Played the role of george tesman in hedda play by henrik ibsen, adapted by lucy kirkwood, directed by carrie cracknell at the gate theatre, london, uk. Christopher haydon new artistic director of gate theatre. Public theater sets season with dylan musical, glenn close. At 32, carrie cracknell, one of the uks star theatre. Polly stenham, inspired by miss julie by august strindberg. Carrie cracknells work at the national includes the deep blue sea, medea and blurred lines. Cracknell, a former coartistic director of the gate theater and an associate director at the royal court, does not entirely disagree. She was associate director and genesis fellow at the young vic in london 2016 and associate artist at hull truck theatre. Cracknell served as coartistic director at the gate theatre in london from 2007 to 2012 and was an associate director at the royal court and young vic theatres there. The deep blue sea and broadcast live from the national theatre to cinemas.
In her design studio in london, garance has produced over 60 productions in the uk and internationally as a stage designer and creative director. Find unique places to stay with local hosts in 191 countries. The gate theatre is a theatre in london, above the prince albert pub on notting hill gate. She is currently working on a sloan commission for the manhattan theatre club and a fulllength onewoman show for clean break, as well as various television and film projects. Carrie cracknell was artistic director of the gate theatre 20072012.
The gate theatres playing space is a 75seater black box studio. Grounded gate theatreedinburgh festivalthe studio, washington dc 2014. Anyone who is a fan of vanessa kirby as princess margaret in the crown will want to catch her dazzling performance in this new stage production, broadcast live from the national theatre. Hightide is a theatre company and charity that has an unparalleled elevenyear history of successfully launching the careers of emerging british playwrights and have worked with writers including jack thorne, nick payne, vinay patel, and. Acclaimed theatre director and longtime ibsen fan carrie cracknell talks. She was associate director at the young vic 201220 and the royal court 202014. Vanessa kirby, thalissa teixeira and eric kofi abrefa. Im no opera expert, but i didnt hesitate to take on wozzeck young director carrie cracknell has worked on devised, experimental and classical theatre but now. Carrie cracknell was artistic director of the gate theatre from 2007 2011 where her productions included elektra coproduction with the young vic, breathing irregular, hedda, i am falling, armageddon, shootget treasurerepeat and the sexual neuroses of our parents. Carrie cracknell on her dancetheatre production i am falling. How i am falling made me dance to a new tune as her acclaimed dance theatre production transfers from the gate to sadlers wells, director carrie cracknell explains the creative process behind the. Abrahami, natalie contemporary britishjewish theatre. Christopher haydon has been named as the new artistic director of the gate theatre, a fringe venue in notting hill gate, west london.
Carrie and natalie were joint artistic directors of the gate theatre when they got their breakthrough grant in 2010. Lions gate movie being human season iii muse entertainment tv series. He takes over in january 2012, from natalie abrahami and carrie cracknell, who step down as joint artistic directors in. She read history at the university of nottingham where she was president of the nottingham new theatre. Natalie abrahami is a british theatre, film and opera director.
Ever since it was founded in 1979, the gate has earned a reputation as one of londons smallest but best offwest end theatres. Finborough theatre celebrates canadas 150th birthday with. In 2008 carrie cracknell, theatre director and joint artistic director of the gate theatre made an extraordinary minature piece, with choreographer anna williams, for the tiny stage of the gate which fused theatre with contemporary dance to show a middle aged man recalling his parents marriage, as he deals with their deaths. View jo danvers profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. New theatre show blurred lines, provoked by last years summer pop smash, puts misogyny and rape culture across all the arts in its sights. Natalie read english literature at cambridge university and started out at the royal court as a. Carrie cracknell born 1980 is a british theatre director. Director carrie cracknell tells maddy costa why she. A new musical featuring the songs of bob dylan and productions starring glenn close, jake gyllenhaal and tom sturridge will be among. Americancalifornia, americansouthern, americanstandard, australian, cheshire, devon, dorset, essex, london native, manchester, rp, west country. Cracknell was artistic director of the gate theatre from 2007 to 2012, and associate director at both the young vic 2012 and the royal court 2014. Carrie cracknell lucy kirkwoods ibsen update relocates events from the nineteenth century to modern day notting hill, setting the play in the streets outside the tiny gate theatre.
Natalie abrahami is a theatre, opera and film director. The gate has won numerous awards for its work including olivier, critics circle, peter. She later studied directing at the royal scottish academy of music and drama in glasgow. Garance marneur comes from a long line of artists in her family. In the kitchen, jean and kristina clean up as the celebration heaves above them.
The gate theatre, with an average seating of just 70, may be a compact auditorium but under the joint artistic directorship of carrie cracknell and natalie abrahami, has huge aims of integrating internationalism and physicality into the tiny theatre. Bafta awardwinning actress vanessa kirby the crown and eric kofi abrefa the amen corner feature in the cast of this brand new production, directed by carrie cracknell nt live. Here are our favourite london theatre shows from 2014. Cracknell was born in carlisle and was raised in oxford. Gate theatre theatre in notting hill, london time out.
What i love about directing is when you find scenes. It transferred to the lilian baylis studio, sadlers wells. Not to be confused with gate theatre studio or gate theatre. Produced the campaign launch of artists against ttip with carrie cracknell at the young vic. English actor tom mison has established himself in the world of theater through his roles in andrew bovells when the rain stops falling at the almeida theatre, and posh by laura wade at the royal court theatre. Haydon will make his gate theatre directorial debut this summer with wittenberg as part of current joint artistic directors natalie abrahami and carrie cracknell s final season. Carrie cracknell was artistic director of the gate theatre, 200712, and is an associate director the royal court and an associate artist of the young vic. They proposed ideas for a new platform for the gates work beyond its small theatre in notting hill in london, called the gate elsewhere. Acclaimed theatre director and longtime ibsen fan carrie cracknell talks about taking on the playwrights masterpiece a dolls house. After critical acclaim for its first performances at the gate theatre, carrie cracknell s dance theatre production comes to the wider stage of the lilian baylis studio, sadlers wells, this week. Jo danvers general manager runaway entertainment ltd.
Also produced the launch film featuring juliet stevenson, andrew scott, vivienne westwood, tobias menzies and ruth wilson. Author sophocles, adapted by nick payne director carrie cracknell producers gate, young vic cast includes natasha broomfield, madeleine potter, alex price. The 14 best theatre shows in london in 2014 a david byrne musical, postrobin thicke feminism and a play in a pie shop. The national theatre collection goes live today 30th september 2019 with 19 titles available worldwide in partnership with bloomsbury publishing and. In 2012 she moved on to become associate director at the young vic and. She continued her training at the national theatre studio and the young vic.
Polly stenham s work at the national includes hotel. Julie runs in the nationals lyttleton theatre until 8 september 2018. Over the decades, this arts councilfunded notting hill space has. Still grieving for her father, here an oxford scholar, hedda has impulsively married george, a goodhearted if overly earnest academic type.
Carrie cracknell directed the criticallyacclaimed production of henrik ibsens a dolls house. From 200712 she was joint artistic director of the gate theatre with carrie cracknell. New digital streaming service national theatre collection. She was artistic director of the gate theatre, london from 20072012. A national tour production jointproduced by tang shu wing theatre studio and chinas baiguang theatre studio, presented in hong kong by west kowloon. Natalie abrahami and carrie cracknell paul hamlyn foundation. She studied fine art in paris and went on to graduate in design for performance from central saint martins in london. Director carrie cracknell and writer polly stenham on. Now you can catch it at the lilian baylis studio from october 29 until november 1.
Carrie became artistic director of the gate theatre london in 2007 at the age of 26. At 32, carrie cracknell, one of the uks star theatre directors, is making her first foray into opera. As part of the finborough theatre s celebrations of. Mison trained at the webberdouglas academy and is also a writer who has penned for productions like wood, bounded and. Vanessa kirby in julie at national theatre youtube. Movie detail page fairfax, va national theatre live. She was associate director at both the young vic 201220 and the royal court 202014. I am falling jenny worton directed by carrie cracknell design garance marneur lighting katharine williams sound edward lewis choreography anna williams cast ben duke, simon molloy and petra soor.
At just 26, natalie and carrie cracknell were appointed joint directors of notting hills gate theatre. Wild and newly single, julie throws a late night party. Cracknell provides an invaluable insight into the processes of rehearsing a play, conveys the thrill of sharing her work in front of an audience, and considers how. Review of vanessa kirby in julie by polly stenham at the national theatre, directed by carrie cracknell, designed by tom scutt. I think the biggest challenge of being a theatre director is to create a structure which gives a coherence to tell a story. The best theatre shows in london in 2014 theatre time. A streetcar named desire and eric kofi abrefa the amen corner feature in the cast of this brand new production, directed by carrie cracknell nt live.
The smallest offwest end theatre in london, the gate produces work inhouse in its 75seat, transformable space. Since then, cracknell s credits have included staging plays at the young vic, the royal court and the almeida theatre. Julie is written by polly stenham that face and directed by carrie cracknell, who was appointed joint artistic director of the gate theatre at the age of 26. Her adaption of henrik ibsens hedda gabler, entitled hedda, was directed by carrie cracknell and performed at the gate theatre later that year. Carrie cracknell s acclaimed dance theatre piece was created for the tiny stage of the gate. Carrie cracknell adds a 21stcentury flavor to ibsen the new.
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