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My Brilliant Friend tells the story of Elena Greco, a now-elderly woman who discovers the most important friend in her life, Raffaella "Lila" Cerullo, seems to have disappeared with a trace. A writer, immersed in a house full of books, Greco turns on her computer and starts writing the story of their tempestuous friendship, starting from the point when Elena met Lila their first year of primary school in 1950.

Set in a dangerous and fascinating Naples, their story goes on to cover more than 60 years of their lives as she tries to describe the mystery of Lila, Elena's brilliant friend and

GIN CRAZE! Will Be Performed at Royal & Derngate Next Month Photo GIN CRAZE! Will Be Performed at Royal & Derngate Next Month
by Stephi Wild - June 22, 2021

Two lovers, each with hidden secrets, struggle to prosper as gin hawkers. At a time in the 18th century when the average Briton drank 1.5 litres of gin every day, women were being locked up in cells to sober up and disorder was breaking out on every street corner, panic spreads among the upper class...


THE LAST FIVE YEARS To Be Bolton Albert Halls First In-House Production Photo THE LAST FIVE YEARS To Be Bolton Albert Halls First In-House Production
by Stephi Wild - July 30, 2018

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Headlong and Century Films Partner With BBC Arts On UNPRECEDENTED: REAL TIME THEATRE Photo Headlong and Century Films Partner With BBC Arts On UNPRECEDENTED: REAL TIME THEATRE FROM A STATE OF ISOLATION
by Stephi Wild - April 09, 2020

BBC Arts has joined award-winning theatre company Headlong and BAFTA winning Century Films, as broadcast partner for Unprecedented: Real Time Theatre from a State of Isolation, a series of short, digital plays written and performed in isolation, which will be broadcast across the nation during lockd...


National Theatre Announces New Productions, Including Emma Rice and Tony Kushner Adap Photo National Theatre Announces New Productions, Including Emma Rice and Tony Kushner Adaptations
by Stephi Wild - September 13, 2019

The National Theatre has announced its productions on-sale for October 2019 a?' March 2020...


Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsal For MY BRILLIANT FRIEND at the National Theatre Photo Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsal For MY BRILLIANT FRIEND at the National Theatre
by Stephi Wild - October 16, 2019

When the most important person in her life goes missing without a trace, Lenu Greco, now a celebrated author, begins to recall a relationship of more than 60 years. First meeting on the dangerous streets of post-war Naples, friends Lila and Lenu experience turbulent social and political change, from...


FremantleMedia North America and Dancing Ledge Productions Partner with Legendary Aut Photo FremantleMedia North America and Dancing Ledge Productions Partner with Legendary Author Paulo Coelho
by Tori Hartshorn - May 01, 2018

FremantleMedia North America (FMNA), together with Random House Studio and Dancing Ledge Productions, today announced an exclusive deal with visionary Brazilian author Paulo Coelho to develop the first-ever TV drama series based on his works. Exploring themes and characters from his novels The Devil...


Sheffield Theatres Announces New Season To Complete Programming For 2019 Photo Sheffield Theatres Announces New Season To Complete Programming For 2019
by Stephi Wild - March 22, 2019

As his production of Richard Hawley and Chris Bush's Standing at the Sky's Edge opens in the Crucible, Artistic Director of Sheffield Theatres, Robert Hastie, announces programming for 2019....


BWW Review: CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN, Rose Theatre Photo BWW Review: CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN, Rose Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - April 26, 2019

Selling millions of copies and adapted into a 2001 film, Louis de Bernieres' epic wartime novel, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, is a literary tour de force. Now inventively, if not entirely faithfully, adapted for the stage by Rona Munro, it begins its new incarnation at the Rose Theatre....


First Major Stage Production Of CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN to Tour the UK Photo First Major Stage Production Of CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN to Tour the UK
by Stephi Wild - September 27, 2018

The first major stage production of CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN, based on the best-selling novel by Louis de Bernieres will tour the UK in 2019, 25 years after the book was first published. CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN will be directed by Olivier and Tony Award nominee Melly Still and adapted by Evenin...


Natasha Barnes, Nathan Amzi and Mark Peachey Join BARD FROM THE BARN Photo Natasha Barnes, Nathan Amzi and Mark Peachey Join BARD FROM THE BARN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 06, 2020

The Barn Theatre have announced the extension and additional cast and creatives for their Shakespeare in lockdown series, Bard From The Barn....


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by Stephi Wild - July 30, 2020

Casting has been announced for Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatrea??s THE COMEDY OF ERRORS....


The National Theatre Announces 15 Productions Of New Plays And Fresh Adaptations By L Photo The National Theatre Announces 15 Productions Of New Plays And Fresh Adaptations By Leading Writers
by Stephi Wild - June 13, 2019

The National Theatre has announced 15 productions of new plays and fresh adaptations by leading writers....


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by Stephi Wild - June 25, 2018

Continuing the 2018 sizzlin' summer season, The City Theatre Company presents the celebrated stage play Playhouse Creatures by April De Angelis. The inspiring story of the first actresses of England and their determination to transform all of the theatre world. The production makes its Austin premie...


HBO & RAI Renew MY BRILLIANT FRIEND For Second Season Photo HBO & RAI Renew MY BRILLIANT FRIEND For Second Season
by Tori Hartshorn - December 04, 2018

According to Deadline, HBO & RAI have renewed MY BRILLIANT FRIEND for a second season. Read more about the news from Deadline here!...


Olivier Award Nominee Catherine McCormack Joins THE FERRYMAN Today Photo Olivier Award Nominee Catherine McCormack Joins THE FERRYMAN Today
by BWW News Desk - December 18, 2018

Olivier Award nominee Catherine McCormack (All My Sons, Braveheart) will join the company of Jez Butterworth's The Ferryman, directed by Sam Mendes, beginning Today, December 18. McCormack will make her Broadway debut in the role of "Mary Carney," which she first played in the London cast, when Gene...


Photo Flash: Andre Holland and Mark Rylance Star In OTHELLO at Shakespeare's Globe Photo Photo Flash: Andre Holland and Mark Rylance Star In OTHELLO at Shakespeare's Globe
by A.A. Cristi - July 31, 2018

Shakespeare's Globe has announced full casting for Othello, directed by Claire van Kampen, opening in The Globe on Friday 20 July....


Rose Theatre Kingston Announces 2018 Christmas Show HANSEL & GRETEL Photo Rose Theatre Kingston Announces 2018 Christmas Show HANSEL & GRETEL
by Stephi Wild - March 27, 2018

Rose Theatre Kingston today announces its 2018 Christmas show, a festive new version with original music of the Brothers' Grimm classic Hansel & Gretel written by Ciaran McConville, who returns to the theatre following last year's successful adaptation of Alice in Winterland. Rosie Jones will direct...


Rose Theatre Kingston Makes Commitment To Stop Using Single-Use Plastic Photo Rose Theatre Kingston Makes Commitment To Stop Using Single-Use Plastic
by Stephi Wild - June 08, 2018

Rose Theatre Kingston today announces its commitment to stop using single-use plastic within the venue as part of its continued efforts to become a greener organisation....


Kiran Landa Will Star In EXTINCT at Theatre Royal Stratford East Photo Kiran Landa Will Star In EXTINCT at Theatre Royal Stratford East
by Stephi Wild - June 07, 2021

Theatre Royal Stratford East today announces that Kiran Landa will make her Stratford East debut and star in EXTINCT, a new one woman play written by April De Angelis and directed by Kirsty Housley.  ...


BWW Review: MY BRILLIANT FRIEND, National Theatre Photo BWW Review: MY BRILLIANT FRIEND, National Theatre
by Anthony Walker-Cook - November 27, 2019

At the beginning of My Brilliant Friend, all there is on stage is a desk, a chair and a laptop. For the Olivier stage (and the for the National Theatre in general), it's noticeably, surprisingly bare, but one thing is clear: a story is about to be told....


Photo Flash: PARK90 Presents the World Premiere of DISTANCE Photo Photo Flash: PARK90 Presents the World Premiere of DISTANCE
by A.A. Cristi - September 06, 2018

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Photo Flash: Andre Holland and Mark Rylance Star In OTHELLO at Shakespeare's Globe Photo Photo Flash: Andre Holland and Mark Rylance Star In OTHELLO at Shakespeare's Globe
by A.A. Cristi - July 31, 2018

Shakespeare's Globe has announced full casting for Othello, directed by Claire van Kampen, opening in The Globe on Friday 20 July....


VIDEO: Watch a Behind-the-Scenes Look at MY BRILLIANT FRIEND on HBO Photo VIDEO: Watch a Behind-the-Scenes Look at MY BRILLIANT FRIEND on HBO
by Sarah Leiber - March 10, 2020

The cast and crew of My Brilliant Friend discuss how Elena and Lila's friendship will evolve and tease what's to come in season 2. Season 2 premieres Monday at 10pm....


Rose Theatre's New Artistic Director Announces New Season Photo Rose Theatre's New Artistic Director Announces New Season
by Stephi Wild - June 08, 2021

Under Haydon's stewardship, the Rose's own work will be the priority, as demonstrated by the five Rose Originals in this upcoming season, but there will always be room on the theatre's stage for the country's leading touring shows as well.  This season's Rose Originals are a blend of new plays tackl...


HBO to Debut MY BRILLIANT FRIEND: THE STORY OF A NEW NAME This March Photo HBO to Debut MY BRILLIANT FRIEND: THE STORY OF A NEW NAME This March
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 31, 2020

Based on Elena Ferrante's second book of her four-part series, MY BRILLIANT FRIEND: THE STORY OF A NEW NAME, debuting MONDAY, MARCH 16 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), follows Elena and Lila's journey into adulthood as they weather romance, heartbreak, success and betrayal.  ...






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