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The River on Broadway

PRESS RELEASE: Guardian and Royal Court announce Off the Page

ROYAL COURT PLAYWRIGHTS AND THEATRE DIRECTORS COLLABORATE WITH GUARDIAN JOURNALISTS TO CREATE SIX STATE-OF-THE-NATION MICROPLAYS, AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON THEGUARDIAN.COM FROM 12PM ON THE 17TH NOVEMBER FOR THE FIRST FILM, PLAYWRIGHT LAURA WADE AND DIRECTOR CARRIE CRACKNELL COLLABORATE WITH FOOD BLOGGER JACK MONROE AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT AMELIA GENTLEMAN. THE CAST INCLUDES KATHERINE PARKINSON AND KYLE SOLLER

PRESS RELEASE: CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR HOPE

The cast includes Rudi Dharmalingam, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Jo Eastwood, Christine Entwisle, Tom Georgeson, Stella Gonet, Paul Higgins, Tommy Knight and Nisha Nayar

PRESS RELEASE: 2071

FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF TEN BILLION, DIRECTOR KATIE MITCHELL RETURNS TO THE ISSUE OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN 2071 MITCHELL COLLABORATES WITH WRITER DUNCAN MACMILLAN AND SCIENTIST CHRIS RAPLEY 2071 IS A CO-PRODUCTION WITH THE DEUTSCHES SCHAUSPIELHAUS, HAMBURG

Press Release: West End Transfer of Jenifer Hayley's The Nether

Sonia Friedman Productions, Scott M Delman and Tulchin Bartner Productions present the West End transfer of Jennifer Haley's critically-acclaimed, multi-award-winning The Nether. In a Headlong and Royal Court Theatre co-production directed by Jeremy Herrin, The Nether previews at the Duke of York's Theatre from 30 January 2015, opens on 23 February and is booking for 12 weeks only to 25 April 2015.

CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR GOD BLESS THE CHILD

AMANDA ABBINGTON, NIKKI AMUKA-BIRD, JULIE HESMONDHALGH AND ONY UHIARA JOIN A CAST OF EIGHT YEAR OLDS

Jerwood New Playwrights Celebrates Anniversary

THE ROYAL COURT THEATRE HOSTS A SPECIAL CELEBRATION TO MARK THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF JERWOOD NEW PLAYWRIGHTS

20 quotes celebrating 20 years of Jerwoods New Playwrights Programme

2014 is the 20th anniversary of our Jerwood New Playwrights Programme - a programme which supports the production of new works by emerging writers.

Press Release: Acclaimed Theatre Director Vicky Featherstone to open Theatrecraft 2014 "The beyond the stage" Careers fair

*The Royal Court Theatre's Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone will open this year's TheatreCraft event by giving a welcome speech at 9am on Friday 17th October 2014, at the Royal Opera House.*

Royal Court Theatre celebrates 20 years of Jerwood New Playwrights

The Royal Court Theatre celebrates 20 years of Jerwood New Playwrights this week (Monday 15 September) - a programme which supports new writers to produce plays in full productions on both its stages

Fireworks, a new play by Palestinian writer, Dalia Taha, to be staged at Royal Court Theatre

*A new play by Palestinian writer Dalia Taha, Fireworks (Al'ab Nariya), will be staged in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court from Thursday 12 February to Saturday 14 March 2015 (press night Thursday 19 February).*

Cast announced for The Wolf from the Door at Royal Court Theatre

Former hackers in conversation on Royal Court stage as part of The Big Idea

Former Anonymous and LulzSec hacktivists Mustafa Al-Bassam and Jake Davis will appear together publicly for first time since being convicted for computer hacking on the Royal Court Theatre stage on 29 September at 5.30pm

The Nether Realm : A Live Interactive Virtual World

The Big Idea/The Nether

The Big Idea continues at the Royal Court Theatre on 25 & 30 July, focusing on Jennifer Haley's play The Nether

Cast announced for Teh Internet is Serious Business

Tim Price's fictional account of the true story of hacking activists Anonymous and LulzSec opens at the Royal Court Theatre from 17 September (press night 23 Sep)

The Get Out

The Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court hosts a new late revue style show from Thursday 31 July - Saturday 2 August conceived by writers Robin French and Anthony Neilson.

2014-2015 New Season Announced

The Royal Court Theatre announces a new season of work today (Friday 27 June), including new plays from Molly Davies, Zinnie Harris, Rory Mullarkey, Tim Price and Jack Thorne; a debut play from first-time playwright Diana Nneka Atuona; a collaboration between scientist Chris Rapley, playwright and director Duncan Macmillan and director Katie Mitchell and a new production for young people and their families - Enda Walsh's new adaptation of Roald Dahl's The Twits.

Cast Announced for The Nether at the Royal Court Theatre

Royal Court to stage reading at Global Summit to End Sexual Violence

The Royal Court Theatre will present a staged reading of a new play by Diana Nneka Atouna set in the Liberian Civil War as part of the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict on 10-13 June 2014 at ExCel London

Jez Butterworth's The River to open on Broadway

The Royal Court Theatre production of Jez Butterworth's The River will open will open on Sunday 16 November on Broadway at the Circle in the Square Theatre, starring Hugh Jackman, Laura Donnelly and Cush Jumbo, and directed by Ian Rickson.