| Shanley’s Doubt Heads to London  John
Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Doubt will have its
British premiere at London’s Tricycle Theatre during the company’s
autumn/winter season. Tricycle artistic director Nicholas Kent will direct
the production, which will play from November 22 through January 12.
Set against the backdrop of a Bronx Catholic school in 1964, the show
is the story of a strong-minded woman faced with a difficult decision.
Should she voice concerns about one of her male colleagues…even
if she’s not entirely certain of the truth?
Doubt opened on Broadway on March 9, 2005, and ran through July 2,
2006, with Tony-winning performances by Cherry Jones and Adriane Lenox,
and a Tony-nominated performance by Brían F. O’Byrne. The
show also won the 2005 Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize.
In addition, Doug Hughes won a Tony for directing the play. Meryl Streep
and Philip Seymour Hoffman will headline the upcoming film adaptation
of the play written and directed by Shanley who won an Academy Award for
Moonstruck in 1987.
Casting for the London production has yet to be announced. Closer to home,
in New York City, the highly regarded Michael Chekhov Theatre will be
staging several of Shanley’s plays in November, 2007.
For more information log on to www.chekhovtheatre.com
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