Review: No Man's Land starring Ian McKellen & Patrick Stewart at the Wyndham’s Theatre

No Man's Land 
Wyndham’s Theatre
Reviewed on Friday 16th September 2016
★★★★

Harold Pinter's 1975 play No Man's Land is gloriously mystifying. Sean Mathias' production, which was previously seen on Broadway and recently embarked on a short UK tour prior to opening in the West End, is well paced and cleverly focused.

Owen Teale joins Ian McKellen & Patrick Stewart in No Man’s Land

Welsh actor Owen Teale will play ‘Briggs’ in Sean Mathias’ production of Harold Pinter’s No Man’s Land.

The show tours venues across the UK from 3rd August prior to a limited engagement at London’s Wyndham’s Theatre from 8th September. 

Tony Award-winning Teale joins the already confirmed Ian McKellen as ‘Spooner’ and Patrick Stewart as ‘Hirst’ in the play, with further casting still to be announced.

Known recently for playing Ser Alliser Thorne in HBO’s Game of Thrones, Owen Teale won the 1997 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for his portrayal of Torvald in A Doll’s House, for which he was also nominated for an Olivier Award. 

Ian McKellen & Patrick Stewart bringing No Man’s Land to the West End

Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart are to reunite on stage this year in Harold Pinter’s No Man’s Land.

Directed by Sean Mathias, the production will tour the UK before transferring to the West End. 

Performances begin at the Lyceum Theatre in Sheffield on 3rd August with the show set to visit Newcastle, Brighton and Cardiff. 

No Man’s Land will then play a limited 14 week engagement at the West End's Wyndham’s Theatre between 20th September (previews from 8th September) and 17th December 2016. Interestingly, Pinter’s play was first performed at the Wyndham’s in 1975 with Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, following its premiere at the National Theatre.

PICS: Ian McKellen hosts Park Theatre gala

On Thursday 12 November, over 300 guests joined Park Theatre Artistic Director Jez Bond, theatre staff and volunteers at a gala fundraising dinner at Stoke Newington Town Hall, hosted in inimitable style by Ian McKellen. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, MP for Islington North and a longtime supporter of Park Theatre’s work, attended with wife Laura Alvarez.

Broadcaster Clive Anderson led a lively auction for a luxurious selection of donated prizes, including money-can’t-buy experiences such as dinner with Benedict Cumberbatch and ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul’ evening of home cooking with Maureen Lipman. The auction alone raised £133,500, and the overall total raised from the evening was £215,000.

Details announced for 2015 London Evening Standard Theatre Awards

It has been announced that the 2015 London Evening Standard Theatre Awards will take place on Sunday 22nd November at the Old Vic.

The newspaper’s owner Evgeny Lebedev will co-host the awards with theatrical icons Dame Judi Dench and Sir Ian McKellen.

This full list of this year’s awards will include: Best Actor, Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress, Best Play, Evening Standard Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical (voted for by the public), Milton Shulman Award for Best Director, Best Design, Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright, Emerging Talent Award in partnership with Burberry, Editor’s Award in partnership with The Ivy and Lebedev Award.

GOSSIP: Ian McKellen & Patrick Stewart will "definitely" star in West End run of Harold Pinter’s No Man’s Land

According to the Daily Mail, X-Men stars Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart will reunite for a West End run of Harold Pinter’s No Man’s Land. 

The pair starred in the play in New York twelve months ago. They played it in rep with Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot; however, they have previously performed Waiting For Godot in London and won't be doing it again.