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Film, Television & Theatre
June 2018
Film
EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE: THE FILM – Announcement
Warp Films and Film4 are adapting hit musical 'Everybody’s Talking About
Jamie'. Filming is being lined up for Spring 2019 on location and at
studios in Sheffield. The original creative team from the musical –
director Jonathan Butterell, who was born and raised in Sheffield;
writer Tom McRae; and composer Dan Gillespie-Sells – will
reunite for the film. The Musical has also had its run at the Apollo
Theatre extended until April 2019, whilst a live broadcast of the
show will play in 500 cinema screens across the country on July 5 th.
EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE
THE YELLOW BIRDS – US Release (15th June)
Two young soldiers navigate the terrors of the Iraq war under the
command of their troubled Sergeant, all the while troubled by
promises made to their families. Starring Alden Ehrenreich and
Jennifer Anniston. Based on the novel by Kevin Powers.
Television
POLDARK SERIES 2: BBC1 – 10th June at 9pm
Poldark returns to BBC1 on 10th June at 9pm on BBC1 for a
fourth series, written and executive produced by Debbie
Horsfield.
OUR GIRL SERIES 3, Part 2: BBC One, Tuesday 5th June at
9pm
Created and written by Tony Grounds. This series sees the
return of Corporal Georgie Lane (Michelle Keegan), who throws
herself into her work training Nigerian forces in the fight
against Boko Haram, only to find herself pitched headlong into
danger. Episodes 1 (5th June) and 2 (12th June) are directed by
Rob Evans.
OUR GIRL
A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL Finale on BBC One 3rd June at 9pm
The final episode of this three-part drama featuring one of the biggest
scandals in British politics, Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe (Hugh Grant)
and his former lover Norman Scott (Ben Whishaw). Written and
Executive Produced by Russell T Davies and directed by Stephen
Frears.
A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL
ACKLEY BRIDGE SERIES 2: Channel 4 – 5th June at
8pm
The critically acclaimed TV drama returns for a second
season. Executive produced, co-created and episodes
by Ayub Khan Din.
HETTY FEATHER 4: CBBC – continues
Helen Blakeman’s series, adapted from Dame Jacqueline Wilson’s
novel, has returned for a fourth series. Episode 5 is written by
Gareth Sergeant (4th June).
HETTY FEATHER
London Theatre
THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE: Noel Coward Theatre, 23rd
June – 8th September
Lynette Linton is the Associate Director on Michael
Grandage’s revival of Martin McDonagh’s critically acclaimed
play. Aidan Turner plays Mad Padraic, a terrorist deemed too
violent to be a member of the IRA, in this hilarious, acute
observation of violence in contemporary culture.
THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE
EFFIGIES OF WICKEDNESS: The Gate Theatre – Extended
until 9th June
In this ground breaking collaboration, the Gate Theatre and
English National Opera present a cabaret of riotous, witty,
and shockingly prophetic songs banned by the Nazis in the
1930s. Directed by Ellen McDougall.
EFFIGIES OF WICKEDNESS
THE END OF HISTORY: St Giles-in-the-Fields/Soho Theatre – Runs
5th to 23rd June
A specially created site-specific new show at St Giles-in-the-
Fields. What happens when two totally different Londoners find
themselves face to face on the worst day of their lives? The End
of History is a moving and funny site-responsive play with music
which uses a chance encounter to explore the impact of
gentrification on two radically different individuals. Paul is a gay
party boy working in property, Wendy works in the charity sector.
They belong to two different London’s but have one thing in
common; they’re both alone in the city. Written by Marcelo Dos
Santos, Sound by Ed Lewis.
THE END OF HISTORY
TRANSLATIONS: National Theatre, Olivier – Continues
Brian Friel’s modern classic is a powerful account of nationhood, which
sees the turbulent relationship between England and Ireland play out in
one quiet community. Owen returns to rural Donegal from Dublin. With
him are two British army officers, their ambition is to create a map of
the area, replacing the Gaelic names with English. It is an
administrative act with radical consequences. Directed by Ian Rickson,
starring Colin Morgan and Ciarán Hinds - ‘This is Brian Friel’s finest and
most universal play.’ Sunday Times.
★★★★★ – The Guardian - ‘A flawless production. A culture-clash
masterpiece’
★★★★ - Time Out – ‘Brilliant. Poignant. Unmissable’
★★★★ The Times, The Stage, The Radio Times, What’s On Stage,
The Evening Standard
TRANSLATIONS
THE RINK: Southwark Playhouse, 30th May - 23rd June
Directed by Adam Lenson. The award-winning Kander &
Ebb musical skates into London for a strictly limited
season, for its first London revival in 30 years. With an
irresistible score and exhilarating book, The Rink
originally premiered on Broadway in 1984 starring Chita
Rivera and Liza Minnelli - Anna, an Italian housewife who
runs a roller-skating rink on the Eastern coast of America,
is about to sell it to developers until her estranged
daughter, Angel, returns after a long absence, hoping to
save the rink and patch things up with her mother.
★★★★★ Theatre Weekly - ‘Director, Adam Lenson has
taken a decades old musical and made it feel timeless and
engaging’
★★★★ The Stage - ‘Adam Lenson’s production has its
dazzling moments…but doesn’t sacrifice the complexity of
the characters…a big, bursting powerhouse of a revival’
★★★★ The Upcoming
★★★★ London Theatre
THE RINK
THE GREATEST WEALTH: Old Vic Theatre - Part 1: Monday 25 June, Part
2: Tuesday 26 June, Parts 1 and 2: Friday 29 June
This Old Vic commissioned set of world premiere monologues will salute
and discuss the past, present and future of our NHS, an extraordinary
institution that supports every single one of us. An absolute jewel in our
crown. Curated by Lolita Chakrabarti and Directed by Adrian Lester.
THE GREATEST WEALTH
ACIS AND GALATEA: English National Opera - 9th – 16th June
For the very first time, English National Opera will
perform Handel’s first dramatic work written in English, Acis
and Galatea, based on John Gay’s text after an episode from
Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Directed by Sarah Tipple.
ACIS AND GALATEA
ISAAC CAME HOME FROM THE MOUNTAIN: Theatre 503, 9th
May – 2nd June
Bobby should be careful – sometimes even monsters take
themselves for underdogs. And even if you can’t tell love from
violence, you still have to answer for every bone you break.
Phil Ormrod’s latest work is about pride, what men imagine
makes them strong, and about searching for a future in the
dying heart of England.
ISAAC CAME HOME FROM THE MOUNTAIN
NOT TALKING: Arcola Theatre, 25th April – 2nd June
The never-before-seen first play by Olivier award-winning
writer Mike Bartlett. This gripping and lyrical drama
blasts open cultures of silence with small acts of protest,
Chopin and occasional dancing to Westlife.
NOT TALKING
SUGAR BABY: Soho Theatre, 22nd May - 2nd June
A one man-comedy from critically acclaimed Alan Harris,
SUGAR BABY explores the chaotic – and occasionally
farcical – life of a small-time drug dealer in Cardiff.
Everything wants something from Alex, but all Alex wants
is to survive.
SUGAR BABY
THE BIOGRAPH GIRL: Finborough Theatre, 22nd May –
2nd June
The first professional UK production since its 1980
premiere, THE BIOGRAPH GIRL is a love letter to the
stardust and scandals of the silent movie era.
Featuring music from HALF A SIXPENCE composer
David Heneker.
THE BIOGRAPH GIRL
SHEBEEN: Theatre Royal Stratford East, 20th June –
7th July
Specially commissioned by Nottingham Playhouse,
SHEBEEN invites you to a party you never knew
existed. This world premiere by Alfred Fagon-winning
Mufaro Makubika, shines a light on a community
under siege and the sacrifices made for love. Directed
by Matthew Xia. Music & Sound by Richard
Hammarton
SHEBEEN
UK Theatre
RANDOM/GENERATIONS: Minerva Theatre, 4th May – 2nd
June
Fierce, warm and funny, Debbie Tucker Green’s two
short and haunting dramas examine love, life and loss
through the lives of two families on two continents.
RANDOM/GENERATIONS
LOVE ON THE LINKS: Salisbury Playhouse – Runs to Saturday
23rd June
In the rarefied surroundings of Wood Hills Golf Club in deepest
Surrey all is very genteel. The Oldest Member is having a
snooze in the corner while the barman is pouring another White
Horse and Malvern at the ‘19th Hole’. It’s soon time, however,
for The Oldest Member to stir in his armchair and regale us with
stories of seduction, canoodling and thwarted love, with the
help of some biffo club members, not to mention the ever
graceful Daphne Cartwright and the dashing Jack
Ramage. Directed by Ryan McBryde, Adapted from the
stories of PG Wodehouse. Musical Supervisor – Paul Herbert.
LOVE ON THE LINKS
A MONSTER CALLS: Bristol Old Vic – previews begin 31st May
A MONSTER CALLS, the extraordinary novel by Patrick Ness,
based on an original idea by Siobhan Dowd, - now an
international bestseller and major motion picture - is brought
to the stage for the first time in a powerful new adaptation by
visionary director Sally Cookson (Jane Eyre, Peter
Pan, Sleeping Beauty).
A MONSTER CALLS
MATILDA THE MUSICAL: UK & Ireland Tour – Sunderland &
Milton Keynes
Matilda The Musical is the multi-award winning musical from the
Royal Shakespeare Company, inspired by the beloved book by
the incomparable Roald Dahl. Directed by Matthew
Warchus. Sunderland Empire, 08/05/2018 - 02/06/2018; Milton
Keynes, 05/06/2018 - 30/06/2018.
MALTILDA UK TOUR
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER: Lyric Theatre
Belfast, 20th June- 24th June
In Conor Mitchell’s THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF
USHER, an electric fusion of live music, video and
actors come together as a response to Edgar Allan
Poe’s masterpiece of terror, isolation and lunacy.
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER
BING LIVE SHOW: UK Tour – begins 20th June
Bing and his friends are going on tour in the first ever BING stage
show. Kicking off in St Albans at the Alban Arena, BING LIVE! will
visit 50 venues over 25 weeks. BING is based on the books
written and illustrated by Ted Dewan.
BING LIVE
SKIN A CAT UK Tour begins in June
Isley Lynn’s hit play starts its UK Tour this month. After opening at the
Wolsey Theatre for the Pulse Festival on June 3rd, it will move to
Wolverhampton and Oxford. It’ll be at the Edinburgh Fringe throughout
August, at the Assembly Rooms.
SKIN A CAT
THE LIGHT PRINCESS: Cardogan Hall – 1st July
Tori Amos and Samuel Adamson’s critically acclaimed musical
arrives at Cadogan Hall starring musical theatre powerhouses
Rosalie Craig and Hadley Fraser in this fairy-tale about grief,
rebellion and the power of love.
THE LIGHT PRINCESS
RICHARD III: Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre, York – Previews from 29th June
One of two plays directed by Lindsay Posner as part of Shakespeare’s Rose
Theatre’s upcoming season. This classic Shakespearean work is of particular
significance to the historic city of York whilst Shakespeare’s Richard III has
contributed to the real King’s reputation as one of the most colourful villains
in British history. Music composed by Olly Fox.
RICHARD III
ROMEO AND JULIET: Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre, York – Previews from
25th June
Director Lindsay Posner brings us this production of the most famous
love story ever written - a tale of young love, grand passion, feuding
families, street violence and the cruelties of fate. Music composed by Olly
Fox.
ROMEO AND JULIET
ART: UK & Ireland Tour – Ends its run on 9th June, Canterbury
Marlowe Theatre.
Nigel Havers, Denis Lawson and Stephen Tompkinson star in the UK
and Ireland Tour of Yasmina Reza’s multi award-winning
comedy. Based on the original production by Matthew Warchus,
ART will be directed by Ellie Jones. When Serge buys a large,
expensive, completely white painting, his friend Marc is horrified
and leads to a strained debate about what constitutes art. Caught
in the middle, Yvan tries to calm them but what effect does this
have on their friendship.
ART
THE COUNTRY WIFE: Chichester Festival Theatre –
Preview from 8th June
Widely regarded as one of the filthiest and funniest
plays ever written, William Wycherley’s The Country
Wife has outraged and excited audiences for over 300
years and today still casts a provocative light on
sexual mores. Jonathan Munby returns to Chichester
following his huge successes directing King
Lear (Festival 2017, West End 2018) and First
Light (Festival 2016).
THE COUNTRY WIFE
MOONBIRD: University of Reading - one-off performance on 23rd June
The unique Theatre Arts, Education & Deaf Studies (TAEDS) BA for deaf-
hearing integrated students will mark its 32-year-history with a
performance of Handprint Theatre’s new adaptation of MOONBIRD, based
on the book written by Joyce Dunbar and illustrated by Jane Ray.
MOONBIRD
TRYING IT ON opens at Warwick Arts Centre on June 7th; Birmingham
Rep on 12th June
Christopher Haydon directs David Elgar’s one-man show, and will
be at the RSC, the Royal Court, and the Midlands Arts Centre,
Birmingham, in October.
TRYING IT ON
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST: Sheffield Theatres
Crucible Stage, 7th June – 23rd June
Award-winning director Javaad Alipoor directs this
adaptation of Ken Kesey's classic novel, which inspired the
cult film. Rebellion and conformity clash, when McMurphy
and his fellow inmates come up against the authoritarian
Nurse Ratched, who is not about to give up her regime of
discipline and order without a fight. They soon learn what
happens to the individual when the institution takes control.
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S
NEST
DOUBLE BILL: WHERE WE ARE: HOME Manchester, Wed 27 – Thu
28 June
Rebekah Harrison’s play THIS IS WHERE WE ARE, produced
by her award winning theatre collective Take Back will be
performed for two nights only as part of this exciting double bill
exploring Manchester and its people. We’re in Piccadilly
Gardens, It’s a hot day, People sit, People wait, People
walk, People drink lattes, People beg, Children play, They run in and around the
fountains. It’s about midday, By 1.15pm, their world will change forever.
WHERE WE ARE
Overseas Theatre
TREMOR: 59E59’s Brits Off Broadway festival, New York, runs to
10th June 2018
David Mercatali directs Brad Birch’s play, transferring from
Sherman Theatre.
TREMOR
ANGELS IN AMERICA: Broadway – Continues
Following a sold-out run at the National Theatre, Marianne Elliott’s
production of Tony Kushner’s masterpiece transfers to The Neil
Simon Theatre on Broadway in 2018. America in the mid-1980s. In
the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan
administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and
sex, heaven and hell. Puppetry design by Finn Caldwell & Nick
Barnes, Puppetry Direction & Movement by Finn Caldwell.
ANGELS BROADWAY
ASKING FOR IT: Everyman Cork, Dublin – 15th June –
23rd June
The world premiere of Meadhbh McHugh’s stage
adaptation of Louise O’Neill’s devastating novel, which
shines an unflinching light on the experience of a
young woman whose life is changed for ever by a
horrific act of violence.
ASKING FOR IT
WOMAN AND SCARECROW: Irish Repertory Theater,
New York, until 24th June
Irish Repertory Theatre presents the New York
premiere of WOMAN AND SCARECROW by Marina
Carr. Woman is dying. Mother to eight children and
wife to an unfaithful husband, she is living her final
hours with Scarecrow, her alter ego. Together, the
women revisit her life with biting humour and brutal
honesty. Woman and Scarecrow is a fierce, passionate,
and moving lament for a life half-lived.
WOMAN AND SCARECROW
A GAMBLER’S GUIDE TO DYING: Basement Theatre, Auckland, New
Zealand, 12th – 23rd June
Written by Gary McNair, the story of one boy’s granddad who won a
fortune betting on the 1966 World Cup and, when diagnosed with
cancer, gambled it all on living to see the year 2000.
**** The Guardian, **** The Times, **** The Telegraph, **** The
Scotsman, **** The Observer.
A GAMBLER’S GUIDE TO DYING
THE DIARY OF MAYNARD PERDU: Wexford Arts Centre, Ireland, 20th –
30th June
Written and directed by the award-winning playwright Billy Roche, THE
DIARY OF MAYNARD PERDU is set in the fantastic, mirrored, burlesque
world of the Spiegeltent where fantasy and delusion reign supreme.
Based on the novella by Billy Roche, this one man show takes us on a
romantic journey of adventure and intrigue all of which serves to mask
the pain and loss that are buried deep within.
THE DIARY OF MAYNARD PERDU
THE FRUIT TRILOGY: Lucille Lortel Theatre: 2nd – 23rd
June
Abingdon Theatre Company will conclude its 25th
anniversary this summer with a production of Fruit
Trilogy, three short plays by The Vagina Monologues Tony
Award winner Eve Ensler, who was recently seen Off-
Broadway with her solo piece In The Body of the World.
The pieces will be performed at the Lucille Lortel Theatre
by Kiersey Clemons and Liz Mikel with direction by Mark
Rosenblatt.
THE FRUIT TRILOGY
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