For a few years from 1956 the building was a factory and showroom for Beck's British Carnival Novelties, then remained empty until in 1972 a campaign began to turn it into a theatre. More info>. But Agnes has dark dreams of her own for this house. Talkback Most of the shows on Broadway. But it is far from the first sacrifice Ive made for this house As Designer:nd the Old Girl(Park Theatre);The Permanent Way(Vaults);The Caucasian Chalk Circle(Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru);Anna Karenina(East 15);Sonny(ArtsEd);46 Beacon(Trafalgar Studios);Macbeth(Caerphilly Castle);Blackbird(Tor Theatre);ATale of Two Cities(Royal & Derngate Northampton);Play Strindberg(Theatre Royal Bath);Contractions(Chapter Arts Centre);Fijiland(Southwark Playhouse);Little Shop of Horrors;Salt, Root and Roe(Theatr Clwyd);Noah(Chichester Festival Theatre);The Road to Mecca(Arcola Theatre). Adam Cork is both sound designer and composer, and casting director is Amy Ball. Book a 25 ticket (30 on selected performances) for seats that are normally 30 or 35 on all performances except Fri & Sat evenings. His writing for television includesan episode ofPhilip K DicksElectric Dreams(also director);The Night Manager;Spooksand the forthcoming seriesHanna, based on his 2011 film of the same name. He was appointed in February 2013 and took up the post full-time in September 2013. Television includes:Gypsys Revenge;The Trials. How can I get cast in an Almeida production? Migle Grakauskaite, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Theatre includes: Summer and Smoke; The Merchant of Venice; Blood Wedding (The Lir). 'Android. Sofia Sousa, PARTICIPATION CaptionedMon 9 Jan 7.30pm TheGenesisFoundation Kickstart Fund has supported Lulu Raczka on the development of Women, Beware the Devil. Lola is in her final year at Guildhall School of Music & Drama and Women, Beware the Devil is her professional stage debut. Fight Director Bret Yount. As a writer, Nathan is co-writing his first television series, a black comedy, in development at Drama Republic. As Deputy Head of Wigs: Hamilton; Beautiful The Carole King Musical (West End); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (West End/ UK tour). He was also nominated in 2010 for the Tony Award Best Score (Music & Lyrics) for ENRON (Broadway/ West End). Copyright 2023 Almeida Theatre, London N1 1TA. But dont fret. [1][2], The building was Grade II listed by English Heritage in 1972. Running Time 2h30, inc. interval. Radio includes: Of A Lifetime (2019 Imison Award). Other notable productions as Artistic Director includeRichard III,which was broadcast live to cinemas around the world in July 2016,MedeaandThe Merchant of Venice. Paul Mescal for A Streetcar Named Desire at Almeida Theatre. He is also a scholarly researcher in Afrofuturism. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. These included revivals of Betrayal in 1991 and No Man's Land in 1992 and premires of Party Time in 1991 and Moonlight in 1993. })();(function() { Kieton Saunders-Browne The campaign to open the building as a theatre was led by the Lebanese-born internationally renowned opera and theatre director Pierre Audi, after he had acquired the derelict building in 1972. For Lady Elizabeth nothing is more important than protecting her family's legacy and their ancestral home. The person who suggested that Sheridan Smith was the perfect casting for a new revival of Shirley Valentine was the play's long-successful . Joining the previously announced Juliet Stevenson and Ria Zmitrowicz are Oliver Alvin-Wilson,Nathalie Armin, Paul Higgins, Mariah Louca, Pamela Nomvete, Daniel Rabin, Joy Richardson, Kirsty Rider and Naomi Wirthner. [8] A free performance for those aged 25 and under. For the Almeida: Daddy A Melodrama; The Duchess of Malfi. As Crowd Hair and Makeup Supervisor: The Witcher Blood Origin. Associate Director (Royal Court); The Children; Escaped Alone; Love and Information (Royal Court/ Minetta Lane Theatre); Sunny Afternoon; Bend it Like Beckham (West End); Chariots of Fire (Hampstead Theatre/ West End); The Father (Theatre Royal Bath); The Effect; Earthquakes in London (National Theatre). The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has today announced casting for its forthcoming production of Shakespeare's political thriller, Julius Caesar, running between 18 March - 8 April 2023 in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, before a nine date tour of England visiting Canterbury, Truro, Bradford, Newcastle upon Tyne, Blackpool, Nottingham, Norwich, York and Salford between . } Free to same-day ticket holders. John Shakeshaft In 2013 his Headlong theatre company co-produced the premiere of Lucy Kirkwood's Chimerica, directed by Lyndsey Turner, at the Almeida: the show subsequently transferred to the West End, winning five Olivier Awards in 2014. ; No Mans Land; Photograph 51; Don Carlos; Suddenly Last Summer (West End); Travesties (Menier Chocolate Factory/ West End/ Broadway); Les Blancs; Three Days in the Country (National Theatre); Frost/Nixon (Donmar Warehouse/ West End/ Broadway); Ivanov (Donmar Warehouse/ West End); The Chalk Garden; Creditors; The Wild Duck; Caligula (Donmar Warehouse). For the Almeida:The Clinic;Little Revolution. ALMEIDA Artistic Director Rupert Goold Executive Director Denise Wood Associate Director Rebecca Frecknall ARTISTIC Producer Tara Wilkinson Literary Manager Stephanie Bain Interim Literary Manager Sarvat Hasin Assistant Producer Sam South Executive Assistant Holly Lewis ADMINISTRATION General Manager Jason Holness Operations & HR Coordinator Book our access performances by calling Box Office on 020 7359 4404 or email boxoffice@almeida.co.uk. Chief Technician He was Artistic Director of Headlong from 2005 until 2013 where his work includedThe Effect,ENRON, Earthquakes in LondonandDecade. Use code BLUELIGHT when selecting your seats to book 25 tickets for seats that are normally 30 on all performances except Fri & Sat evenings. James Bigham Artistic Director Gate Theatre: 1953: Patrick Marber: Almeida: VENICE PRESERVED: Ian McDiarmid: Almeida: GANGSTER NO. Peter Greenaway's 1983 series of films for Channel 4 Four American Composers featured Almeida presentations of works by John Cage, Robert Ashley and Philip Glass. Eureka Entertainment to release ANDRZEJ UAWSKI: THREE FILMS as part of The Masters of Cinema Series. Two Palestinians Go Dogging at Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at The Royal Court Theatre. Nathan Armarkwei-Laryea, Leo Bill, Carly-Sophia Davies, Lydia Leonard and Alison Oliver. Theatre includes: Pavilion (Theatr Clwyd). Company Stage Manager Our hopes and dreams rest in these tiny souls. Manage Settings represented by: christopher farrar . The Almeida Theatre has announced the full cast for the world premiere of Dipo Baruwa-Etti's The Clinic. Rosaleen is fighting for her right to vote, and Lily is escaping her violent father. 282167, and Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design. Casting Directors Pippa Ailion CDG and Natalie Gallacher CDG. The Almeida was one of the launch theatres for Digital Theatre, a project which makes theatre productions available in video download form. The Almeida Theatre has announced initial casting and two new Almeida Young Company productions. Training: Bird College. Required fields are marked *. Under the garish glow of the funfair, friends try to navigate a carnival of dodgems, drinks and broken connections. Alice Eve Imp. 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Head of Finance Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Her production of Steel by Chris Bush ran in the Sheffield Crucible Studio in 2018. First Performance 24/09/1999. Book by Lynn Nottage; Music by Duncan Sheik; Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead, Director: Whitney White; Choreographer: Shelley Maxwell; Set Designer: Soutra Gilmour; Costume Designer: Qween Jean; Lighting Designer: Neil Austin; Sound Designer: Simon Baker; Music Supervisor and Musical Director: Nigel Lilley; Casting Director: Charlotte Sutton. Simon Stephens For the Almeida as Designer: Patriots; Spring Awakening; Hymn; Albion; Shipwreck; Machinal; Boy; Game; When the Rain Stops Falling; Judgement Day. The creative team is completed by: Co-Costume DesignersMontana Levi Blanco and Peter Todd; Lighting DesignerIsabella Byrd; Sound DesignerLee Kinney; Movement DirectorAnjali Mehra; Musical SupervisorTim Sutton; Intimacy and Fight DirectorYarit Dor; and Casting DirectorAmy Ball. Organised as a non-profit producing theatre, its productions regularly played to packed houses and frequently (14 productions between 1990 and 2002) transferred to London's West End and to New York's Broadway.[9]. The Arts Shelf is an Arts, Culture, Travel, Leisure & Lifestyle outlet based in the UK. Thu 19 Jan 7.30pm This is their song. if (document.getElementById("af-form-930466681")) { Works by directors Robert Wilson, Robert Lepage, Phelim McDermott, Julia Bardsley, Deborah Warner, Simon McBurney, Annabel Arden and several others were featured in Almeida presentations. The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. In 2015Ruperts first feature film,True Story, starring James Franco and Jonah Hill for Plan B and Fox Searchlight in New York, was released. Rupert Gooldis the Almeidas Artistic Director where he has previously directedShipwreck Albion,Ink(also West End and Broadway),Richard III(broadcast live to cinemas around the world),Medea,The Merchant of Venice, King Charles III(West End, Broadway, UK and international tour) andAmerican Psycho(also Broadway). Read more about ourproduction guidance and warnings>, Theatre includes: Hamlet; Faith, Hope and Charity; Tartuffe(National Theatre);The 306 Dawn(National Theatre of Scotland);Her Naked Skin(Salisbury Playhouse);Romeo and JulietVernon God Little (The Space); Homo Sacer. And Im sure it wont be the last } Massimo Marinelli Anita Kamara The Almeida Theatre has released details today for two upcoming world premiere productions. Islington's Almeida Theatre is an intimate space that regularly attracts high calibre talent, including world-renowned actors and visionary directors. Pushed to the edge, a generation of young people decide to create a future for themselves, carving out a utopia they can build away from the failings of those who came before. [14] Michael Attenborough took over as artistic director in 2002 and, following the completion of its restoration, the theatre was re-opened in May 2003 with a production of Ibsen's The Lady from the Sea, directed by Trevor Nunn. A household is in crisis. As Costume Designer: Double Murder (Hofesh Shechter Company); Voices and Light Footsteps; Chacony (Richard Alston Dance Company); The Waiting Game (Ballet Black); The Snow Queen; Hansel and Gretel; Alice in Winterland (Rose Theatre Kingston); Frankenstein (Aquilla Theatre). by Yomi a? Relaxed EnvironmentWed 25 Jan 2pm. Kamini Banga (Co-Chair) A double bill of two new Almeida Young Company productions, The Village and Rush, both devised in response to the Almeida's upcoming production of A Streetcar Named Desire. Almeida Artistic Director Rupert Goold (Tammy Faye, Patriots) directs this deadly new play by The Sunday Times Playwriting Award-winner Lulu Raczka (Antigone, Nothing) of treachery and trickery. In Wonderland (University of Warwick). Our 700-plus members include theatre owners and operators, producers, presenters, and general managers in North American cities, as well as suppliers of goods and services to the commercial theatre industry. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of Sweat, the Tony Award-winning composer of Spring Awakening, and Tony Award-nominated lyricist of Jelly's Last Jam, comes a captivating new musical about a group of women ignited by rebellion and longing for acceptance. In a small town in northern Denmark, the children celebrate Harvest Festival. Jamie Arkell The Salvation Army bought the building in 1890, renaming it the Wellington Castle Barracks (Wellington Castle Citadel from 1902). Opera includes:Turandot (ENO);Le Comte Ory(Garsington Opera). Denise Wood We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. Josh Bell And when you have decided, our great ticket deals will help save you money too. As Assistant Dramaturg: Clean Break Pathways Programme (Royal Court). 282167. Ronald Harwood's documentary drama, The Deliberate Death of a Polish Priest premiered at the Almeida in October 1985, an early example of a transcript of a trial of the political murderers of Father Jerzy Popieuszko. Television includes: Inside No. Stuart Burt and Kahleen Crawford among the winners of the 2023 CDG Casting Awards. The theatre's artistic remit was the presentation of bold and adventurous play choices staged to the highest possible standards, in productions which revealed them in a new light. Privacy Policy Agreement * Use code BLUELIGHT when selecting your seats to book 25 tickets (30 on selected performances) for seats that are normally 30 or 35 on all performances except Fri & Sat evenings. Development & Operations Officer Theatre includes: The 47th (The Old Vic); The Effect; Earthquakes in London (Headlong/ National Theatre); Time and the Conways (National Theatre); The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Kensington Gardens); The Merchant of Venice; Romeo and Juliet; Speaking Like Magpies (RSC); ENRON (Headlong/ West End/ Broadway); Made in Dagenham; Oliver! Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions. (function() { (West End); The Son (Kiln Theatre/ West End); Sweat (Donmar Warehouse/ West End); A Very Very Dark Matter (Bridge Theatre); Exit the King; Consent (National Theatre); On Bear Ridge; Glass. The Almeida theatre's top 10 productions - in pictures . Annys Whyatt document.getElementById("af-footer-930466681").className = "af-footer af-quirksMode"; [5] Touring companies from the UK were regularly hosted, including Complicit, Shared Experience, Joint Stock, Cheek by Jowl and the Leicester Haymarket, alongside international guest companies from the Philippines, Tibet, Israel, Ireland and Czechoslovakia. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Audio DescribedSat 18 Mar 2pm (Touch Tour 12.15pm) Previously he was Artistic Director of Northampton Theatres from 2002 to 2005. Robert Icke has announced he is stepping down as associate director of the Almeida Theatre, as he reveals his final production in the role - a world premiere starring Juliet . The happiness of our . All 5 tickets for 25s and under for this production are now sold out. He was awarded a CBE for services to drama in 2017. Applicable on all performances except Fri & Sat evenings. Theatre includes: Uncle Vanya; Leopoldstadt; The Night of the Iguana; Rosmersholm; Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Successful plays are often transferred to West End theatres. Photo: Marc Brenner Saoirse Ronan in The Tragedy of Macbeth at the Almeida Theatre. A Casting Director is the person responsible for selecting Performers for a production. For Lady Elizabeth nothing is more important than protecting her familys legacy and their ancestral home. Registered Charity No. He has twice been the recipient of the Olivier, Critics Circle and Evening Standard awards for Best Director. Limited to 2 tickets per person. ; The Glass Menagerie; No Mans Land (West End); King Lear (Headlong/ Liverpool Everyman/ Young Vic); Six Characters in Search of an Author (Headlong/ West End); Macbeth (Chichester Festival Theatre/ West End/ Broadway). Tickets to the productions go on sale to Almeida Patrons and Gold, Silver and Bronze Friends at midday today; Almeida Friends at midday on Thursday 8 December; and on general sale at midday on Tuesday 13 December. Almeida Artistic Director Rupert Goold (Patriots) directs this raucous production (Evening Standard) full of treachery and trickery. Costume Supervisor Deborah Andrews. Free to same-day ticket holders. Peter Brook's Bouffes du Nord company played there in 1982 (Brook's company had been one of Audi's original influences for the project). For the Almeida: The Duchess of Malfi; The Tragedy of King Richard the Second. More info. Sevas showBLKDOGwhich ran at Sadlers Wells in 2018 has been nominated for Best New Dance Production at the Olivier Awards. West End, Off-West End, fringe shows, exclusive members discount at top celeb hang out, post-show Q&As and meet and greets. David Farrs plays includeThe Heart of Robin Hood, The UN Inspector,andadaptations ofThe Odysseyand KafkasMetamorphosis. For full information about how to book for our access performances please visit our Access For All page. To suit the building's new purpose, the front-facing lecture hall's tiered benches were replaced so that the congregation was seated in the conventional position, facing away from the front, and a balcony added. Saoirse Laaraichi Proof of eligibility is required. Women, Beware the Devil runs at the Almeida Theatre from 11 February to 25 March 2023. Anna Wood recently graduated from the MMus course at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Finance Assistant We use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Intimacy Director Ita O'Brien. Work by major playwrights, old and new, British and foreign was staged and the theatre acquired an artistic reputation comparable to the leading theatres in central London and, as noted by playwright David Hare, "it reinvented the European repertoire for London audiences and made British theatre more cosmopolitan and outward going". Also announced today isBotis Sevaas Movement Director. . Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. He has twice been the recipient of the Laurence Olivier, Critics Circle and Evening Standard Awards for Best Director. As Director:Housewarming(Theatre Peckham). Lanre Bankole Concept by milie Chen. Three Kingdoms Action-RPG Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Launches Today! Ryan Nicolussi As Movement Director and Intimacy Co-ordinator: The Welkin (National Theatre). After Mon 23 Jan performance. Louise Hourigan View our Privacy Policy. Competition: Win a DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOUR AMONG THIEVES merchandise bundle. For the Almeida:The Clinic;The Tragedy of Macbeth;The Duchess of Malfi;The Doctor(also West End);Three Sisters;The Wild Duck;Machinal;The Writer;Summer and Smoke(also West End);The Twilight Zone(also West End);The Treatment;Hamlet(also West End/ Park Avenue Armory, New York);Mary Stuart(also West End/ Park Avenue Armory, New York);Oil;Uncle Vanya;Medea;Oresteia(also West End);Game;Mr Burns;Chimerica(also West End).