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PRESS RELEASE 16 01 17 FULL CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD By Tom Stoppard Directed by David Leveaux Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Joshua McGuire and David Haig Previews from

1 PRESS RELEASE FULL CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD By Tom Stoppard Directed by David Leveaux Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Joshua McGuire and David Haig Previews from Saturday 25 February 2017, press night Tuesday 7 March 2017 Further casting is today announced for Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead which previews from Saturday 25 February with a press night on Tuesday 7 March. Half a century after its premiere on The Old Vic stage, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead, the play that made a young Tom Stoppard s name overnight, returns to The Old Vic in its 50th anniversary celebratory production. Against the backdrop of Shakespeare's Hamlet, this mind-bending situation comedy sees two hapless minor characters, Rosencrantz (Daniel Radcliffe) and Guildenstern (Joshua McGuire), take centre stage. Increasingly out of their depth, the young double act stumble their way in and out of the action of this iconic drama. In a literary hall of mirrors, Stoppard s brilliantly funny, existential labyrinth sees us witness the ultimate identity crisis. Daniel Radcliffe plays Rosencrantz. Daniel is a stage and screen actor whose most recent work includes the films Now You See Me 2, Swiss Army Man and Imperium, as well as the production of Privacy (Donmar Warehouse on Broadway). Forthcoming work includes Jungle (slated for release in 2017). Theatre credits include The Cripple of Inishmaan (Noel Coward Theatre and Broadway), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Broadway) and Equus (Gielgud Theatre and Broadway). Film work includes Horns (2013), What If (2013), Kill Your Darlings (2013), The Woman in Black (2012) and the eight Harry Potter films. Television includes The Gamechangers (BBC telefilm), A Young Doctor s Notebook, Extras and voice work in The Simpsons, Robot Chicken and BoJack Horseman. Joshua McGuire plays Guildenstern. Joshua is an actor whose work spans theatre, television and film. Theatre credits include Future Conditional (The Old Vic), The Ruling Class (Trafalgar Studios), Amadeus (Chichester), Privacy (Donmar Warehouse), The Magistrate (National Theatre), Posh (Royal Court and West End), 66 Books (Bush Theatre), Hamlet (Shakespeare s Globe), Hay Fever (Rose Kingston). Film work includes Old Boys (2017), Claudio in The Complete Walk: Measure for Measure (2016), Bees Make Honey (2016), Cinderella (2015), Mr

2 Turner (2014), Get Santa (2014) and About Time (2013). TV includes Lovesick series 1 and 2, which is currently on Netflix, Love, Nina, Siblings, You, Me and Them, A Young Doctor s Notebook, The Hour and Misfits. David Haig plays The Player. David s most recent theatre credits include Blue/Orange (Young Vic), Guys & Dolls (Savoy Theatre, Olivier Award nomination), and Someone Who ll Watch Over Me at Chichester Festival Theatre where previous credits include Pressure which was also written by David and Yes, Prime Minister, which transferred to the West End. Other theatre credits include The Madness of George III (Theatre Royal Bath and West End, Olivier Award nomination), Mary Poppins (Prince Edward Theatre, Olivier Award nomination), Hitchcock Blonde (Royal Court and West End), Donkey s Years (Comedy Theatre, Olivier Award Nomination), Art (Wyndham's and Broadway), and Our Country's Good at the Royal Court, for which David won the Olivier Award for Best Actor. Television credits include The Witness for the Prosecution, The Thick Of It, Mo, The 39 Steps, My Boy Jack, Talking Heads and The Thin Blue Line. Film credits include Florence Foster Jenkins and Four Weddings and a Funeral. Other cast includes Hermeilio Miguel Aquino as Courtier (A View of Her Own Beauty at Bush Theatre), Louisa Beadel as a Player (Future Conditional at The Old Vic), William Chubb as Polonius (King Lear at The Old Vic), Josie Dunn as a Player (After Orlando at Theatre Royal Stratford East/The Vaults), Matthew Durkan as a Player (Nell Gwynn at Apollo Theatre/Shakespeare s Globe), Wil Johnson as Claudius (King Lear at Royal Exchange, Emmerdale, Adulthood), Luke Mullins as Hamlet (Endgame with the Melbourne Theatre Company, Waiting for Godot at The Barbican Centre), Theo Ogundipe as Horatio (Cymbeline at RSC), Marianne Oldham as Gertrude (The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas at Chichester Festival Theatre, Sons Without Fathers at The Arcola), Evlyne Oyedokun as a Player (E15, Lung Theatre), Alex Sawyer as a Player (BBC s Father Brown) Helena Wilson as Ophelia (Romeo and Juliet, OUDS/Thelma Holt International Tour) and Tim van Eyken as Laertes/ Player (The Little Match Girl, Open Heart Productions). Tom Stoppard s most recent play is The Hard Problem. Other plays include The Real Inspector Hound, After Magritte, Jumpers, Travesties, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (with André Previn), Dirty Linen, New-Found- Land Dogg s Hamlet, Cahoot s Macbeth, Night and Day, The Real Thing, Hapgood, Arcadia, Indian Ink, The Invention of Love, The Coast of Utopia and Rock n Roll. Translations and adaptations include Tango, Undiscovered Country, On the Razzle, Rough Crossing, Dalliance, The Seagull, Henry IV, Ivanov, The Cherry Orchard, The House of Bernarda Alba and Large Desolato. He has written eight Evening Standard Awardwinning plays and five of his plays have won Tony Awards. Radio plays include Darkside (with Pink Floyd), If You re Glad, I ll Be Frank, Albert s Bridge (Italia Prize), Where Are They Now?, Artist Descending A Staircase, The Dog It Was That Died and In The Native State. Television includes A Separate Peace, Squaring the Circle, Professional Foul (BAFTA and Broadcasting Press Guild Awards) an adaptation of Jerome K Jerome s Three Men in a Boat and most recently an adaptation of Ford Madox Ford s Parade s End (BBC/HBO). Screenplays include Anna Karenina (2012), The Romantic Englishwoman (1975), Despair (1978), The Human Factor (1979), Brazil (1985), Empire Of The Sun (1987), The Russian House (1990), Billy Bathgate (1991), and Shakespeare In Love (with Marc Norman, 1998, Academy Award, Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics and American Guild Awards for Best Screenplay). He directed and wrote the screenplay for the film of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead (Venice Film Festival Prix d Or, 1990). David Leveaux is a director who has worked extensively in London and on Broadway. He recently completed his first feature film, The Exception (2016) and recent work includes directing Plenty for the Public Theatre, New York. Credits include Closer (Donmar Warehouse), Romeo and Juliet (Broadway), Arcadia (West End and Broadway, Tony nomination for best revival), Cyrano de Bergerac (Broadway), Jumpers (National Theatre and Broadway, Tony nominations for outstanding direction and best revival), The Real Thing (Donmar Warehouse and Broadway, Tony Award for best revival, nominated for outstanding direction), Fiddler on the Roof (Broadway, Tony nomination for best revival), Nine (Donmar Warehouse and Broadway, Tony Award for best revival, nominated for outstanding direction), The Glass Menagerie (Broadway), Anna Christie (Broadway, Tony Award for best revival, nominated for outstanding direction), No Man s Land (Almeida), Betrayal (Almeida and Broadway, Tony nomination for best revival), Electra (Donmar Warehouse and Broadway, Tony nomination for best revival), Moonlight (Almeida), The Distance From Here (Almeida), Romeo and Juliet (RSC), A Moon for the Misbegotten (Riverside, West End and Broadway, Tony nominations for outstanding direction and best revival), The Late Middle Classes (Donmar Warehouse), Sinatra Live at the London Palladium, The Father (National Theatre), Tis

3 Pity She s a Whore (RSC), Rudolph (Vienna), Tales of Ballycumber and The Three Sisters (Abbey Theatre, Dublin), The Turn of the Screw (Scottish Opera), The Marriage of Figaro and Salome (ENO). Writer Director Designer Lighting Sound Composer Tom Stoppard David Leveaux Anna Fleischlea Howard Harrison Fergus O Hare Corin Buckeridge Cast list: Daniel Radcliffe (Rosencrantz), Joshua McGuire (Guildenstern), David Haig (The Player), Hermeilio Miguel Aquino (Courtier), Louisa Beadel (Player), William Chubb (Polonius), Josie Dunn (Player), Matthew Durkan (Player), Wil Johnson (Claudius), Luke Mullins (Hamlet), Theo Ogundipe (Horatio), Marianne Oldham (Gertrude), Evlyne Oyedokun (Player), Alex Sawyer (Player), Helena Wilson (Ophelia) and Tim van Eyken (Laertes/Player). PRESS CONTACTS For production press enquiries: Jo Allan E jo@joallanpr.com M T Kitty Greenleaf E kitty@joallanpr.com M T Hannah Stockton E hannah@joallanpr.com M T BOX OFFICE INFORMATION Box Office oldvictheatre.com Facebook Instagram Twitter The Old Vic, The Cut, London SE1 8NB ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD By Tom Stoppard Sat 25 Feb Sat 29 Apr 2017 Mon - Sat 7.30pm; Wed & Sat 2.30pm Captioned Performance: Thu 6 Apr 7.30pm Audio Described Performance: Tue 4 Apr 7.30pm, touch tour 6pm TICKETS: 12, 16, 21, 30, 55, 65 NOTES TO EDITORS SEASON LISTINGS WOYZECK By Georg Büchner In a new version by Jack Thorne

4 Sat 13 May Sat 24 June 2017 Mon - Sat 7.30pm; Wed & Sat 2.30pm Press Night: Tues 23 May 7pm Captioned Performance: Mon 19 June Audio Described Performance: Thur 22 June TICKETS: 12, 16, 21, 30, 50, 60 GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Mon 10 Jul Sat 7 Oct 2017 Mon Sat: 7.30pm; Wed & Sat: 2.30pm Press night: Wed 26 July, 7pm [Please note there are no matinee performances on 12, 15, 19, 22 & 26 Jul and no performances on 17 & 18 Jul] Captioned Performance: Thurs 21 Sept 2017 Audio Described Performance: Tues 19 Sept 2017 TICKETS: 12, 16, 21, 30, 55, 57.50, 65, Dr. Seuss s THE LORAX Sun 15 Oct Sun 5 Nov 2017 Times vary - 11am, 1.30pm, 2.30pm, 3pm, 7pm, 7.30pm Press night: Tues 24 October, 7pm Captioned Performance: TBC Audio Described Performance: TBC Tickets 12/ 15/ 20/ 25/ 32/ 38 Under TICKETS: 12, 16, 21, 30, 55, 57.50, 65, PwC 10 Previews: Half of all seats priced at 10 for the first 5 previews, released 5 weeks in advance Senior Citizens: Best available seats for 30 for all matinee performances only School Groups 10+: 10 for Mon - Wed eves & mid-week matinees Groups 10+: 10 off for Mon - Thu eves & mid-week matinees Disabled Patrons: 21 for all performances The Old Vic is a registered charity and receives no regular subsidy. We are reliant on box office receipts, philanthropic donations and support from businesses to sustain our work both on and off the stage. That is why working in partnership with companies like RBC and PwC is so vital to us. About Royal Bank of Canada Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is one of the largest banks in the world and is Canada s largest bank by market capitalisation. It employs approximately 81,000 full- and part-time employees who serve more than 16 million personal, business, public sector and institutional clients in 39 countries. RBC has a long history in Europe and has operated in the region since 1910 to serve corporate, institutional and high-net worth clients. Today, it provides a significant array of financial products and services, which are delivered by over 5,500 employees from offices in the UK, the Channel Islands, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Spain. RBC delivers financial products and services in Europe under the global

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CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR ART

PRESS RELEASE 30 SEPTEMBER 2016 CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR ART By Yasmina Reza Translated by Christopher Hampton Directed by Matthew Warchus Starring Tim Key, Paul Ritter and Rufus Sewell Previews from Saturday