The Gate Theatre News

The Lost Studio presents the American Premiere of MAMMALS, written by Amelia Bullmore and directed by John Pleshette. MAMMALS will preview on Thursday, January 15 and will open on Friday, January 16 at 8:00p.m. at the Lost Studio Theatre, 130 S. La Brea Ave. (between 1st and 2nd) in Hollywood. MAMMALS is scheduled to run for eight weeks through Sunday, March 8. 2009.

Rupert Goold's critically acclaimed production of Harold Pinter's No Man's Land, which recouped its production costs last month, will complete run as scheduled at the Duke of York's Theatre on 3 January 2009.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is proud to announce the full cast for the upcoming New York premiere of Distracted, by Lisa Loomer, directed by Mark Brokaw. Distracted will begin previews on Saturday, February 7th and open officially on Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 at the Laura Pels Theatre in the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre (111 West 46th Street).

Rupert Goold's critically acclaimed production of Harold Pinter's No Man's Land, which recouped its production costs last month, will complete run as scheduled at the Duke of York's Theatre on 3 January 2009.

The Irish Repertory Theatre will open its 2008-2009 season with the world premiere of Tony Award winning playwright Frank McGuinness's adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's THE MASTER BUILDER. McGuinness' adaptation was commissioned by the Irish Rep and will be directed by Ciaran O'Reilly.

Rupert Goold directs Michael Gambon, David Bradley, David Walliams and Nick Dunning in Harold Pinter's 'No Man's Land,' opening at the Duke of York's Theatre on 27 September 2008. Call 0870 060 6623 for ticketing information, or check out our website at www.nml-westend.com

Michael Gambon, David Bradley, David Walliams and Nick Dunning in rehearsal for Harold Pinter's No Man's Land. The Rupert Goold directed production is opening at the Duke of York's Theatre on September 27th, 2008, with press night on October 7th, 2008. A Gate Theatre, Dublin production, No Man's Land will be presented by Sonia Friedman Productions and Michael Colgan, with design by Giles Cadle, lighting by Neil Austin and sound and music by Adam Cork. Goold's production transfers to London following its opening at the Gate Theatre, Dublin in August.

The Irish Repertory Theatre will open its 2008-2009 season with the world premiere of Tony Award winning playwright Frank McGuinness's adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's THE MASTER BUILDER. McGuinness' adaptation was commissioned by the Irish Rep and will be directed by Ciaran O'Reilly.

The Gate Theatre has announced its upcoming season. Plays include Hedda, a new translation, of Hedda Gabler, State of Emergency by Falk Richter, Unbroken by Alexandra Wood, and I Am Fallingby Jenny Worton.

The SF Playhouse (Bill English, Artistic Director; Susi Damilano, Producing Director) is pleased to announce the San Francisco Premiere of Bug by Pulitzer Prize Winner, Tracy Letts (August: Osage County, Killer Joe) will be directed by Jon Tracy.

This March, be among the first people in America to see Will Eno's Tragedy: a tragedy at the Tony Award-winning Berkeley Repertory Theatre. An apocalyptic comedy by an intriguing new playwright, Tragedy makes its American premiere as part of Berkeley Rep's 40th birthday party, directed by Obie Award-winner Les Waters. Presented on the intimate Thrust Stage, Tragedy begins previews on March 14, opens March 19, and closes April 13, 2008.

Victoria Clark will star in Marc Blitzstein and Joseph Stein's Juno, the second Encores! production of New York City Center's 2008 season. Directed by Tony Award winner Garry Hynes, with guest music direction by Eric Stern and musical staging by Warren Carlyle, Juno will play for five performances, from March 27 - 30, at New York City Center

My Land's Shore, with music by Christopher J. Orton and book and lyrics by Orton and Robert Gould, will receive its world concert premiere at the Gate Theatre in Cardiff, Wales, from August 3rd through 5th.

Book of Longing, Swan Lake, and The Constant Wife, all part of this years Spoleto Festival in Charlston.

The critically acclaimed new Broadway production of Brian Friel's Faith Healer, starring Tony Award-winners Ralph Fiennes, Cherry Jones and Ian McDiarmid, will play its final performance as scheduled on Sunday, August 13th at 3:00 p.m. at the Booth Theatre

Catch scenes from Faith Healer and book tickets for its final weeks

The critically acclaimed new Broadway production of Brian Friel's Faith Healer, starring Ralph Fiennes, Cherry Jones and Ian McDiarmid, will recoup its entire $2 million investment in 8 weeks

Harold Pinter, who is recuperating from cancer of the oesophagus, has been ordered by his doctor to cancel all public apperances relating to his Nobel Prize for Literature

Due to health reasons, playwright Harold Pinter will not go to Sweden to pick up his Nobel Prize for Literature

Christopher Meloni, who stars on 'Law and Order: SVU' may reprise his Gate Theatre role of Eddie in Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge on Broadway