Sunday, April 28, 2024

The week in theatre: Machinal; Blue Beard; The Cord – review by Susannah Clapp

Old Vic; Battersea Arts Centre; Bush theatre, LondonRichard Jones’s supercharged staging of Sophie Treadwell’s 1920s masterpiece hits like a fist; Emma Rice subverts a dark fairytale wit…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AM
Friday, April 19, 2024

Machinal, The Old Vic review - note-perfect pity and terror by David Nice

Sophie Treadwell's 1928 hard hitter gets full musical and choreographic treatment Virtuosity and a wildly beating heart are compatible in Richard Jones’s finely calibrated production of Re…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 06:24AM
Thursday, April 18, 2024

Rosie Sheehy-Led Machinal Revival Opens at London's Old Vic April 18 by Logan Culwell-Block

The production played an earlier run via Ustinov Studio and Theatre Royal Bath.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02AM
Thursday, April 11, 2024

Rosie Sheehy-Led Machinal Revival Comes to London's Old Vic Beginning April 11 by Logan Culwell-Block

The production played an earlier run via Ustinov Studio and Theatre Royal Bath.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24AM
Monday, February 19, 2024

28 - Search | Playbill

Playbill.com offers a behind-the-scenes look at opening night of the first Broadway revival of Machinal, starring Rebecca Hall in her ...

SOURCE: Google at 07:18PM
Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Machinal, Starring Rosie Sheehy, to Play London's Old Vic by Logan Culwell-Block

The production played an earlier run via Ustinov Studio and Theatre Royal Bath.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM
Monday, December 25, 2023

Readers’ favourite stage shows of 2023 by Guardian Readers

This year, our readers were blown away by productions from Machinal to Free Your Mind – with one theatregoer returning to watch Groundhog Day four times Fortune theatre, LondonA gloriously…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AM
Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Machinal review – spare yet shocking revival of 1920s play on female criminality by Arifa Akbar

Theatre Royal, BathAn excellent cast give the story of Ruth Snyder, a woman executed by electric chair in 1928 for killing her husband, a cleverly inventive, chillingly modern update Ruth Sn…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03PM
Friday, October 20, 2023

Sophie Treadwell’s Machinal Begins Performances in the U.K. October 20 by Meg Masseron

Five-time Olivier winner Richard Jones is directing.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:33PM
Friday, October 13, 2023

Full Casting Revealed for U.K. Production of Sophie Treadwell’s Machinal by Meg Masseron

Five-time Olivier winner Richard Jones is directing.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:37PM
Friday, January 6, 2023

Odds & Ends: Maria-Christina Oliveras Replaces Liza Colón-Zayas in Between Riverside and Crazy and More by Caitlin Moynihan

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. Maria-Christina Oliveras Joins Broadway's Between Riverside and Crazy Maria-Christina Oliveras is joining the company of Stephen Ad…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:37PM
Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Maria-Christina Oliveras joins cast of ‘Between Riverside and Crazy’ by Caitlin Hornik

Maria-Christina Oliveras has joined Broadway’s “Between Riverside and Crazy” in the role of Church Lady. She assumes the role from Liza Colón-Zayas, who departed the production due to…

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:46PM
Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Nathan Lee Graham, Hannah Whitley & More Join the Hadestown National Tour by Caitlin Moynihan

New stars are taking the road to hell across the country. The national touring production of the Tony-winning musical Hadestown has extended its run through the spring of 2024, and new p…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:54AM
Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Beverly Jenkins | Tony Honors Acceptance Speech by The Tony Awards

A Production Stage Manager of remarkable distinction who is esteemed equally for her work on shows, and for the wisdom and empathy Beverly Jenkins shares widely throughout the Broadway commu…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:38PM
Friday, May 15, 2020

Watch Machinal and Tales From the Loop Star Rebecca Hall on Playbill's Stream Stealers May 15 by Playbill Staff

Hall stops by the virtual Playbill studio to talk about her screen and stage career.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:10PM
Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Make Believe by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

Bess Wohl’s new play, "Make Believe," is a fascinating study of how the traumas of childhood affect our adult lives, particularly the damage seen and unseen parents inflict on their offspr…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:05PM
Friday, June 7, 2019

Garry review at White Bear Theatre, London – ‘intriguing lost play by Sophie Treadwell’ by Rosemary Waugh

American playwright Sophie Treadwell, who died in 1970, wrote 39 plays in her lifetime. Her most famous work is Machinal, revived by

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:57AM

Garry review – murder and sexual torment trigger stellar pub theatre by Michael Billington

White Bear, LondonSophie Treadwell’s long-lost tale of Freudian fear gets its first outing with a cast who foster high tension in an intimate venue Sophie Treadwell is best known for her e…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AM
Friday, May 31, 2019

Playwright Sophie Treadwell: Giving due recognition to Broadway’s bravest woman by Nick Smurthwaite

Best known for her expressionist play Machinal, Sophie Treadwell has been regarded as a one-hit wonder. But, the director of the world

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:12AM
Monday, April 8, 2019

People You Should Know . . . Meghan E. Jones by Zack Calhoon

Meghan E. Jones - As a playwright, actor, producer, and director, Meghan E. Jones is a dynamic participant in New York City's independent theatre scene.  After moving to New York from St. …

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 08:55PM
Sunday, November 18, 2018

Review: ‘Machinal’ at George Mason University by David Siegel

Taunt and remarkable is the production of Sophie Treadwell’s expressionistic play Machinal (1928), performed by George Mason University School of Theater and Mason Players. A student p…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:40PM
Saturday, September 22, 2018

People You Should Know . . . Melissa Firlit by Zack Calhoon

Melissa Firlit is a 2018 Alan Schneider Director Award and a Zelda Finchlander Award Nominee. She recently directed the Ireland National Tour of Misterman by Enda Walsh. Regional Credits: Se…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 09:48AM
Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Full Casting Set for Mother of the Maid Starring Glenn Close; Production Extends Two Weeks by Andy Lefkowitz

Off-Broadway's Public Theater has announced complete casting for the New York premiere play Mother of the Maid written by Jane Anderson and directed by Matthew Penn. Previews are schedul…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:36PM
Monday, July 16, 2018

Almeida technical manager Jason Wescombe: ‘I never thought it would be a job. It was just a good Friday night out’ by Tim Bano

Having found his role in The Stage, technical manager Jason Wescombe has overseen 100 Almeida productions and is now working on Machinal.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:00PM
Thursday, June 28, 2018

Final Three Weeks to Catch Carey Mulligan in GIRLS & BOYS by BroadwayWorld

Three weeks remain to catch BAFTA Award winner and Academy amp Tony Award nominee Carey Mulligan Skylight, An Education on stage in Girls amp Boys, the shattering new play by Tony Award winn…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:54PM

‘Unafraid to reflect a cold & unfeeling world’: MACHINAL – Almeida Theatre by Ian Foster

Sophie Treadwell’s 1928 play Machinal may be the story of one woman battling societal pressure but Natalie Abrahami’s production for the Almeida Theatre teases out a more elemental strug…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM
Friday, June 22, 2018

‘Unequivocally powerful & searingly relevant’: MACHINAL – Almeida Theatre by Victoria Sadler

So, do I like Machinal? Yes, I do. I think it’s extraordinary (and depressing as hell) that such contemporary relevance can be found in a ninety-year-old text.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM
Tuesday, June 19, 2018

‘A first-rate version of Treadwell’s finest work’: MACHINAL – Almeida Theatre by Maryam Philpott

Machinal is the type of production that only the Almeida seems able to produce, with an inventive vision that simultaneously draws you into the story while still keeping you at arm’s lengt…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM
Monday, June 18, 2018

‘Takes no prisoners’: MACHINAL – Almeida Theatre ★★★★ by Michael Davis

Directed by Natalie Abrahami, Machinal is one of those rediscoveries that reflects the zeitgeist. Written in 1928 by Sophie Treadwell – eight years after all women in the US were allowed t…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM
Saturday, June 16, 2018

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie; Julie; Machinal – review by Susannah Clapp

Donmar; Lyttelton; Almeida; all LondonLia Williams makes the role of Miss Jean Brodie her own, while Vanessa Kirby’s Julie is a wild party girl in Polly Stenham’s vicious, witty update o…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18PM

‘A great, absorbing revival’: MACHINAL – Almeida Theatre ★★★★ by Carole Woddis

Natalie Abrahami has done Sophie Treadwell proud. A great, absorbing revival. Wouldn’t it be nice to see other Treadwell plays given a run?!

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM

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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