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Tuesday, August 1, 2017

William Hoyland obituary by Richard Norton-Taylor

The actor William Hoyland, who has died aged 73, was a stalwart of the plays edited from public inquiries or trials that Nicolas Kent directed at the Tricycle theatre in Kilburn, north-west …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:04PM
Tuesday, July 5, 2016

The dramatic truth of the Chilcot inquiry can be told in two hours by Richard Norton-Taylor

The report on how the UK went to war with Iraq in 2003 will run to 2.6m words, but a reconstruction of the key evidence is rather more easily digestibleThe evidence was devastating. Week aft…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:25AM
Thursday, May 26, 2016

'A kind of tragedy': why we turned the Chilcot Iraq inquiry into a play by Richard Norton-Taylor

As the Chilcot inquiry prepares to report, a Guardian writer explains why he co-created a play out of its astonishing testimonyMore than 100 witnesses spoke at the Chilcot inquiry and its lo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:42AM
Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Richard Norton-Taylor: verbatim plays pack more punch than the papers by Richard Norton-Taylor

In productions such as The Colour of Justice and Justifying War, Nicolas Kent and I aimed to create something with a much greater impact than journalism Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM
Thursday, February 27, 2014

Priestley, Pears and Redgrave among leftwingers spied on by MI5, files reveal by Richard Norton-Taylor

Secret files reveal how calls and letters were intercepted and how MI5 informants reported on activities from 1930s onwardsPeter Pears, the singer and partner of Benjamin Britten, the writer…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:21PM
Monday, July 4, 2011

Theatre of a closed circle | Richard Norton-Taylor by Richard Norton-Taylor

The cuts in funding to venues such as the Tricycle look like a facile attempt to stifle political debateMany people, certainly those officials responsible for disbursing public money, seem t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:59AM
Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Verbatim theatre lets the truth speak for itself by Richard Norton-Taylor

From the 7/7 inquest to the inquiry into the death of Baha Mousa, verbatim plays provide the perfect platform for journalistsOver the past few years, as attention spans started to shrink an…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:43AM
Sunday, January 9, 2011

London theatre troupe to perform play on Afghan history for US military by Richard Norton-Taylor

Kilburn's Tricycle Theatre will take The Great Game to Washington to show to American soldiersThe world's most powerful military machine, bogged down in Afghanistan, is to seek help from a t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:10PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards