Dan O’Brien’s The Body of an American, the last production in the Gate’s These American Lives season has extended to 14 February.
Originally due to run until 1 February in London before transferring, this Gate Theatre and Royal & Derngate co–production will open as planned at Royal & Derngate’s Underground Studio on 27 February. The play is directed by Royal & Derngate artistic director, James Dacre.
For further information and booking for The Body of an American visit the Gate Theatre web site or the Royal & Derngate’s web site.
Richard Eyre’s award-winning production of Ghosts which has been playing Trafalgar Studios since December is now to run until 22 March.
Henrik Ibsen's play, adapted and directed by Richard Eyre, stars Lesley Manville, Adam Kotz, Jack Lowden, Brian McCardie and Charlene McKenna. Ghosts enjoyed a sell–out run at London's Almeida Theatre prior to its transfer to Trafalgar Studios
For further information and booking visit the Ghosts web site.
Also celebrating its continuing success is the National Theatre’s award-winning stage production of War Horse.
January saw the 2000th West End performance of the play by Nick Stafford adapted from the novel by Michael Morpurgo who said, “When I saw the first preview of War Horse, a while ago now, l thought it unlikely it would run for 20 shows, let alone 2000, and I wasn't the only one.
"The pieces of the jigsaw were brilliant, extraordinary, the design, the script, the music, the costumes, everything; but they simply didn't fit together. Somehow, and I shall never know how, the directors, Tom Morris and Marianne Elliot, waved their magic wands, with the help of Adrian Kholer and Basil Jones from the Handspring Puppet Company and all the pieces fell into place.
"2000 performances later, this iconic show goes on, and has been seen now by millions.”
War Horse has extended booking to February next year.
For further information and booking visit the War Horse web site or the National Theatre web site.
Next month, new musical From Here to Eternity will close, bringing a six month run to its end.
The show, which has a book by Bill Oakes, based on the novel by James Jones, music by Stuart Brayson and lyrics by Tim Rice, has been playing the Shaftesbury Theatre.
For further information and booking visit the From Here to Eternity web site.