http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/ News en-gb Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:01:23 +0100 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:01:23 +0100 http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/cast-announced-for-nina-raines-tribes/ The second play from award-winning playwright Nina Raine, Tribes, opens in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court on 14 Oct. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/cast-announced-for-nina-raines-tribes/ http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/bruce-norris-on-clybourne-park/ I began writing Clybourne Park about four years ago, around the time we were doing The Pain and the Itch at the Royal Court, and over a year before Obama would be elected President. There’s a famous American play called A Raisin in the Sun that many Americans of my generation (I’m 50) were assigned to read in school. It’s the story of the Younger family of Chicago, a black family that decide in 1959 to move from their crowded apartment to a new home in a fictional neighbourhood t... Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/bruce-norris-on-clybourne-park/ http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/nick-paynes-wanderlust-cast-announced/ Wanderlust, a new play about sex and intimacy by emerging playwright Nick Payne opens in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court on 15 Sep (previews from 9 Sep). Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/nick-paynes-wanderlust-cast-announced/ http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/french-wines-sponsor-10-mondays/ This autumn, the Royal Court will be working in partnership with French Wines, through sponsorship of the successful and long-standing programme of great value, accessible tickets for Monday performances. Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/french-wines-sponsor-10-mondays/ http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/spur-of-the-moment-extends-run-by-one-week/ Spur of the Moment, the new play by 18 year old playwright Anya Reiss has been extended until 21 August at the Royal Court Theatre, before opening at Theatre Local at the Elephant and Castle. Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/spur-of-the-moment-extends-run-by-one-week/ http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/50-years-of-history-revealed-on-new-royal-court-we/ The Royal Court Theatre unveils a radically different new website today - a complete creative and technical overhaul. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/50-years-of-history-revealed-on-new-royal-court-we/ http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/comic-actor-line-up-for-bruce-norris-clybourne-par/ Clybourne Park – the new play by Bruce Norris – will open in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre on 2 Sep (previews from 26 Aug) Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/comic-actor-line-up-for-bruce-norris-clybourne-par/ http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/roy-williams-why-i-wrote-sucker-punch/ It was watching some programme on telly a few years back, which was a tribute to the 1980s that gave me the first initial idea to write Sucker Punch. The programme makers were discussing the 80s like it was something that happened many years ago, but for me, it was like yesterday. It seemed funny to me that my most recent past is now a part of history. The 80s was an important time for me. I was 12 when it started and 21 when it ended. Everything that went on in-between had helped define the... Sun, 20 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/roy-williams-why-i-wrote-sucker-punch/ http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/errol-christie-interview/ Errol Christie began boxing at the age of eight, with his first proper fight at age 10. By 13 he was schoolboy champion of England and European boxing champ 10 years later. Errol was a professional boxer throughout the 80s and a regular fixture on ITV’s Fight Night. Christies new book No Place to Hide (published by Aurum) is his story of growing up black in the Britain of the 1970’s and 80’s as told to journalist Tony McMahon has recently been released. He is currently work... Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/errol-christie-interview/ http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/spur-of-the-moment/ Spur of the Moment, the debut play by 18 year old Anya Reiss, opens at the Royal Court Theatre on 14 July (press night 20 July). Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/spur-of-the-moment/ http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/royal-court-theatre-announces-a-season-of-firsts/ • Dominic Cooke reunites with Bruce Norris (The Pain and The Itch) to direct his new play Clybourne Park • Two Royal Court debuts by graduates of Royal Court Theatre’s Young Writers Programme• Roger Michell returns to Royal Court after 15 years to direct Nina Raine’s Royal Court debut play Tribes • First ever family Christmas show to be staged The Royal Court Theatre announces its new season today (Wednesday), presenting six new plays by emerging and established playwrights, inc... Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/royal-court-theatre-announces-a-season-of-firsts/ http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/sucker-punch-seating-configuration/ The Jerwood Theatre Downstairs has been reconfigured for this production, with the entire Stalls floor replaced with a boxing ring with seating on two sides. Above the Stalls seats is our usual Circle, and opposite this a new Circle level has been built, giving fantastic views of the ring from both sides. The Balcony is offsale. All seats at £25 and £18 (Stalls and Circle) have excellent views of the stage. £12 Circle seats have a restricted side view, and £12 Stalls seats have partially... Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/sucker-punch-seating-configuration/ http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/anthony-neilson-writes-family-christmas-show-for-r/ Anthony Neilson will write and direct the Royal Court’s first ever family Christmas show, Get Santa! Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/anthony-neilson-writes-family-christmas-show-for-r/ http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/royal-court-converts-theatre-into-boxing-arena/ Sucker Punch, the new play by Roy Williams at the Royal Court Theatre, will go on sale today, boasting a transformed auditorium, two young actors-turned-boxers and a former European boxing champ as production boxing trainer. Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/royal-court-converts-theatre-into-boxing-arena/ http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/olivier-awards-statement-from-royal-court-artistic/ Last night the Royal Court Theatre won five awards at the Laurence Olivier Awards. Royal Court Artistic Director Dominic Cooke said: Whilst I’m thrilled that the Royal Court has received these accolades, there are really two heroes in this story. Firstly, the writers – without whom Mark Rylance could not have enthralled us with his vivid realisation of Johnny Rooster Byron, and Rupert Goold could not have made the collapse of America’s most successful corporation so compell... Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/olivier-awards-statement-from-royal-court-artistic/