Dateline 10th September, 2000
Anna Friel to make her West End debut
Anna Friel will make her West End debut - she made her first appearance on Broadway last year in Closer - in the Almeida production of Wderkind's Lulu. Directed by Jonathan Kent, it will open at the Old Vic on 7th March, 2001, and run until 5th May. It will also play at the Kennedy Centre in Washington DC.
RSC Macbeth for TV
The Royal Shakespeare Company's hit production of Macbeth with Antony Sher and Harriet Walter is to be filmed for broadcast on Channel 4 later this year.
Arts Theatre to re-open
The newly refurbished Arts Theatre will re-open on 27th September with a revival of Another Country by Julian Mitchell. The play will preview from 20th September.
Culkin in erotic London play
Macaulay Culkin, who starred in the Hollywood blockbuster Home Alone as a child, is to appear on the London stage in an erotic play, Madame Melville, at the Vaudeville, opening on 18th October. Now 20, Culkin will play opposite French actress Irene Jacobs who, as the M Melville of the title, introduces him to the finer things of life, including the Kama Sutra.
Another Cooney run
Rumour has it that writer Ray Conney is working on a sequel to his smash hit 1983 farce Run for Your Wife, to open in December.
Yet another Hollywood West End debut
Daryl Hannah is the latest Hollywood film star to have a West End debut. She will appear in The Seven Year Itch at the Queen's on 9th October, previewing from 2nd. At a press conference last Wednesday (6th September) she revealed that her main reason for taking the part is to try to rid herself of the stage fright which she says has "debilitated" her life. She does not rule out the possibility of fainting on stage or even withdrawing completely from the production if she cannot overcome this affliction.