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Jerusalem Broadway Run Extended by Four Weeks

Jerusalem, which is currently running at the Music Box Theatre on New York's Broadway has extended its run by four weeks and will now play through to 21 Aug 2011.

Penelope Skinner wins George Devine Award

Penelope Skinner, whose play The Village Bike opens at the Royal Court Theatre on 24 June (press night 1 July), has been awarded the 2011 George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright.

Press Release: Cast Announced for The Village Bike by Penelope Skinner

The cast has been announced for The Village Bike by Penelope Skinner, which opens in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs including Nicholas Burns, Romola Garai and Alexandra Gilbreath

The Royal Court welcomes Coutts & Co as new Principal Sponsor

The Royal Court's long term partnership with Coutts & Co is strengthened this week with the beginning of Coutts & Co's year long principal sponsorship of the Royal Court Theatre

Sky Arts at The Royal Court

Jerusalem opens to rave reviews on Broadway

The Royal Court's production of Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem opened at the Music Box Theatre on Broadway to rave reviews last week (21 April).

Cast Announced for Chicken Soup with Barley

The cast has been announced for Dominic Cooke's revival of Arnold Wesker's seminal play Chicken Soup with Barley

Bruce Norris' Clybourne Park wins Pulitzer Prize

Press Release: Cast Announced for Anya Reiss's The Acid Test

Royal Court wins three Olivier Awards

The Royal Court Theatre has received three accolades in the 2011 Olivier Awards in a ceremony last night (Sunday 13 March).

Royal Court Theatre Announces Two New Plays from Graduates of its Writing Programmes

The Royal Court Theatre announces two new plays today, both from writers who attended Royal Court Writers' programmes.

Cast Announced for Aleksey Scherbak's Remembrance Day

The Royal Court Theatre's International Playwright's season continues from 18 March with Remembrance Day, a new play by Latvian playwright Aleksey Scherbak.

Nine Olivier Award Nominations for Royal Court Theatre

The shortlist for the 2011 Olivier Awards has been announced today with the Royal Court nominated for nine awards, including three for Best New Play

Cast Announced for Simon Stephens' New Play Wastwater

The cast has been announced for Simon Stephen's new play Wastwater at the Royal Court Theatre from 31 March. The play will unite playwright Simon Stephens with director Katie Mitchell for the first time.

Dominic Cooke to direct Arnold Wesker's Chicken Soup with Barley

Dominic Cooke will direct Samantha Spiro in new revival of Arnold Wesker's landmark play Chicken Soup with Barley in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs

South Bank Show and Critics' Circle Wins at Royal Court

The Royal Court Theatre received more accolades today, winning the Theatre Award at this year's South Bank Show Awards and receiving three awards in the industry's Critics' Circle Awards.

Rough Cuts 2011 - Cast and Creative Team Update

Sam Taylor Wood, who was due to direct Brad Birch's play Permafrost, as part of the Royal Court Theatre's Rough Cuts season has now had to withdraw from the Rough Cuts projects due to commitments elsewhere. James Macdonald will now be directing the piece.

Royal Court is London Theatre of the Year in The Stage 100

Dominic Cooke has been named as one of the top movers and shakers in The Stage 100 - a list compiled by the newspaper The Stage of the most powerful people in the theatre industry.

Rough Cuts Season Announced

Rough Cuts - a regular mini season of short plays, experimental readings and works in progress continues at the Royal Court from 19-28 January 2011

Jerusalem to transfer to Broadway

Jerusalem, Jez Butterworth's hit play which was a runaway success at the Royal Court in 2009 will transfer to Broadway in April 2011

Cast Announced for Richard Bean's The Heretic

The full cast has been announced for Richard Bean's The Heretic at the Royal Court Theatre from 4 February.