Equally renowned for staging innovative new plays and old classics, the Royal Court is among London's most progressive theatres.
Although starting well, this new theatre was essentially under the control of the administration in Dublin Castle and staged mainly pro-Stuart works and Shakespearean classics.
The resident company was dedicated to staging new plays and classics of world theater rather than revivals of past Broadway hits.
Willingly abandoning a career as a Broadway star in 1926, she founded the Civic Repertory Theater and staged classics at popular prices that filled the old 14th Street Theater for six seasons.
The Roundabout Theater Company, the Off Broadway troupe that has staged classics and other revivals for the last 25 years, will move to Broadway for next fall's theater season.
Exclusively presenting its own productions (and occasional co-productions with the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough), it specialises in staging new plays and neglected classics.
He has also staged such classics as Coppélia, Swan Lake, and The Nutcracker and, as might be expected, a number of works by Balanchine.
With friends, he founded The Colony Theatre and served as its Artistic Director, staging the work of new playwrights as well as select classics.
This Theatre Royal was essentially under the control of the administration in Dublin Castle and staged mainly pro-Stuart works and Shakespearean classics.
Canadian Appointment Rescinded In 1963 he was named one of Olivier's associate directors at the National Theater, where he staged classics, including Olivier's "Othello" as well as plays by Mr. Shaffer.
