Showing posts with label Simon Callow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Simon Callow. Show all posts

Thursday, 13 August 2015

Stellar cast announced for Almeida's The Iliad

A company of more than 60 artists will bring The Iliad to life in a durational reading on Friday 14th August. 

The reading will begin at the British Museum and culminate on the Almeida stage. 

The marathon reading is the latest event in the theatre’s Almeida Greeks Festival which has so far seen Robert Icke’s critically acclaimed production of Oresteia transfer to Trafalgar Studios in the West End and James Macdonald’s production of Bakkhai play to sold out houses at the Almeida.

Homer’s The Iliad is the source myth of Greek drama and the greatest story of heroism, betrayal and war in literature. 

Tuesday, 11 February 2014

Simon Callow's Being Shakespeare returns to the West End for limited season

Simon Callow's production of Being Shakespeare is returning to the West End. The production will open at the Harold Pinter Theatre, where Mojo recently completed its run, for a limited three week season between Wednesday 26th February and Saturday 15th March 2014.

Wednesday, 17 July 2013

Felicity Kendal and Simon Callow to star in Chin-Chin UK Tour

It has been announced that Felicity Kendal and Simon Callow will star in the bittersweet classic comedy Chin-Chin, playing two very different people who have one thing in common - the affair that exists between their spouses!

Set in burgeoning 1950’s Paris, Chin-Chin tells of the often hilarious and ultimately disastrous effect of the affair, as the jilted couple rendezvous in a Paris apartment to set the world to rights, where they declare their independence in life, and in love. But out of these undesirable circumstances, special connections are forged, and the un-likely pair soon realise that they will leave the ‘city of love’ with more than they had bargained for!

Felicity Kendal is a national treasure and star of both stage and screen. From an adventurous childhood performing with her family’s Shakespearean theatre troop as they toured India, Felicity has gone on to star in the West End, National Theatre and Old Vic. She is probably best known for her roles in the much loved television series The Good Life and Rosemary & Thyme but has also starred in many other series including Edward VII; Solo and The Mistress. Theatre credits include: Fallen Angels at the Apollo Theatre; Amy’s View at the Garrick; The Vortex at the Apollo Theatre and Feydeau’s An Absolute Turkey at the Gielgud. She is currently starring in Relatively Speaking at the Wyndham's Theatre.