Tag: Giles Croft
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NEWS: West End Production of The Kite Runner to Transfer to Broadway
It has been confirmed that Matthew Spangler’s adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s internationally best-selling novel will play for a limited season at Broadway’s Helen Hayes Theatre (240 West 44th Street) this summer. Following two seasons in the West End, it has been confirmed that Giles Croft’s acclaimed production of The Kite Runner will play for a limited […]
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NEWS: Cast Announced for The Understudy at the Palace Theatre
The semi-staged rehearsed reading of The Understudy will run for two nights only at London’s Palace Theatre on the 7th and 8th December. Casting has been confirmed for the upcoming live semi-staged reading of The Understudy written by Henry Filloux-Bennett and based on the novel by David Nicholls. Being staged to raise funds for the theatre industry, the show […]
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NEWS: Rehearsal Images Released for The Understudy
New images have been released of the cast in self-isolation, rehearsing for the upcoming broadcast of The Understudy. Rehearsal images have been released of the cast for Henry Filloux-Bennett’s adaptation of The Understudy, based on on the novel by David Nicholls. This new online self-isolation radio play is set to be broadcast in two parts […]
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NEWS: Cast Announced for UK tour of The Kite Runner
Giles Croft’s acclaimed production based on Khaled Hosseini’s international best-selling novel will embark on a UK tour from the 21st February. Adapted for the stage by Matthew Spangler, the upcoming UK tour of The Kite Runner will see several of the West End cast return to the production. Opening in Aylesbury on the 21st February, […]
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Interview With…Giles Croft
The director chatted to Emma Clarendon about his production of Tony’s Last Tape, playing at the Omnibus Theatre from the 2nd April. Could you explain a little bit more about what Tony’s Last Tape is about? The structure of the play is based on Samuel Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape and features the 87 year Tony Benn […]
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Five Reasons to See… The Kite Runner, Playhouse Theatre
Having had a successful West End run earlier this year, Giles Croft’s production is back in London due to popular demand. If you haven’t seen it yet here is why you should: 1. The story: everything about Khaled Hosseini’s story is so vivid and rich in detail that watching it unfold on stage feels particularly special. […]
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REVIEW: The Kite Runner, Playhouse Theatre
Wonderfully powerful, Giles Croft’s heartfelt production of Khaled Hosseini’s best selling novel makes a welcome return to the West End. Covering topics such as guilt, betrayal and redemption, The Kite Runner is a show that constantly tugs at the audience’s heartstrings while also providing them with an education about what it meant (and still does) […]
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Sneak Peek at… The Kite Runner, Playhouse Theatre
New production images have been released for the new West End run of The Kite Runner at the Playhouse Theatre, which officially opens on the 19th June. Based on Khaled Hosseini’s best selling novel and following its successful run at the Wyndham’s Theatre earlier this year, The Kite Runner heads back to the West End […]
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News: The Kite Runner Announces West End Extension and National Tour
Following popular demand, it has been confirmed that the second West End run of Giles Croft’s production of The Kite Runner will now play at the Playhouse Theatre until the 26th August. This second West End season for the production in 2017 follows the critically acclaimed run at the Wyndham’s Theatre earlier this year and […]
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NEWS: The Kite Runner to Return to the West End
It has been confirmed that Giles Croft’s production of Khaled Hosseini’s best selling novel will return to the West End, following a successful run at the Wyndham’s Theatre earlier this year. Having wowed audiences and critics alike at Wyndham’s Theatre, where it closed earlier this month, producers have confirmed that the production will transfer to the Playhouse Theatre […]