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As you like it (2018-07-Open Air Theatre, Regent s Park-London)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 2 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : Friday 06 July 2018
Première : Wednesday 11 July 2018
Dernière : Saturday 28 July 2018
Mise en scène : Max Webster •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : Olivia Vinall (Rosalind), Edward Hogg (Orlando), Keziah Joseph (Celia), Beruce Khan (Oliver), Danny Kirrane (Touchstone), Maureen Beattie (Jaques), Amy Booth-Steel, Me'sha Bryan, Joanne McGuinness, Jacade Simpson, Jack Beale, Silas Wyatt-Barke, Simon Armstrong, Gary Lilburn, Kristian Phillips, John Stahl
Commentaires : The Open Air Theatre's 2018 production of As You Like It was directed by Max Webster and featured a beautiful score of new music by Charlie Fink (Noah and the Whale). Webster's visions for the Forest of Arden made our outdoor setting the perfect backdrop for Naomi Dawson's beautiful design. This joyous re-imagining of Shakespeare's classic comedy was dubbed as "summer fun, pure and simple" (Independent). With notable performances from Danny Kirrane: the “show-stealing, belly swinging, libidinous Touchstone” (Metro) and Olivia Vinall: "mellifluous of voice, blazes increasingly brightly as Rosalind” (Evening Standard).
Presse : Evening Standard "What a glorious 2018 season this theatre is settling into" "A BLAZING SHAKESPEARE FOR THE SUMMER" "The original music confirms former Noah and the Whale frontman Charlie Fink as a theatre composer of the first rank"

Time Out "VIBRANT, FUNNY and POLISHED" "it's great fun, taking one of Shakespeare's most amorphous plays and repeatedly hitting comedy gold"

Daily Telegraph "Max Webster's production embraces the craziness...it fizzles with playfulness and lascivious intent"

The Times "GORGEOUS...this is such a joy - a merry muddle of the sweet, tender, bawdy and melancholy" "Olivia Vinall is a clever, vibrant Rosalind; Jacade Simpson an adoreable Silvius"

Daily Mail "What steals the show is Danny Kirrane's turn as tubby fool Touchstone, grappling with his pop-up tent and singing serenades into beer bottles for Amy Booth-Steel as his deliciously simply shepherdess"

BroadwayWorld.com "Edward Hogg imbues Orlando with wit and boyish charm, with funny asides that highlight his instinct for comedy. The perfect summer show that will tickle your funny bone and have you humming the tunes all the way home"

City AM "A production that is willing to take risks...A DELIGHT"

The Arts Desk "A CELEBRATORY, MUSICALLY GLEEFUL revival of Shakespeare's cross-dressing favourite" "Maureen Beattie is terrific - a strong, sardonic presence, with a melancholy based not in personal affection, but a deep sadness at the human conditions"

Independent "The whole production is summer fun, pure and simple"

The Guardian "It captures love's exhilarating madness"

Financial Times "Peppered with bright, touching performances, this is a warm, thoughtful production about transformation on many levels"

Metro “The main vibe is giddy escapism and personal liberation, beautifully encapsulated in Charlie Fink’s pop-splattered score”

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As you like it (2019-10-Barbican-Theatre-London)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Barbican (Londres - Angleterre)
Salle : Theatre
Durée : 2 mois 3 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : Saturday 26 October 2019
Première : Tuesday 29 October 2019
Dernière : Saturday 18 January 2020
Mise en scène : Max Webster •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : David Ajao, Charlotte Arrowsmith, Patrick Brennan, Graeme Brookes, Antony Byrne, Richard Clews, Tom Dawze, Amelia Donkor, Laura Elsworthy, Sandy Grierson, Emily Johnstone, Karina Jones, Alex Jones, Sophie Khan Levy, Lucy Phelps, Sophie Stanton, Aaron Thiara and Leo Wan.
Presse : ★★★★ 'INVENTIVE, PLAYFUL, CAPTIVATING...A BONKERS TRIP TO THE FOREST OF ARDEN'
DAILY TELEGRAPH

★★★★ 'CAPTURES THE JOY OF FALLING IN LOVE'
MAIL ON SUNDAY

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Dr Seuss's The Lorax (2015-12-Old Vic-London)

Type de série:
Théâtre: Old Vic (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 1 mois
Nombre :
Première Preview : Wednesday 02 December 2015
Première : Wednesday 16 December 2015
Dernière : Saturday 16 January 2016
Mise en scène : Max Webster •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : Simon Lipkin (The Lorax), Simon Paisley Day (Once-ler), Laura Cubitt, Ben Thompson, Stuart Angell, Thomas Arnold, Miles BArrow, Jack Beale, Laura Cubitt, Caleb Frederick, Emily Houghton, Richard Katz, Anabel Kutay, Penny Layden, Melaine La Barrie, Carly Mercedes Dyer, Ebony Molina, Juma Sharkah, Silas Wyatt-Barke, Joe Evans, Jo Nichols.
Presse : Les critiques sont très bonnes:

"In its mixture of verbal wit and social purpose, this is the best family show since Matilda." Michael Billington for The Guardian

" overall I’d say it’s “waste-neutral” – it doesn’t squander vast resources, but doesn’t add much to the sum of things either." Dominic Cavendish for The Telegraph

"It’s too odd and complex for younger children and not sufficiently three-dimensional for adults." Fiona Mountford for The Evening Standard

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Dr Seuss's The Lorax (2017-10-Old Vic-London)

Type de série: Reprise
Théâtre: Old Vic (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 2 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : Sunday 15 October 2017
Première : Friday 20 October 2017
Dernière : Sunday 05 November 2017
Mise en scène : Max Webster •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Commentaires : Return to the theatre this October before embarking on a North American tour.

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Fanny & Alexander (2018-03-Old Vic-London)

Type de série: Original
Théâtre: Old Vic (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 1 mois 1 semaine
Nombre :
Première Preview : Wednesday 21 February 2018
Première : Thursday 01 March 2018
Dernière : Saturday 14 April 2018
Mise en scène : Max Webster •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : Penelope Wilton (Mrs Helena Ekdahl), Michael Pennington (Isak Jacobi/Death), Jonathan Slinger (Gustav Adolf Ekdahl), Catherine Walker (Emilie Ekdahl), Lolita Chakrabarti (Alma Ekdahl/Helena Vergerus), Thomas Arnold (Carl Ekdahl/Mr Landhal), Kevin Doyle (Bishop Edvard Vergerus), Karina Fernandez (Lydia Ekdahl/Justina), Annie Firbank (Vega/Blenda Vergerus), Matt Gavin (Michael Bergman/Aron Retzinsky), Gloria Obianyo (Petra Ekdahl/Pauline/Ismael Retzinsky), Vivian Oparah (Maj), Sargon Yelda (Oscar Ekdhl), Tim Lewis (Ensemble), Hannah James (Ensemble), Gary Mackay (Ensemble), Zaris Angel Hator (Fanny - some dates), Amy Jayne Leigh (Fanny - some dates), Molly Shenker (Fanny - some dates), Katie Simons (Fanny - some dates), Guillermo Bedward (Alexander - some dates), Kit Connor (Alexander - some dates), Jack Falk (Alexander - some dates), Misha Handley (Alexander - some dates).
Commentaires : Legendary filmmaker Ingmar Bergman’s masterpiece Fanny & Alexander is translated to the stage by BAFTA award-winning writer Stephen Beresford and Old Vic Associate Director Max Webster.

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Henry V (2022-02-Donmar Warehouse-London)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Donmar Warehouse (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 1 mois 3 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : Friday 11 February 2022
Première : Friday 11 February 2022
Dernière : Saturday 09 April 2022
Mise en scène : Max Webster •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : Kit Harington (Henry V), Jude Akuwudike, Seumas Begg, Claire-Louise Cordwell, Kate Duchêne, Olivier Huband, Melissa Johns, David Judge, Danny Kirrane, Anoushka Lucas, Adam Maxey, Steven Meo, Marienella Phillips, Joanna Songi, Millicent Wong, Gethin Alderman, Diany Bandza, Thomas Dennis
Presse : ★★★★ ‘A broodingly impressive production.’ - Time Out
★★★★ ‘A victory’ - Telegraph
★★★★ ‘Violent, devastating, and astonishing in its power’ - The I
★★★★ ‘Kit Harington is resoundly good’ - The Times

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Life of Pi (The) (2020-06-Wyndham s Theatre-London)

Type de série: West End Transfer
Théâtre: Wyndham s Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 2 mois 3 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : Monday 22 June 2020
Première : Thursday 09 July 2020
Dernière : Sunday 04 October 2020
Mise en scène : Max Webster •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Commentaires : Lolita Chakrabarti's new stage adaptation of Yann Martel's Life of Pi is set to transfer tot he West End following a critically and commercially successful world premiere in Sheffield.