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The Aldwych Theatre is a West End theatre, located in Aldwych in the City of Westminster, central London. It was listed Grade II on 20 July 1971. [ 1 ] Its seating capacity is 1,200 on three levels.
In January 2013, the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) announced that it would stage adaptations by Mike Poulton of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies in its Winter season in the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon beginning previews from 11 December 2013, with press performances on 8 January 2014, running until 29 March. [1]
Stephen Ward is a musical with a book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. [1] The musical is based on the 1963 Profumo affair involving the War Minister John Profumo and the socialite Stephen Ward who introduced Profumo to his mistress Christine Keeler, who was also involved with a Russian spy.
Yvonne Arnaud, Ralph Lynn and Mary Brough in the 1925 production. A Cuckoo in the Nest is a farce by the English playwright Ben Travers.It was first given at the Aldwych Theatre, London, the second in the series of twelve Aldwych farces presented by the actor-manager Tom Walls at the theatre between 1923 and 1933.
The play was first performed in 1926 at the Aldwych Theatre in London, the third of the Aldwych farces, [1] and ran for 409 performances. [2] In 1930 Walls directed a filmed version of the play , with most of the same performers, and the piece has been revived and adapted as a musical .
Old Times is a play by Harold Pinter. [1] It was first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Aldwych Theatre in London on 1 June 1971. It starred Colin Blakely, Dorothy Tutin, and Vivien Merchant, and was directed by Peter Hall.
Theatre historian Gary Jay Williams says the production was so influential that it became "the reference point for Shakespearean performance practice in general over the next decade". [26] It encouraged the exploration of the play's darker, adult themes, which had been overshadowed by the tradition of treating it as a play for children. [ 27 ]
Ralph Lynn, Winifred Shotter and Tom Walls in 1929 production. A Cup of Kindness is a farce by the English playwright Ben Travers.It was first given at the Aldwych Theatre, London, the sixth in the series of twelve Aldwych farces presented by the actor-manager Tom Walls at the theatre between 1923 and 1933.