John Hurt

‘Doctor Who’: David Tennant, Billie Piper return for anniversary

2013-03-30 09:03:03

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Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle announces winners for 2012

2013-03-18 22:45:00

The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle named the winners of its annual awards on Monday for stage productions that opened last year. Sharing the honors for best production were the national tour of "The Book of Mormon" at the Pantages Theatre; "Cyrano" at...

2012 in review: Teamwork enlivens the theater world

2012-12-15 10:00:00

Could the theater artist of 2012 really be … Samuel Beckett? Well, the 1969 Nobel Prize winner had stiff competition this year from Anton Chekhov, dead for more than a hundred years but more alive than ever onstage. Chekhov's early play "Ivanov"...

Marathon plays stand the test of time

2012-11-25 06:00:00

Call it "Long Day's Journey Into Intermission." Or maybe "Waiting ... and Waiting ... and Waiting for Godot." It is the marathon play or performance piece, the theatrical equivalent of the Tour de France or the nine-course prix fixe menu at the French...

Taking note of a wave of shorter plays

2012-11-25 06:00:00

As artistic director of L.A.'s Center Theatre Group, Michael Ritchie reads more than a play a day on average — perhaps 500 a year — in quest of the 15 or 16 he'll pick each season for his company's three stages. But lately he's noticed...

Ben McKenzie, Fred Willard among guest stars for 'Carol' comedy

2012-11-21 10:46:00

The upcoming Second City production of "A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens!" at the Kirk Douglas Theatre will feature a changing roster of guest stars. Among the names confirmed to make guest appearances in the comedy production are�"Southland" star...

Dan Castellaneta, a.k.a. Homer Simpson, joins 'Christmas Carol'

2012-10-20 08:00:00

Dan Castellaneta, who voices America's favorite schlub hubby Homer Simpson on Fox's "The Simpsons," has joined the cast of Second City's "A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens" �at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. The comedic stage production is set to begin...

Review: John Hurt is magnificent in Beckett's 'Krapp's Last Tape'

2012-10-12 05:00:00

With his shock of silver-gray hair, his face etched by time with the lean expressiveness of a Giacometti sculpture and his soulful eyes registering every fleeting hurt and happiness, John Hurt bears a striking resemblance to Samuel Beckett in the...

John Hurt in 'Krapp's Last Tape' for Kirk Douglas Theatre season

2012-06-07 07:22:00

John Hurt performing Samuel Beckett's "Krapp's Last Tape" will be among the highlights of the Kirk Douglas Theatre's 2012-13 season, which will be announced Thursday by Center Theatre Group. The season will feature a total of five main productions,...

Around Town: 'Paper Moon' shines on downtown festival

2012-05-24 07:26:43

'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy': engaging espionage, critics say

2011-12-09 16:36:35

Tuesday's TV Talk Shows

2011-12-12 21:36:17

Season 7 of the BBC's "Doctor Who" revival saved the best for last with a gripping episode that explained the mystery of the Doctor's latest companion, Clara (a.k.a.

2013-05-19 18:14:18

"Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" actors Colin Firth , Gary Oldman , Benedict Cumberbatch , John Hurt , producer Robyn Slovo, director Tomas Alfredson, producer Tim Bevan, writer Peter Straughan and actor Mark Strong arrive for a screening of the film at the Venice Film Festival.

2011-09-05 00:00:00