Manon Ardisson to produce feature adaptation through her company Ardimages UK.
Ardimages UK, the production outfit run by God’s Own Country producer Manon Ardisson, has optioned stage play Emilia, which played at Shakespeare’s Globe in summer 2018.
Written by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm and directed on stage by Nicole Charles, Emilia is set in 1611 and is the story of Emilia Bassano, the first British mixed race female who became a professional poet, and, allegedly, the ‘Dark Lady’ of Shakespeare’s sonnets.
The play was well reviewed on its initial run in 2018 and is now transferring to London’s West End in March,...
Ardimages UK, the production outfit run by God’s Own Country producer Manon Ardisson, has optioned stage play Emilia, which played at Shakespeare’s Globe in summer 2018.
Written by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm and directed on stage by Nicole Charles, Emilia is set in 1611 and is the story of Emilia Bassano, the first British mixed race female who became a professional poet, and, allegedly, the ‘Dark Lady’ of Shakespeare’s sonnets.
The play was well reviewed on its initial run in 2018 and is now transferring to London’s West End in March,...
- 1/24/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Hello and welcome back to our roundup of news from across the industry. From stage to screens big and small, we’ve got you covered. It’s everything you need to know and all you can’t afford to miss. Josie Rourke to leave Donmar Warehouse.Donmar Warehouse artistic director Josie Rourke announced last week that she’s stepping down in 2019 after eight years at the helm. Executive producer Kate Pakenham is also leaving in June 2018. Together, they were the first female partnership to run a London theatre, joining in 2012 after previous artistic directors Sam Mendes and Michael Grandage revived the 251 seat theatre and gained an international reputation. Mark Lawson in The Guardian took a look back over the many critical hits in Rourke’s time at the Covent Garden powerhouse, noting pioneering attempts to portray modern society such as “Privacy” in 2014, “The Vote” in 2015, and Phyllida Lloyd’s all-female Shakespeare trilogy.
- 1/16/2018
- backstage.com
The Donmar Warehouse has announced its spring 2015 season, which includes a revival of Patrick Marber's Closer.
The season also features a new play for theatre and television about the 2015 general election and the world premiere of a new Steve Waters drama.
Artistic Director Josie Rourke revealed the season's line-up on the Donmar Warehouse Twitter account this morning (November 3).
The Olivier Award-winning play Closer by Patrick Marber is being revived, after it won multiple awards in 1997 and was turned into a hit film in 2004 starring Julia Roberts, Natalie Portman, Jude Law and Clive Owen.
David Leveaux will direct, while Nancy Carroll, Oliver Chris, Rachel Redford and Rufus Sewell will star.
Marber said of the revival: 'I'm thrilled to be returning to the Donmar with this revival of Closer. David Leveaux is a director I've longed to work with for many years. I'm greatly looking forward to this collaboration with him,...
The season also features a new play for theatre and television about the 2015 general election and the world premiere of a new Steve Waters drama.
Artistic Director Josie Rourke revealed the season's line-up on the Donmar Warehouse Twitter account this morning (November 3).
The Olivier Award-winning play Closer by Patrick Marber is being revived, after it won multiple awards in 1997 and was turned into a hit film in 2004 starring Julia Roberts, Natalie Portman, Jude Law and Clive Owen.
David Leveaux will direct, while Nancy Carroll, Oliver Chris, Rachel Redford and Rufus Sewell will star.
Marber said of the revival: 'I'm thrilled to be returning to the Donmar with this revival of Closer. David Leveaux is a director I've longed to work with for many years. I'm greatly looking forward to this collaboration with him,...
- 11/3/2014
- Digital Spy
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