RSC's Death Of A Salesman transfers to the Noël Coward Theatre in May

It has been announced that the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Death Of A Salesman will transfer to the Noël Coward Theatre in May to coincide with centenary of Arthur Miller’s birth.

Starring Antony Sher and Harriet Walter (pictured right), the play will open on 13th May (previews from 9th May) for a limited run until 18th July 2015. The show is directed by the RSC’s Artistic Director Gregory Doran.

The entire cast currently appearing in the production in Stratford-upon-Avon will transfer with the production. Death Of A Salesman follows Shakespeare In Love which closes at the Noël Coward Theatre on 18th April.

RSC's Oppenheimer transfers to Vaudeville Theatre next month

Following the early closure of Di and Viv and Rose, it has been announced that the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Oppenheimer will transfer to the Vaudeville Theatre for a limited run.

Starring John Heffernan, the production will run between 27th March and 23rd May 2015. Tom Morton-Smith's new play comes to the West End following its run in Stratford-upon-Avon which concludes on 7th March 2015. Angus Jackson directs.

Interview: Joe Bannister, starring in A Mad World My Masters

Joe Bannister is starring as Dick Follywit in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of A Mad World My Masters by Thomas Middleton. 

Presented by English Touring Theatre and directed by Sean Foley (I Can’t Sing/Jeeves and Wooster), A Mad World My Masters tours the country between 26th February and 9th May 2015. 

Joe plays Dick Follywit, having understudied the part in the production’s 2013 run in Stratford-upon-Avon. His other RSC credits include: The Witch of Edmonton, Arden of Faversham, The Roaring Girl and Titus Andronicus. 

Joe also played Colin and Frank in Chariots of Fire (Hampstead/Gielgud), Percy Bysshe Shelley in Bloody Poetry (Jermyn Street) and understudied the roles of Phillip and John in Trevor Nunn’s production of The Lion in Winter (Theatre Royal Haymarket). 

I recently spoke to Joe during a break from rehearsals about why he’s excited to be taking on such an gruelling role, Sean Foley’s amazing brain and why he feels like Gene Kelly… 

When you were approached to play Dick Follywit full time was it an easy ‘yes’? 

Yes – it was an easy yes. It’s just such a good part! When I understudied the part we did an understudy run – a one off performance – which is unlike anything else you get to do because it’s one off and people are playing about seven parts. You don’t really know what you’re doing and are just thrown into it, but I enjoyed the understudy run so much because the play is bonkers! The only danger is it not being as good as my memory is of that day! But yes, it was a very easy decision because it’s such a brilliant and hilarious part. It is all singing and all dancing, which is also terrifying, but it’s an exciting thing to get to do. 

GOSSIP: RSC's Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies extend West End run

According to The Daily Mail, The Royal Shakespeare Company's productions of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies have extended their run at the Aldwych Theatre for an extra four weeks. 

Both productions will now run until Saturday 4th October 2014. Jeremy Herrin directs. Producers are apparently looking to transfer the shows to Los Angeles, Toronto and then New York next year.

RSC's Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies to transfer to the Aldwych Theatre

The Royal Shakespeare Company has confirmed that its productions of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies (currently playing in rep in Stratford-upon-Avon) will transfer to the Aldwych Theatre from 1st May for a limited season until 6th September. Jeremy Herrin directs.

Wolf Hall/Bring Up the Bodies follows Andrew Lloyd Webber's Stephen Ward which closes at Aldwych on Saturday 29th March 2014.

Royal Shakespeare Company announces record results for 2011/12

At yesterdays Annual General Meeting in Stratford-upon-Avon, the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) presented record results for 2011/12, the Company's 50th birthday year and the first full year of operation in its newly transformed home.

Box office takings have more than doubled from £8.3m to £18.1m, commercial income from trading has almost tripled from £1.5m to £4.4m and sponsorship and donations have risen from £2.3m to £5.1m – all of which have allowed the Company to increase the percentage of self-generated income from 52% to 67%. Overall turnover has increased by 54% and topped £50m for the first time ever.