The Servant To Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni, in a new version by Richard Bean, expected at the National Theatre in May 2011, directed by Nicholas Hytner and starring James Corden (of Gavin & Stacey & History Boys fame) as Truffaldino.
Shows that may be coming to the West End in 2010...
Devils Advocate - The Musical with book by Andrew Neiderman and an original Jazz infused score by Dutch composer Sarif Tribou. Produced by Rival Theatre Company in association with BoyBrown Entertainment.
Frankenstein a play by Nick Dear, based on the novel by Mary Shelley, directed by Danny Boyle at the National Theatre.
Hamlet, starring John Simm at Sheffield Crucible in September 2010. It is then tipped to transfer to the West End.
Hedda Gabler by Ibsen, directed by Adrian Noble
Lend Me A Tenor The Musical, Peter Sham and Brad Carroll’s new musical comedy, will run at the Theatre Royal Plymouth from 24 Sep – 6 Oct 2010, prior to an anticipated West End run in the Autumn. Directed by Ian Talbot, it is based on the comedy by Ken Ludwig. A riotous, unpredictable explosion of mistaken identities and unexpected romance. The cast includes Matthew Kelly, Damian Humbley, Michael Matus, Sally Ann Triplett.
The Mountaintop
by Katori Hall
May return to the West End.
Season’s Greetings by Alan Ayckbourn, directed by Marianne Elliott, in the Lyttelton, NT from December, starring Catherine Tate
The Spare Room by Helen Garner, adapated by Eileen Atkins, starring Vanessa Redgrave & Eileen Atkins
Twelfth Night directed by Peter Hall, at the National Theatre. Starring Rebecca Hall (Viola), Marton Csokas(Orsino), Simon Callow (Sir Toby Belch), Amanda Drew (Olivia), Simon Paisley Day (Malvolio), Charles Edwards (Aguecheek), Finty Williams (Maria), David Ryall (Feste), Samuel James (Fabian).
Shows that may becoming to the West End in 2011...
Baz from the Daily Mail says, Trevor Nunn will direct 4 shows as part of a year-long season at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in 2011. The Stephen Sondheim musical Follies is on the list of shows he wants to direct. Nunn has a long list of nine shows to choose from because some (for various reasons) will drop off.
Betty Blue Eyes.
Cameron Mackintosh producing a musical based on the comedy film by Alan Bennett, A Private FunctionM.
Music and lyric by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe.
The Cherry Orchard
by Anton Chekhov, directed by Howard Davies, with Zoë Wanamaker as Madame Ranevskaya.
Next Fall, Broadway play by Geoffrey Nauffts, may get a London transfer.
Ghost The Musical, based on the 1990 film. Music and lyrics are by Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard. Bruce Joel Rubin will adapt his original screen play for the stage and write lyrics. Directed by Matthew Warchus. Produced by David Garfinkle of New York’s Hello Entertainment and London producer Colin Ingram in association with Paramount Pictures
It is reported by The Stage Newspaper that David Suchet is considering bringing his portrayal of Hercule Poirot to the stage, under plans to adapt one of Agatha Christie’s detective novels for the theatre.
The Guardian reports that Michael Sheen will play Hamlet , directed by Ian Rickson, at the Young Vic theatre next year (2011). Michael Sheen told the paper: "It's the most dangerous play that exists, yet our culture has made it safe. It has become a rite of passage play for actors. But it is about the very nature of life, death and reality. What I want is to make it difficult and jagged again, unsettling and uncomfortable and disorienting for the audience."
South Pacific
There are plans to bring the Broadway production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's musical to London. Directed by Bartlett Sher, the musical opened at the Lincoln Center Theater in New York in 2008 and won seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical Revival. It will end its run in New York 22 August 2010, making it the longest-running Broadway revival of any of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals.
Sweeney Todd
by Stephen Sondheim, starring Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton at Chichester Festival Theatre, ahead of a projected West End transfer.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, by Michel Legrand, a new adaptation by Kneehigh, expected in the West End in spring of 2011, following a run at Curve, Leicester from 11 – 26 February 2011.
Uncle Vanya, Dear Uncle, Alan Ayckbourn's version of Chekhov's play, set in the Lake District in 1935, starring Ralph Fiennes & Ken Stott
We Will Rock You - The Sequel
The Daily mail reports that Helen Fielding has turned her literary and screen creation Bridget Jones into a musical that’s set to open in London in 2011.
Shows that may becoming to the West End in 2012...
Simon Russell Beale expected to star as King Lear, directed by Sam Mendes, at the National Theatre in late 2012. Lucinda Morrison, a National Theatre spokeswoman said: "We've been talking to Simon Russell Beale and Sam Mendes about a Lear for some time now, and while details and dates aren't confirmed yet, it's looking good for 2012".
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