By Amy Somensky Sep 11, 2007, 2:22 GMT
London: Michael Grandage, artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse, has announced the theatre company's plans for the upcoming season. In addition to the new productions, Grandage announced that the Donmar has purchased the theatre site on Earlham Street on a 125 year lease, the first time that the Donmar has owned the building from which its operates. In addition the company will take up residence for one year at the West End's Wyndham's Theatre beginning September 2008.
British actor Jude Law (L) and British film director Kenneth Branagh, pose for a photo on the red carpet prior to the screening of the film 'Sleuth'during the Venice Film Festival, in Venice, northern Italy, 30 August 2007. EPA/CLAUDIO ONORATI
The current season at the theatre site on Earlham street will continue with Parade and Othello plus the following newly announced productions:
The Man Who Had All the LuckBy Arthur MillerFebruary 25, 2008 - April 5, 2008Starring Andrew Buchan as David BeevesDirected By Sean Holmes
Blessed with good fortune, David Beeves’s life can’t get much better. But as the lives of those around him begin to crumble, he starts to question his own destiny. Miller’s great American fable follows one man’s struggle to change his fate, and asks the question – is there such a thing as too much luck?
CreditorsBy August StrindbergNew version by David Greig
Anxiously awaiting the return of his new wife, Adolf finds solace in the words of a stranger. But comfort soon turns to destruction, as old wounds are opened, insecurities are laid bare, and former debts are settled.
Life is a DreamBy Pedro Calderon de la BarcaLife is a Dream is the best known work of the great Spanish playwright Pedro Calderon de la Barca’s (1600 – 1681).
The Family Reunion By T.S. EliotT.S. Eliot (1888 – 1965) was a poet, playwright and literary critic. An American, he moved to the UK in 1914, and became a British citizen in 1927. He wrote The Family Reunion in 1939.
The season at the Wyndham's will include:
Checkhov's IvanovSeptember 12, 2008 - November 29, 2008Press Night: September 17thNew version by Tom StoppardDirected by Michael GrandageStarring Kenneth Branagh
Twelfth NightDecember 5, 2008 - March 7, 2009Press Night: December 10thBy William ShakespeareDirected By Michael GrandageStarring William Jacobi
Madame De SadeMarch 13, 2009 - May 23, 2009Press Night: March 18thBy Yukio MishimaTranslated By Donald KeeneDirected By Michael Grandage
HamletMay 29, 2009 - August 22, 2009Press Night: June 3rdBy William ShakespeareDirected By Kenneth BranaghStarring Jude Law
For more information on the Donmar visit www.donmarwarehouse.com.
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