Review: NYE, National Theatre
by Gary Naylor
- Mar 7, 2024
The emotions driving the birth of the NHS, as experienced by its founding father, explored in epic production
Full Cast Announced for the National Theatre's NYE, Starring Michael Sheen
by Aliya Al-Hassan
- Jan 4, 2024
The National Theatre and Wales Millenium Centre have announced the full cast for Nye as the company begins rehearsals. Tim Price's (Teh Internet is Serious Business) new play directed by Rufus Norris (Small Island), charts the life of Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan and his battle to create the NHS. Michael Sheen is cast as Nye in this co-production between the National Theatre and Wales Millennium Centre.
Michael Sheen Will Play NHS Founder Nye Bevan in New Play NYE
by Stephi Wild
- Oct 17, 2023
A major new play, 'Nye,' co-produced by the National Theatre and Wales Millennium Centre, will chronicle the life of influential political figure Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan. Michael Sheen will star as Bevan in this production directed by Rufus Norris.
Review: THE FATHER AND THE ASSASSIN, National Theatre
by Mica Blackwell
- Sep 15, 2023
First opening in 2022, Anupama Chandrasekhar's (When the Crows Visit) debut play for The National Theatre, The Father and The Assassin . One of India’s most prominent and taboo-busting playwrights, her historical epic returns to the Olivier stage, now with Olivier winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life Of Pi) taking over as the titular assassin.
Review: MARJORIE PRIME, Menier Chocolate Factory
by Cindy Marcolina
- Mar 26, 2023
Jordan Harrison’s 2015 Pulitzer Prize finalist is a reflection on mortality that doesn’t dare to go into the depths of the matter. It ends up being rather stagnant philosophically and anthropologically, but Dominic Dromgoole’s latest production is a delicate take. Running at 85 minutes on paper but around 70 in reality, the piece’s greatly sophisticated performances and sleek look save it from its redundant nature.
Review: ANTIGONE, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
by Paige Cochrane
- Sep 10, 2022
Nigerian born writer, Inua Ellams, originally turned down working on Antigone due to feeling “no distant kinship with the protagonist.” Five years of work later, how could Ellams have predicted that his modern adaptation would feel so responsive to the current socio-political climate.
BWW Review: EAST IS EAST, National Theatre
by Jonathan Marshall
- Oct 9, 2021
Ayub Khan Din’s much loved modern classic East is East premiered at the Birmingham Rep back in 1996 before being adapted for the screen a few years later. In celebration of its 25th year the play arrives at the National Theatre for a limited run. Thanks to cleverly considered, often sensitive direction from Iqbal Khan and a strong and cohesive cast, the revival shows little signs of its age and instead feels as fresh, relevant, and engaging as ever.
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