Discover the thrilling true story of people who risked everything for peace.
1993. Two maverick Norwegian diplomats try to coordinate top secret talks in a castle in the middle of a forest outside Oslo.
Their quiet heroics will lead them into the heart of one of the world’s longest running conflicts.
Oslo tells the true story of how one young Norwegian couple - Terje Rød-Larsen, played by Toby Stephens (Black Sails, BBC’s Jane Eyre, Private Lives) and Mona Juul, played by Lydia Leonard (Tony nominated for her role in Wolf Hall) - planned and orchestrated top-secret, high-level meetings between the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation, which culminated in the signing of the historic 1993 Oslo Accords. Also starring Peter Polycarpou (The Magistrate, Oklahoma! - NT).
This gripping new play by J T Rogers, directed by Bartlett Sher, was awarded ‘Best Play’ at the 2017 Tony Awards ® and was winner of every ‘Best Play’ award on Broadway this season including those given by New York Drama Critics' Circle, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League, Obie and Lucille Lortel Awards.
How far would you go to make peace with your enemies?
Direct from a multi award-winning season on Broadway and a critically acclaimed, sold-out run at the National Theatre, the gripping political thriller Oslo arrives in the West End for a strictly limited season from 2 Oct.
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27 images We’re bogged down with constant talk of negotiations these days, which is inevitable – the biggest democratic decision for a generation will change all our lives. It’s going to be tough, but nothing compared to what it took Israel and Palestine just to get sat around the same table.
Following its award-winning run on Broadway, JT Rogers' play Oslo has just enjoyed a limited engagement at the National Theatre. As of next week, it will take up a longer residence in the West End at the Harold Pinter Theatre, so we sat down with Rogers to talk about his play, which is about Irsaeli-Palestinian negotiations, and how it came about thanks to a children's soccer match.
Fresh from its run on Broadway, JT Rogers Tony Award-winning play Oslo is poised to make its UK premiere at the National Theatre. It’s about the secret talks between Israel and Palestine in 1993, orchestrated on the sly by a Norwegian couple. Lydia Leonard plays Mona Juul, alongside Toby Stephens who plays her husband. We spoke to the actress about how the play first came about at a children’s football match, and taking the play straight to the Harold Pinter Theatre in the West End. What is Oslo all about?
Production images have been released of the National Theatre’s production of Oslo, which is set to open in the Lyttelton Theatre this week. Directed by Bartlett Sher, JT Rogers Tony Award-winning play is about a couple who orchestrate secret talks between the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation – these talks resulted in the Oslo Accords on 1993. Rogers’ play opened on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theater in April of this year, and following a limited three-week run at the National, it will transfer to the West End in the Harold Pinter Theatre until December.
Images have been released of rehearsals taking place for Oslo, the Tony Award-winning play opening at the National Theatre next month, before transferring to the West End. The play, by JT Rogers, tells the true story of a young Norwegian couple who orchestrated top-secret meetings between the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisations. Directed by Bartlett Sher, it won the Best Play award at this year’s Tony Awards, and in London it will star Toby Stephens (Black Sails), Lydia Leonard (Wolf Hall) and Peter Polycarpou (Working).
Last Sunday I was fortunate enough to attend The 62nd Annual Drama Desk Awards in New York City - widely regarded as the second most important night of the Broadway Awards Season behind the Tony Awards, which will take place this coming Sunday, 11 June at Radio City Music Hall. One of the most coveted trophies awarded on Sunday was for "Outstanding Play" and J.T. Rogers' epic, political drama Oslo saw off some strong competition from the likes of Paula Vogel's Indecent and Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Sweat, among others, to come out on top. Moments later, I caught up with Mr.
