William Burnand Marketing Manager [1] The architects were the fashionable partnership of Robert Lewis Roumieu and Alexander Dick Gough. 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". 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). Although programmed by Michael Attenborough, it was Ruperts first directorial Almeida production as Artistic Director and ran from 3 December 2013 1 February 2014. Jackie was Deputy Head of Costume at the Royal Court for 12 years under Dominic Cooke and Ian Rickson. . As Director: Bone (Omnibus Theatre); Deb & Joan (Canal Caf Theatre); Blind Date (Katzpace); A.I. Heather Jones For the Almeida: Patriots; The Hunt; Ink (also West End/ Broadway). Competition: Win a BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER 4K Ultra HD + Signed Poster bundle! Immersive pioneers Factory 42 (Hold the World with David Attenborough VR, Painting the Future with the Royal Academy, and the immersive version of English National Ballet's Giselle) have teamed up with Almeida Theatre and Sky to create Lost Origin: a new immersive and interactive world, using innovative digital technology.. Tatenda Shamiso (he/him) is a theatre-maker, director, writer, and musician with origins from Zimbabwe, Belgium, the United States and Switzerland. Migle Grakauskaite, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Im ready.. Joining The Royal Shakespeare Company as Deputy Head of Casting in 1995 he became Head of Casting in 1999 for the next five years. Rupert Goold is Artistic Director of the Almeida Theatre. As Crowd Hair and Makeup Supervisor: The Witcher Blood Origin. Television includes:The Crown; Ten Percent; Gentleman Jack; Flesh and Blood; Quacks; Absentia; Apple Tree Yard; Life in Squares; River;Lucan; Ambassadors; Da Vincis Demons; Whitechapel;The 39 Steps; Ashes to Ashes; Margaret Thatcher; ALineofBeauty; Jericho; Rome. Bryony Blackler You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings. The cast will include Amara. After travelling to New York with the Young VicsCommunities of Resistanceproject, he recently wrote and starred in his solo showNO I.D., alongside writing, and directingHousewarming,both as part of Theatre Peckhams Young, Gifted and Black 2022 season. Opera includes: The Handmaids Tale; The Winters Tale; Powder Her Face (ENO); The Knife of Dawn (Royal Opera House); Flux; Rush Hour 10: Motion (Southbank Sinfonia); Gazelle Twin & NYX (Ovalhouse/ Southbank Centre). Executive Assistant But will their past catch up with them? Dviniat Adedibu, PRODUCTION 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. Discover Harrys First Years at Hogwarts at Warner Bros. Gemma Cook For the Almeida: Daddy A Melodrama; Albion; The Hunt; Shipwreck; Dance Nation; Boy. } Sound Supervisor var pattern = new RegExp('(' + rules.join('|') + ')', 'ig'); She is interested in work which revolves around and interrogates the theme of liberation. Dani Parr Second, top-level casting that has given us Ralph Fiennes in Hamlet and Ivanov, Kevin Spacey in The Iceman Cometh and Juliette Binoche in Naked. Rupert Goold is Artistic Director of the Almeida Theatre. Anna Wood recently graduated from the MMus course at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Almeida Artistic DirectorRupert GoolddirectsThe HuntbyDavid Farr(The Night Manager,Spooks), based on the critically acclaimed Danish film thrillerJagten, byThomas VinterbergandTobias Lindholm. The Almeida International Festival of Contemporary Music and Performance included concert presentations and productions of new and commissioned operas from Europe, Russia, North America, Japan, Argentina, and Morocco. var rules = [ A war is brewing. Proof of eligibility is required. Following a sold-out run at the Almeida,King Charles IIItransferred to the Wyndhams Theatre from 2 September 29 November 2014, and embarked on aBroadway run in the autumn of 2015. 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). Jamie Arkell Theatre includes: The 47th (The Old Vic); The Shark is Broken; Leopoldstadt; Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Casting Directors Pippa Ailion CDG and Natalie Gallacher CDG. The season will feature: World Premiere of and breathe. Film includes:Hamlet;Why Its Kicking Off Everywhere;The Exception;Departure. We need change, we need action". Any confirmed creative team members, including casting directors, can be found on the relevant production page on our website. ALMEIDA Other work includes: The Lion King;Mickey & The Magician;Marvel Superheroes;Frozen Celebration;Disney Junior Dream Factory (Walt Disney Imagineering). This role is crucial to the overall success of a production. Theatre includes: Pavilion (Theatr Clwyd). London Theatre Week: Save up to 47% on Disney's NEWSIES, London Theatre Week: Tickets from 25 for BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL. Monique Touko (Malindadzimu) will direct a cast comprising Toyin Ayedun-Alase (Much Ado About Nothing, The Comedy of Errors, RSC), Donna Berlin (The Gift), Maynard Eziashi (Barber Shop Chronicles), Simon Manyonda (Far Away, The Way of the World, Donmar Warehouse), Gloria Obianyo (Paradise, for which she won the 2022 Ian Charleson Award) and Mercy Ojelade (They Drink It in the Congo). Radio includes: Of A Lifetime (2019 Imison Award). Rupert Gavin Third, a territorial expansion that has seen the Almeida colonise the Hackney Empire, the old Gainsborough film studios and even a converted bus depot in King's Cross". Relaxed EnvironmentWed 25 Jan 2pm. As Deputy Head of Wigs and Makeup: The Sound of Music (International tour); Harry Potter and The Cursed Child (West End). Sian Hansen (Co-Chair) As Assistant Dramaturg: Clean Break Pathways Programme (Royal Court). About the Almeida Theatre. [12] National Lottery backing of 5.8 million allowed for a complete restoration designed by Burrell Foley Fischer. Now in its fifth year, the CDG Casting awards seeks to reward and celebrate the incredible work achieved by casting teams across Film, Television, Theatre and Commercials. But dont fret. by Yomi a? Ryan Nicolussi ; 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). Cast included, This page was last edited on 29 September 2022, at 13:07. ETT, Oxford Stage Company, Chichester Festival, The Almeida, The Royal Court, The Young Vic and was resident casting director at The Gate and Soho Theatre. Duty Front of House Managers Archivist The production will run from 10 th August to 28 th September 2019.. Almeida Artistic DirectorRupert GoolddirectsThe HuntbyDavid Farr(The Night Manager,Spooks), based on the critically acclaimed Danish film thrillerJagten, byThomas VinterbergandTobias Lindholm. The Almeida has announced casting for its forthcoming production of Women, Beware The Devil. Almeida Projects is the Almeida Theatre's education and community programme. Other notable productions as Artistic Director includeRichard III,which was broadcast live to cinemas around the world in July 2016,MedeaandThe Merchant of Venice. [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. Registered Charity No. Front of House Manager At Theatre Weekly we are dedicated to giving theatre a new audience. 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. Copyright 2023 Almeida Theatre, London N1 1TA. Applicable on all performances except Fri & Sat evenings. (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. Film includes:In Darkness; Hunting Sublime; Oegs. Rupert was Artistic Director of Headlong Theatre from 2005 until 2013. Lighting Designer: Tim Lutkin; Sound Designer and Composer: Adam Cork; Casting Director: Amy Ball Saturday 11 February . Cast includes Nathan Armarkwei-Laryea, Leo Bill, Carly-Sophia Davies, Lydia Leonard and Alison Oliver, with further casting to be announced. Rebecca Frecknall, ARTISTIC Paul Mescal for A Streetcar Named Desire at Almeida Theatre. Rupert Goolds recent Almeida smash-hit Patriots starring Tom Hollander is transferring to the West End this Spring, playing the Noel Coward Theatre from 26 May 2023. Three Kingdoms Action-RPG Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Launches Today! })();(function() { Best Director. A post-show talk with members of the company. Under Audi the theatre's reputation grew and its annual contemporary music festival became highly regarded. https://www.mrcarlwoodward.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/The-Hunt-initial-casting.jpg, https://www.shwetas11.sg-host.com//wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Copy-of-Carl-Woodward-2-300x66.png, Almeida Theatre: Initial casting announced for The Hunt, Nottingham Playhouse creates digital production on Brexit. We use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Zahra Jassi, DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL 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. [8] } In 1993 the theatre won the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre. Dance includes:exisTence(Hessische Staatsballett);What the Moon Saw;From Above(2Faced Dance Company/ International tour);Vestige(The Place);Traces Imprinted(Ballet Cymru). 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. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions. Holly Lewis, ADMINISTRATION Rebecca has worked on over 30 productions as the Head of Voice and Text at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Running from 3 September to 1 October, the play is billed as "a tense and transfixing portrait of a woman with a hunger for change, a family on fire and how to rise from the ashes of a broken world.". Development & Operations Officer For The Almeida: The Twilight Zone (West End). 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. All concession tickets are limited and subject to availability. } Performed by the Almeida Young Company (18-25), this daring new play examines the consequences of always chasing that next high. The 1985 Almeida Theatre Company production of The Possessed,[6] a co-production with the Thtre de l'Europe in Paris which also toured to the Piccolo Teatro in Milan and the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, was Russian director Yuri Lyubimov's first to originate in the West after he defected in 1983[7] and featured music by Alfred Schnittke, design by Stefanos Lazaridis, and actors Nigel Terry, Clive Merrison, Harriet Walter, and Michael Feast. 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 . Find applicable postcodeshere. For the Almeida: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second; Against; Carmen Disruption; Little Revolution; The ; King Lear; Filumena; Measure for Measure; When the Rain Stops Falling. As a freelance director Rupert has directed revivals, opera, musicals, new plays, farce, pantomime, youth theatre, installation work, comedy and Shakespeare (including two films) around the world and for a wide range of commercial and subsidised organisations. (Bush Theatre); Handbagged (Kiln Theatre); WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT GRIEF (Donmar Warehouse). 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. [The Tony Blair Rock Opera] cast revealed for West End & Tour, Shirley Valentine breaks box-office records at the Duke of Yorks; Watch an interview with Sheridan Smith, Copyright 2023 WestEndTheatre.com, part of Feud Media Ltd. All rights reserved |. Beth Bowden For the Almeida, she previously directed Summer and Smoke (transferred to the Duke of York's Theatre) and worked as Resident Director on Ink at the Almeida/Duke of York's Theatre and Movement Director on Albion. Annys Whyatt This is their song. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. London Theatre Week: Tickets from 35 for MAMMA MIA! Photo: Dave Benett. Theatre includes: Antony & Cleopatra; Much Ado About Nothing (National Theatre); The 47th (The Old Vic); The Seagull (Dramaten, Stockholm); Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington DC). [16] It was founded in its current form in 2003 by Rebecca Manson Jones, after Michael Attenborough's appointment as artistic director. 1964, South Carolina. 'Android. A free performance for those aged 25 and under. Enter promo code ISFIRST when selecting your seats. Aurora has also worked on various voice over and audio projects with Prime Solutions, Hachette, Penguin, Audible, BBC and Big Finish Productions. Required fields are marked *. In her lens-based practice she was most recently a Sundance Institute Fellow on the Ignite Programme with Adobe, winning a place with her debut short film Blue Corridor 15 (Dazed/ ICA/ BBC). Almeida For Free Enter code 25UNDER when selecting your seats. Concept by milie Chen. Approx. Theatre Technician Rohan Gotobed 282167, and Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design. He was awarded a CBE for services to drama in 2017. an interval, Access Performances Women, Beware the Devil runs at the Almeida Theatre from 11 February to 25 March 2023. Cast includes Ava Brennan, Tarinn Callender, Danielle Fiamanya, Rachel John, Mark Meadows and Abiona Omonua, with further casting to be announced. A Streetcar Named Desireis presented by special arrangement with The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee. Free to same-day ticket holders. ;A Christmas Carol(West End);Faustus;That Damned Woman(Headlong tour);Captain Corellis Mandolin(UK tour/ West End);Dusty the Musical(Regional tour);2 Noble Kinsmen;Salome; The Duchess of Malfi;Troilus & Cressida;As You Like It;King John(RSC);The Jungle(Young Vic);Everybodys Talking About Jamie(Sheffield Theatres/ West End);Henry V(Regents Park Open Air Theatre);The Hairy Ape;High Society;The Crucible(The Old Vic);The Father(Theatre Royal Bath/ Kiln Theatre/ West End);Di and Viv and Rose(Hampstead Theatre/ West End);East is East(Trafalgar Studios/ Regional tour). Copyright 2023 Almeida Theatre, London N1 1TA. He has twice been the recipient of the Olivier, Critics Circle and Evening Standard awards for Best Director. Arcola Theatre is a registered charity, and any donation - large or small - will ensure that our theatre stays thriving. Andrew Goldstone Full casting has been announced for The Doctor at The Almeida Theatre. Among the hundreds of composers, musicians and ensembles featured in frequent world and local premiere performances were Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Lou Harrison, Conlon Nancarrow, Morton Feldman, Elliott Carter, Virgil Thomson, Frederic Rzewski, Arvo Prt, Alfred Schnittke, Wolfgang Rihm, Claude Vivier, Toru Takemitsu, Giacinto Scelsi, Michael Finnissy, Gerald Barry, Somei Satoh, Akio Suzuki, Takehisa Kosugi, Jo Kondo, Sylvano Bussotti, Luis de Pablo, Capricorn, Spectrum, Music Projects/London, Singcircle, the Arditti Quartet, and the London Sinfonietta. Kitchen Assistants And when you have decided, our great ticket deals will help save you money too. First Performance 24/09/1999. Anita Kamara Lanre Bankole And Im sure it wont be the last Associate Director The theatre produces a diverse range of drama. For the Almeida: A Streetcar Named Desire; The Duchess of Malfi; Summer and Smoke (also West End); Machinal. Ruperts association with the Almeida Theatre Company began in 2008 when he directed Stephen Adly GuirgisThe Last Days of Judas Iscariot. Orchestral Management David Gallagher and Justin Pearson. '(iPhone|iPod|iPad)(?!. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Audio DescribedSat 18 Mar 2pm (Touch Tour 12.15pm) The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. Box Office Manager Dating back to 1837, the venue first became a theatre in 1980, after a campaign led by acclaimed director Pierre Audi, who later became the Almeida's first Artistic . He is the founder and Artistic Director of Far From The Norm, a dance collective renowned for experimenting with hip hop form whilst tackling socio-political concerns. Madi Mahoney Edward Drew 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]. In the shadows a lonely child gives a strange man her heart. Her work is motivated by finding the social truth within drama. The happiness of our . The show transferred to the West End in autumn 2013 and subsequently won five 2014 Olivier Awards, including Best New Play.