Theatre Announcements

As many of you will already know, there have been a fare few exciting theatre announcements as of late. I am going to take you few my picks of the upcoming shows.

Michael Grandage Company

Michael Grandage, ex-artistic director of the Donmar, has announced his first season with his new theatre company which features a whole host of star names and ticket bargains. The season at the Noel Coward Theatre starts with Simon Russell Beale in Privates of Parade, a military themed comedy by Peter Nichols. The second in the season, and for me the most exciting, is John Logan's first play since RED took the Donmar and Broadway by storm. His new play is called Peter and Alice and will star Judi Dench as Alice and Ben Whishaw as Peter Pan. The third and fourth plays in this season are The Cripple of Inishmaan starring Daniel Radcliffe and A Midsummer Night's Dream starring David Walliams and the brilliant Sheridan Smith. The final production will see Jude Law tackle Shakespeare yet again in Henry V. Every show has 200 £10 tickets on sale and is definitely worth the money if you can get your hands of the £10 tickets.

Royal Court

Any new season at the Royal Court is exciting and their most recent announcement did not disappoint. Featuring new plays by Cary Churchill, Jez Butterworth and Martin Crimp this season is not one to miss. Skipping over the Court's controversial decision to not release any tickets for Butterwoth's The River until the day of the performances, this will most probably be the one to see. However, Churchill's new play Love and Information also sounds like it will be an intruiging piece of theatre.

Uncle Vanya

Chekhov's masterpiece seems to be everywhere recently, but this production at the Vaudeville will most definitely be a hit seeing as it stars Anna Friel as Yelena and Ken Scott and Vaya.

Viscera/Infra/Fool's Paradise

Although not a new announcement, I thought I would include it on this list as public booking for it opens in a few days time. A new mixed programme featuring ballet's from Scarlett, McGregor and Wheeldon makes for essential viewing, especially when top price tickets are only £37.50. If you only book for one production in the Royal Ballet's new season, make sure it is this one.