Playwrights' Playwrights: Mark Ravenhill, Lucy Prebble, April De Angelis, Joe Penhall ( Archived )

Royal Court writers each direct a rehearsed reading of their favourite play by their favourite playwright.

Wednesday 16 June 4pm

Mark Ravenhill directs

THE MOTHER by Bertolt Brecht

Wednesday 23 June 4pm

Lucy Prebble directs

ICE CREAM by Caryl Churchill

Wednesday 30 June 4pm

April de Angelis directs an all female

GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS by David Mamet

Wednesday 7 July 4pm

*Joe Penhall *directs

DEALING WITH CLAIR by Martin Crimp 5 stars Wednesday 16 June 4pm

Mark Ravenhill directs

THE MOTHER by Bertolt Brecht (1932)

Pelaega Vlasova is a middle-aged widow who is unwillingly drawn into the movement by her desire to protect her revolutionary son (Pavel). In doing so she eventually becomes a figurehead and inspiration for the Bolshevik cause.

Mark Ravenhill previous work includes; SHOPPING AND FUCKING, (Royal Court/Out of Joint); SOME EXPLICIT POLAROIDS (Out of Joint/West End); and MOTHER CLAPP MOLLY HOUSE (RNT/West End).

Cast: Naomi Bentley, Shaun Dingwall, Deborah Findlay, Burn Gorman, Tricia Kelly, Jason Merrells, Roger Morlidge, Nicholas Sidi, Suzan Sylvester, Andrew Tiernan.

Wednesday 23 June 4pm

Lucy Prebble directs

ICE CREAM by Caryl Churchill (1989)

Set half in the UK and half in the USA, ICE CREAM tells the story of twp couples; an American husband and wife and an English brother and sister. Implicated in each other lives more than any of them would wish, their respective love affairs with each other’s countries prove difficult to sustain.

Lucy Prebble’s first play, THE SUGAR SYNDROME opened at the Royal Court in 2003, for which she won the Critics’ Circle Award for Most Promising Newcomer and the George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright.

Wednesday 30 June 4pm

April de Angelis directs an all female version of

GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS by David Mamet (1983)

A popular, modern classic about four real estate salesmen in a cutthroat sales competition.

April de Angelis’ previous work includes; HUSH (Royal Court); A LAUGHING MATTER (RNT/Out Of Joint) and A WARWICKSHIRE TESTIMONY (RSC).

*Cast: *Lucy Briers, Monica Dolan, Leda Hodgson, Ann Mitchell, Sally Rogers, Stephanie Street and Debora Weston.

Wednesday 7 July 4pm

Joe Penhall directs

DEALING WITH CLAIR by Martin Crimp (1988)

Set in London, in typical yuppie territory of the ’80s, DEALING WITH CLAIR brings together a young female estate agent, an upwardly mobile couple anxious to get the best possible price for their home and a mysterious cash buyer.

Joe Penhall’s previous work includes; BLUE/ORANGE (RNT/West End); THE BULLET (Donmar Warehouse); LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING (Bush); PALE HORSE (Royal Court) and SOME VOICES (Royal Court).