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Dateline:
17th July, 2005
King's Head Founder
Dies
Dan Crawford, founder of the King's Head Theatre in Islington, has died
of cancer at the age of 62. He was an American - from Hackensack, New
Jersey - who came to the UK in 1969 with experience in the bar trade
and New York fringe theatre. He persuaded the brewery to allow him to
lease the dilapidated King's Head (it hadn't been decorated since 1938!)
and, on a shoestring, began to develop the backroom into a theatre.
He hosted a wide variety of different kinds of production, thirty of
which transferred to the West End and six to Broadway, and many famous
names worked on the theatre's stage, including the likes of Corin Redgrave,
Angela Richards, Lesley Joseph, Celia Imrie, Leigh Zimmerman and Steven
Berkoff.
He is survived by this fourth wife Stephanie and his step-daughter,
Katie.
Hampstead Casting
The Hampstead Theatre has announced the casting for David Grindley's
revival of Joe Orton's What the Butler Saw, which runs from 19th
July (previews from 14th) to 20th August. Leading the cast are Belinda
Lamg and Malcolm Sinclair, with Geoff Breton, Jonathan Coy, Huw Higginson
and Joanna Page.
Almeida Casting
The Almeida has announced casting for its production of David Mamet's
Romance, which runs from14th September (previews from 6th) to
22nd October. Directed by Lindsay Posner, it deatures Geff Francis,
Nigel Lindsay, John Mahoney, Paul Ready, Nick Sampson, Colin Stinton
and Nicholas Woodeson.
Plymouth to Tour Twelfth Night
The Theatre Royal, Plymouth, will tour a new production of Twelfth
Night, starring Matthew Kelly as Malvolio. Honeysuckle Weeks plays
Viola, Christopher Benjamin Sir Toby Belch and Hilton McRae Feste. Other
casting is yet to be announced.
After Plymouth, where it opens on 26th September, the production goes
on to Wimbledon, Bradford, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Guildford and Norwich.
Jerwood Directors Award at the Young
Vic
In a change to the established pattern, this year's Jerwood Directors
Award at the Young Vic was open to directors of any age who had at least
five years experience and could convince the judges that they would
benefit from the award. The winners were Topher Campbell (who has worked
recently at the Young Vic, Lyric Hammersmith and Royal Court), Paul
Hunter (co-founder of Told By An Idiot who recently directed The
Firework-Maker's Daughter) and Sacha Wares (work at the Tricycle,
Bush and Royal Court).
“The Jerwood Young Directors Award at the Young Vic has been a
brilliant means for young directors to gain in confidence and skill
and for us to work alongside a generation of new artists," said
Young Vic artistic director David Lan. "The whole world of the
theatre feels the benefit. Jerwood is always keen to rethink and reposition
its interventions. I’m certain that this year’s award will
bring new benefits and rewards.”
Elmina's Kitchen
Closes
The production of Kwame Kwei-Armah's play Elmina's
Kitchen at the Garrick has posted early closing notices for
23rd July, at which point it will have been running for around three
months. It was originally booking to 20th August.
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