Two new productions announced at Donmar Warehouse: Old Times & Hecuba.

Two new productions announced at Donmar Warehouse: Old Times & Hecuba.

The Donmar Warehouse has announced two new productions

Old Times, by Harold Pinter, opens 7 July 2004, following previews from 1 July, and booking to 4 Sep 2004. It is directed Roger Michell and features Jeremy Northam whose film credits includes "Gosford Park", "Emma", "Amistad", "An Ideal Husband", "The Misadventures of Margaret" and "Gloria" ; and Gina McKee , whose TV credits include "Our Friends From The North" and most recently "The Forsyte Saga".

Hecuba, by Euripides, in a new version by Frank McGuinness. Opens 14 Sep 2004, following previews from 9 Sep, and booking to 17 Nov 2004. It is directed by Jonathan Kent, and features Clare Higgins, who won Olivier and Critics' Circle Best Actress awards for "Vincent In Brixton". Her theatre credits include many National productions, including "The Secret Rapture", "King Lear", "Richard II", "The Absence of War", "Sweet Bird of Youth" (for which she won the Olivier and Critics' Circle Best Actress awards) and "The Walls"; her other theatre credits include " A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Hamlet" and "Antony and Cleopatra" for the RSC, "The Ride Down Mount Morgan" and "Letter of Resignation" in the West End.

Public Booking for both shows is expected to open towards the end of April?

Casting update for Henry IV, which opens 4 May 04, following previews from 29 Apr 2004, and booking to 26 June 2004. Cast includes: Ian McDiarmid, Francesca Annis, Stuart Burt, Robert Demeger, Tania Emery, James Lance, Neil McDermott, Ian McDiarmid, Brian Poyser, Nitzan Sharron, Orlando Wells, David Yelland.