We bring news of six plays for London Theatre Breaks 2009
Open Air Theatre - Much Ado About Nothing
Not everybody’s “cup of tea” but for a summer experience, why not see
a Shakespearean comedy at the “Open Air Theatre” in Regent’s Park?
Timothy Sheader’s second season…gets off to a cracking start with this
charming and crowd-pleasing account of Shakespeare’s wittiest comedy’
The Guardian. “I would rather hear my dog bark at a crow"
Inherit The Wind at The Old Vic Theatre
Inherit the Wind depicts two legal Titans who confront each other when
a community puts freedom of thought on trial. It is directed by Trevor
Nunn and will star Kevin Spacey. Based on the famous 1925 Scopes
‘Monkey’ trial in which science teacher John Scopes was accused of
violating a Tennessee state statute.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is Tennessee Williams’ prize-winning classic
and, following its sell-out run on Broadway, it opens at the Novello
Theatre in London’s West End in November. The show features an all
black cast which includes award winning actors James Earl Jones,
Phylicia Rashad, Adrian Lester and Sanaa Lathan. In Cat on a Hot Tin
Roof - Theatre breaks available.
Ed Byrne - Different Class - Comedy in the West End
Ed Byrne - half toff, half pikey… All comic! Irish comic (and star of
Mock the Week and Live at The Apollo Theatre) Ed Byrne returns to the
West End at the Vaudeville Theatre following two sell-out national
tours - for a very limited run in September. “a masterful display of
the comics art…This is a seamless" Good possibility for a London
Theatre break.
Six Degrees of Separation
Six Degrees of Separation opens in London at the Old Vic Theatre in
January 2010. This story of a streetwise black man charming his way
into the home of a wealthy white New York couple is based on a true
story. He changes their lives for ever. Acid wit, sharp observation
and designer cool combine.
The six plays for London Theatre breaks were as follows:
Open Air Theatre - Much Ado About Nothing
Six Degrees of Separation
Inherit The Wind at The Old Vic Theatre
Ed Byrne - Different Class - Comedy in the West End
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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