In the second of our two-part interview series for Two for the Seesaw, we catch up with leady lady Elsie Bennett, who tells us why she loves the 1958 play’s old Hollywood charm and how much she’s enjoying her Bronx accent. Find out what her co-star and Buckland Theatre Company founder Charles Dorfman said here. Time to get booking!
‘I’m a big fan of writing from the 1950s’: Charles Dorfman on why he wanted to bring Two for the Seesaw to the West End
William Gibson’s 1958 Broadway hit Two for the Seesaw is currently being revived at Trafalgar Studios care of Buckland Theatre. In this interview with Buckland founder and leading man Charles Dorfman, he talks about his aims for the company, still just two years old, and why he relates to writing from the 1950s. Watch out for our next interview in our Featured Show series with co-star Elsie Bennett. Time to get booking!
FIRST-LOOK: Travel back to 1950s New York with Two for the Seesaw
Travel back to 1950s New York with these first-look photos of the long-overdue West End premiere of William Gibson’s 1958 Broadway hit Two for the Seesaw, which officially opens to the press on Tuesday. Scroll through our bumper, first-look production shots of stars Charles Dorfman and Elsie Bennett in action – and then get booking!
WATCH: Two desperate souls, one nervous breakdown & hours of set model work on Two for the Seesaw
We’re counting down to the long-overdue West End premiere of William Gibson’s 1958 Broadway hit Two for the Seesaw, which starts performances at Trafalgar Studios 2 care of Buckland Theatre on 12 July. Sneak a peek into rehearsals with stars Charles Dorfman and Else Bennett and director Gary Condes with our gallery below – and then get booking!
PHOTOS: Inside rehearsals for Two for the SeeSaw’s overdue West End premiere
We’re counting down to the long-overdue West End premiere of William Gibson’s 1958 Broadway hit Two for the Seesaw, which starts performances at Trafalgar Studios 2 care of Buckland Theatre on 12 July. Sneak a peek into rehearsals with stars Charles Dorfman and Else Bennett and director Gary Condes with our gallery below – and then get booking!
WATCH: From 1950s Broadway to 1960s Hollywood to a 21st-century West End debut with Two for the Seesaw
Buckland Theatre Company makes its West End debut with William Gibson’s Two for the Seesaw next month at Trafalgar Studios 2. This 1958 comedy-drama has a fascinating, and stellar, stage to screen history. Gen up below – and then get booking!
NEWS: Buckland Theatre makes its West End debut with William Gibson’s Two for the Seesaw
Two For The Seesaw will mark Buckland Theatre Company’s first West End production, following previous sold-out shows at the Park Theatre. Directed by Gary Condes, William Gibson’s play will open at Trafalgar Studios on 12 July 2018 for a strictly limited run until 4 August.
LUV – Park Theatre
Director Gary Condes and actor Charles Dorfman honour the original era and setting of LUV, reiterating its message in a theatre scene where traditional absurdist plays are seen less and less often.
What’s most absurd about Murray Schisgal’s LUV? That it’s not been done before now
What’s most absurd about absurdist comedy LUV? That it’s virtually unknown in this country – despite an incredible pedigree. Long before he wrote the screenplay for the hit 1982 film Tootsie starring Dustin Hoffman, American Murray Schisgal made a name for himself in New York with this 1964 stage play, which is a riotous celebration of the […]
New post-show Q&A: Terri interviews director & cast of hit Broadway comedy LUV
As part of her post-show Q&A series, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will talk to the director and cast of the long-awaited UK premiere of Broadway comedy LUV on Thursday 15 December 2016. Got any questions? Book tickets to join her via the links below.
NEWS: Cast announced for UK premiere of LUV, Q&A on 15 Dec
Buckland Theatre Company has announced casting for LUV, the company’s second production at PARK90 at Park Theatre. Directed by Gary Condes, Nick Barber will play Milt, Elsie Bennett will play Ellen and Charles Dorfman will play Harry.
Photos & podcast: Post-show Q&A at Neil LaBute’s Some Girl(s)
I first – and last – saw Neil LaBute’s Some Girl(s) in its world premiere in the West End in 2005, in a production that starred Friends‘ David Schwimmer along with “girls” including Catherine Tate and Lesley Manville. Gary Condes’ slick but intimate new production for Buckland Theatre impressed me more than the premiere did 11 years ago.
PHOTOS: Character portraits of Some Girl(s) cast + post-show Q&A
Character portraits aren’t just for Harry Potter. Photographer Darren Bell gained access to the new cast of Buckland Theatre’s revival of Neil LaBute’s Some Girl(s) to snap these beauties. In the play, directed by Gary Condes, Guy (played by Buckland founder Charlie Dorfman) is desperate to clear his conscience before he gets married. So he sets […]
MISS JULIE – Etcetera Theatre
Miss Julie is set on Midsummer’s Eve during a party on the estate of a rich Swedish Count whose daughter is known for behaving, not only with wild abandon, but also below her status. She finds a fascination with the older and well educated valet of the estate, Jean and the two become entangled in a dangerous infatuation that endangers both his engagement with the family cook and her own status in the house.