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Sam Taylor-Wood shoots exclusive pictures for Haunted Child

Artist, filmmaker and photographer Sam Taylor Wood shot a series of exclusive pictures for the Royal Court for Joe Penhall's new play Haunted Child, starring Ben Daniels and Sophie Okonedo.

Royal Court Wins Three Evening Standard Theatre Awards

Last night, 20 November 2011, at a ceremony at the Savoy Hotel for the 57th Annual Evening Standard Theatre Awards, the Royal Court won in three categories at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards: The Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer, The Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright, as well as the award for Best Play, three of the nine awards for which it was nominated.

SUCKER PUNCH PLAYWRIGHT ROY WILLIAMS WINS BEST THEATRE PLAY AT WRITERS' GUILD OF GREAT BRITAIN AWARDS

Roy Williams has won the prize for Best Theatre Play for Sucker Punch, at this year's Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards, announced yesterday, 16 November 2011. Fellow nominees included Richard Bean for _The Big Fellah_ and Moira Buffini for _Welcome to Thebes_.

The Royal Court Nominated for Nine Evening Standard Theatre Awards

The Royal Court has been shortlisted for nine Evening Standard Theatre Awards for the 2010 - 2011 season including two nominations each for Best Play and the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright.

Royal Court Theatre Announces New Spring/Summer 2012 Season

Theatre Local and STEP launch Film competition

Theatre Local announces eclectic line-up for Spoken Word Night

Theatre Local photography competition

The Royal Court's Olivier award-winning play Cock by Mike Bartlett to open off-Broadway Spring 2012

The Royal Court's Olivier Award winning new play, Cock by Mike Bartlett, directed by James Macdonald, will open Off-Broadway at a theatre to be announced in Spring, 2012.

Cast Announced for The Westbridge opening at Theatre Local

The cast has been announced for the The Westbridge by Rachel De-lahay which will have its world premiere at the Royal Court's Theatre Local in Peckham on 8 November.

Cast Announced for Jumpy by April de Angelis

The cast has been announced for April de Angelis's new play Jumpy from 13 October. Tamsin Greig, playing Hilary is joined by Doon Mackichan as her best friend Francis.

Theatre Local Project Returns to New Location in Peckham

After its successful sold-out launch in 2010 at an empty shopping unit in Elephant and Castle, the Royal Court Theatre will continue its Theatre Local project, taking plays to alternative spaces, at The Bussey Building in Peckham from 29 Sep - 19 Nov 2011.

Cast Announced for debbie tucker green's truth and reconciliation

The cast for debbie tucker green's new play truth and reconciliation in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court has been announced, opening on 5 September (previews from 1 September).

This years International Residency 2011 comes to an end.

Young Writers Programme awarded Grant For Young Artistis

The Royal Court's Young Writers' Programme was awarded the Grant For Young Artists yesterday in the prestigious Praemium Imperiale award given annually by the Japan Arts Asosication

The Village Bike extends until 6 August

Penelope Skinner's The Village Bike, which opened earlier this month at the Royal Court Theatre has been an extended for an extra week until Saturday 6 August in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs.

Jerusalem returns to the West End

Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem will return to London's West End for a strictly limited 14 week run with Mark Rylance reprising his role as Johnny Byron.

Full Cast Announced for The Faith Machine

The full cast for Alexi Kaye Campbell's third play The Faith Machine, has been announced, with a cast that includes Hayley Atwell, Ian McDiarmid and Kyle Soller.

Rough Cuts: Short Plays on Nigerian Witch Children, Childhood, the Arab Spring and a Rock Opera

Rough Cuts - a regular mini season of short plays, experimental readings and works in progress continues at the Royal Court from 9 - 20 August 2011.

Anders Lustgarten wins Inaugural Harold Pinter Playwright's Award

The inaugural Harold Pinter Playwright's Award was presented today at the Royal Court Theatre to Anders Lustgarten

Royal Court Theatre Announces Autumn Season

The Royal Court Theatre announces a busy season of seven ambitious new plays exploring notions of inheritance, intergenerational conflict and the relationship between public and private worlds.