The following year, in honour of the future King George V, the theatre finally became the Duke of Yorks the name by which it is known today. | E&EO | Privacy Policy | Updated 1 November 2021, The Nether in London 2015 - theatre tickets and information. For a start, there's no orchestra. The director, Mark Dornford-May, in search of a musical director, heard about him at the church that his wife, Pauline Malefane, attends - 'we know a guy who knows a guy who knows something about music' And here Dyantyis is, fresh out of music school, recreating bar by bar the original orchestral parts for eight marimbas, a pair each of soprano, alto, baritone, and bass," explained the Artistic Director of the Young Vic, David Lan. In the decade which followed, successful productions included. Starring Paul Keating and Sheridan Smith, the production enjoyed a four month run here at the Duke of York's Theatre before transferring to the Ambassadors Theatre in June 2007. Simon Rattle, on holiday in Cape Town, heard a performance and was bowled over. In July 2008 Anna Mackmin revival of David Eldridge's 2000 play Under The Blue Sky about three sets of relationships between teachers. Tom Stoppard's new play Rock'n'Roll, transferring from a season at the Royal Court Theatre, opened here in July 2006 starring the original cast of Brian Cox, Sinead Cusack and Rufus Sewell. Yet Brack's feelings for both Hedda and her husband are in earnest. Toby Frow's production of Australian playwright Andrew Bovell's thriller Speaking in Tongues about the disappearance of a leading psychiatrist opened here in September 2009 for an eleven week season starring John Simm, Ian Hart, Lucy Cohu and Kerry Fox. The Royal Courts production of Death and the Maiden also played here in 1992. In October 2014 Angus Jackson's revival of Tim Firth's comedy Neville's Island transferred here from the Chichester Festival Theatre. In August 2005 a new farce by Ray Cooney and his son Michael Cooney about three brothers called Tom, Dick and Harry opened here starring three real-life brothers - Joe McGann, Stephen McGann and Mark McGann - in the title roles. The faade is currently missing its original crowning balustrade above the main cornice but an ornamental iron and glass canopy over the entrances still ensure that theatregoers are protected from the elements as they arrive and depart. In the same year, the theatre became known as the Trafalgar Theatre although the new name didnt last long. One night only productions and private theatre hires are not listed. Adapted from the novel by Sandor Marai, the stage production which was directed by Michael Blakemore run for four months. Following acclaimed runs in Edinburgh and at London's National Theatre, Lee Hall's new musical play Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour opened here in May 2017. Three transfers from the Royal Court Theatre in Sloane Square then followed presented as a 'mini-season' together. thisistheatre.com 2003 - 2021. It was Friedmans production, In Celebration, which in 2007 attracted Hollywood A-lister Orlando Bloom to the Duke of Yorks stage. I was literally on the top of a bus when it struck me that I could keep this form but have a different couple at each stage. Company Number: 2761052. The show, featuring many of the early rock'n'roll hits that Beatles cut their teeth with performed live on stage was based on the 1994 Universal Pictures Film. That's what I love about it. She's no longer a stripper in a sleazy bar exactly, she's more of a burlesque performer. Originally called the Trafalgar Square Theatre, the Duke of Yorks Theatre on St Martins Lane (one of the West Ends oldest proper streets, dating back to the middle ages) was built for the acting couple Frank Wyatt and Violet Melnotte in an area largely occupied by down-at-heel slums. It's a Greek tragedy, watching the fall of Eddie Carbone," said Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. I know that community, because both my parents were first-generation Italian American. "My character, Beatrice, has tremendous instincts, leading her to tremendous insight. A Matthew Somerville production Colophon & Acknowledgements, About Car park: Chinatown (5mins) Other notable productions included The Dame of Sark with Anna Neagle, and An Evening with Quentin Crisp featuring the colourful writer, raconteur and actor. Although a new play, Stephen Poliakoff conceived the play seven years previously, when his own children were just five and eleven, while earlier in 2003 he had written the screenplay for the television drama The Lost Prince, about the youngest child of King George V and Queen Mary, who died at the age of 13 in 1919 having suffered from epileptic seizures and an autism-like developmental disorder. Set in Oxford University the play was based around the fictional 'Riot Club', an elite student dining - ie drinking - society. The first new production here in 2012 was Zach Braff starring in his own play All New People which arrived in February 2012. Society of London Theatre also offers useful information for visitors with a disability or specific access need. The oldest and first dedicated online London theatre guide News and tickets for over 250 West End & off-West End showsFollow us for the latest theatre news Twitter. For Mimi they were looking for more of a Nicole Kidman from Moulin Rouge, or a Tra La La from Last Exit to Brooklyn. Two years later, in 1897, the American theatrical manager Charles Frohman, took over the running of the theatre staging successful productions employing American Actors who he exchanged for British ones performing there. Violet later became the first proprietor of another Duke of Yorks Theatre, this time in Brighton in 1910. Initially called the Trafalgar Square, the name was shortened to Trafalgar in 1894 and the following year became the Duke of Yorks to honour the future King George V. In 1900, Jerome K Jeromes Miss Hobbs was staged as well as David Belascos Madame Butterfly, which was seen by Puccini, who later turned it into what is probably his most famous opera; it was ultimately performed at the Duke of Yorks in 1932 by the Carl Rosa Opera Company. Opening to good notices from the national newspaper critics, the showenjoyed an extended twelve month run before closing in July 2011 to make way for a short seven week summer season of David Grindley's acclaimed 2004 revival of R C Sheriff's Journey's End. A year later, Mark Rylance opened in, with success continuing throughout the decade in productions such as, www.atgtickets.com/venues/duke-of-yorks-theatre/, information for visitors with a disability or specific access need. Obviously there is more humanity today in the way we treat them and talk to them. The Ambassador Theatre Group LimitedRegistered Address: 2nd Floor,Alexander House,Church Path,Woking, GU21 6EJ, ATG All rights reserved. The building housed the production offices of ATGs subsidiary Sonia Friedman Productions. almost came a cropper when, on opening night, the backstage crew went on strike mid-way through the performance, leaving the actors to shift scenery for themselves. | Assistance A year later, Mark Rylance opened in Farinelli and the King with success continuing throughout the decade in productions such as The Dresser and Mary Stuart, and with Ian McKellen in King Lear. In the decade which followed, successful productions included Goodnight Mrs Puffin starring Irene Handl, The Anniversary, featuring Sheila Hancock and Michael Crawford, The Killing of Sister George with Beryl Reid and Eileen Atkins and The Hotel in Amsterdam with Paul Scofield. Nought to 60 in ten seconds." A transfer from the Royal Court Theatre of Jennifer Haley's new play The Nether in London 2015 - theatre tickets and information opened in January 2015 for a three month season which was followed by a three month run of Lindsay Posner revival of Noel Coward's comedy Hay Fever starring Felicity Kendal and Simon Shepherd in the Judith and David Bliss roles. Next Show:The Ocean at the End of the LaneFirst preview: 26th October 2021 (and previously at the National Theatre)Booking until:12th February 2022Running time:2h 20mincluding interval, Address: 104 St Martins Lane, London WC2N 4BG, Website:www.atgtickets.com/venues/duke-of-yorks-theatre/, Box Office: +44 (0) 3330 096 690 (operated by ATG Tickets), Access Bookings: Call +44 (0) 800 912 6971. Nearest Tube: Leicester Square or Charing Cross, Buses: Number 24, 29 or 176 to Leicester Square, Check out Transport for Londons excellentTFL Journey Planner, Luxury:St Martins Lane Hotel, 45 St Martins Lane, London WC2N 4HX, Mid:Page8 Hotel7 8 Saint Martins Place, London, WC2N 4JH, Budget:Hub by Premier Inn, 110 St Martins Lane, London WC2N 4BA. After he did national service my father could have gone to college, but he was a Mastrantonio, the first son, so he went to work in a foundry to give his parents money. Despite many clever features, architect Walter Emdens original design created as many problems as it solved, particularly the difficult sight-lines of such a long and narrow theatre. While there are obvious parallels in the play between the fictional 'Riot Club' and the notorious 'Bullingdon Club' in Oxford which counted among its members David Cameron, George Osborne and Boris Johnson, the playwright Laura Wade said that the 'Riot Club' "is a fictional club and it exists in a world of metaphor. Typically, the Duke of York's Theatre is home to short-running plays, with West End and Broadway stars appearing. It goes right across society.". Follow spots none. In 1900, Jerome K. Jerome's Miss Hobbs was staged as well as David Belasco's Madame Butterfly, which was seen by Puccini, who later turned it into the famous opera. It's extraordinary. In October 2021 Joel Horwood's The Ocean at the End of the Lane, presented in a stage adaptation by Neil Gaiman, is scheduled to transfer here from a sell-out run at the National Theatre. A short play running for just 30 minutes it was performed a number of times each evening. 2013 opened with another transfer, this time from the Hampstead Theatre of Neil Armfield revival of David Hare's 1998 play The Judas Kiss about Oscar Wilde's imprisonment and relationship with Bosie. London Theatres by Michael Coveney & Peter Dazeley, is available fromWaterstonesandAmazonand provides stunning photography and commentary on Londons iconic theatres. Classic drama then returned here at the Duke of York's Theatre in February 2009 with Lindsay Posner's revival of Arthur Miller's A View From the Bridge starring Ken Stott and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as the central married couple, Eddie and Beatrice. Based on the Jeeves and Wooster characters devised by PG Woodhouse, the original cast for this stage comedy featured Stephen Mangan as 'Bertie Wooster' and Matthew Macfadyen as 'Jeeves'. One of the earliest musical comedies, Go-Bang, was a success at the theatre in 1894. Over 5,000 tons of bombs fell weekly. Christopher Hampton's new play Embers in March 2006 brought Jeremy Irons back to the London stage. It reopened in February 1980 and the first production under the patronage of Capital was Rose, starring Glenda Jackson. The theatre is the London headquarters of the Ambassador Theatre Group, as well as the producing offices of their subsidiary Sonia Friedman Productions, whose revival of In Celebration starring Orlando Bloom played until 15 September 2007. In Czechoslovakia rock'n'roll was a genuinely potent force. He gave us a quote: 'Mozart would have been surprised and then delighted.' Not all from poor families at all. There's no time to get nervous. The Royal Circle overhangs at Row K. Legroom isnt ideal in the Royal Circle, but there is no visual obstruction from the Upper Circle above.