companies include Hoipolloi with The Doubtful Guest from 13 – 22 March, the National Theatre of Scotland and Wee Stories with The Emperor’s New Kilt (12-14 June) and Yellow Earth Theatre Company, in association with Beijing Opera Theatre, presenting Paul Sirett's Running the Silk Road (17-21 June).
Please note that all three Archive indices are very long and will therefore take some time to download.
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