The Norman Conquests

[psychichousehunter]

The Norman Conquests production is up for a number of awards at this year's Whatsonstage.com awards and there is only a few days left to cast your vote!

The trilogy has been nominated for –

The AMBASSADOR TICKETS Best Ensemble Performance
The EMG Best Play Revival
The SEATCHOICE.com Best Director for Matthew Warchus
Best Set Designer for Rob Howell
They are also up for The AKA Theatre Event of the Year for the in-the-round transformation of the Old Vic for The Norman Conquests

The voting closes on the 31st January so if you haven’t voted already please, please, please click the picture below and vote for The Norman Conquests ;D



Fm Lou

[psychichousehunter]

Sorry to double post but it has been rumoured for a while that The Norman Conquests might be transferring Broadway this year for a run and according to theaternewsonline.com and broadwayworld.com it looks like it’s going to happen!


broadwayworld.com posted a great piece yesterday and the article says

The three plays center on a sexually omnivorous librarian, Norman. Over the course of a weekend, Norman manages to seduce his sister-in-law, his brother-in-law's wife and, in the end, his own estranged wife.

Each play is set in a different part of the same house and examines the same events from different angles.

Lead producer for "The Norman Conquests", Sonia Friedman also told TNO that the entire Old Vic ensemble cast, Amelia Bullmore, Jessica Hynes, Stephen Mangan, Ben Miles, Paul Ritter and Amanda Root will be making the trip to New York.

The
Broadwayworld.com article
and the
theaternewsonline.com piece

It looks like I might be planning a trip to New York ;D Is anyone else going to go?

Tc fm Lou

[Gabriella]

Well if they're still there by the Summer and I have any spare dosh...then who knows! Probably unlikely though.
Thanks for the links...I shall go and update the site about it.

[sillypoint007]

From the New York Times.
"Add the Norman Conquests” to a busy spring season on Broadway. Mr. Ayckbourn’s 1973 comic trilogy of interlocking plays, which was recently revived at the Old Vic Theater in London, is headed to the Circle in the Square Theater with its six-member cast intact, the show’s publicists said in a release. In each of the trilogy’s plays, an assistant librarian named Norman (played by Stephen Mangan) tries to seduce a different woman during a chaotic weekend. The plays, directed by Matthew Warchus (who recently directed the Broadway revival of “Boeing-Boeing”), will run in repertory, and all three will be presented consecutively on Saturdays. “The Norman Conquests” is to begin previews on April 7 and open April 23; its limited run is scheduled through July 25."

I think I'll look into cheap flights & hotels.

[psychichousehunter]

Feb 4, 2009 19:44:52 GMT sillypoint007 said:

I think I'll look into cheap flights & hotels.

I'm doing the same at the moment I can't wait to book the tickets and flights and everything. It sounds like they are not only doing the trilogy days on the Saturday but on the Sunday as well! They are going to be really busy!

Wanted to post as well to say that The Norman Conquests has been nominated in 4 categories for this year’s Olivier Awards! ;D

It has been nominated for

Best Performance In A Supporting Role: Paul Ritter
Best Company Performance
Best Revival
Best Costume Design: Rob Howell

Tc fm Lou

[Gabriella]

I'm starting to think I could probably do it, as long as I'm very thrifty in Italy! I'd love to be there for the final night.

[guyoline]

I shouldn't be thinking about trying to go but I really am....

[Gabriella]

Tickets go on sale this Sunday:
broadwayworld.com/article/The_Norman_Conquests_Tickets_Go_on_Sale_This_Sunday_20090219

[rosierockstwice]

I sooo want to go!
I am a poor student but am thinking I REALLY need to go, if only to hopefully FINALLY meet my favourite person in the whole world..;
So lame that i didnt get to meet him at The Old Vic

[sillypoint007]

This may have been posted elsewhere earlier but I have just seen it.

broadwaybroadcast.wordpress.com/2009/03/30/kevin-spacey-discusses-the-norman-conquests-on-tavis-smiley-tonight/

[Gabriella]

I'm afraid that link doesn't work Di.

[sillypoint007]

Odd - it worked at the time, but they've obviously pulled it now.

[Gabriella]

There was a photocall on 2nd April for the play:
www.stephenmangan.co.uk/cpg1419/thumbnails.php?album=40

Seems like he's decided to go for the beard in the end!

[peewee]

Thanks for the pictures Gabriella,

and I just want to add:

YAY the beard!! ;D

[guyoline]

nooo why the beard sorry but I am not a fan

also I didn't realise how old Ben Miles is getting - I think that's cause I've been watching coupling as of late but anyway....

thankies for the pics I hope it goes well for all of them over there