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The Author continues

admin — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 10:59:47 +0000

The Author has just finished a knockout autumn tour, which took in Finland, Brighton, Oxford, Bristol, Newcastle, Coventry, Budapest, Leeds, Birmingham, Manchester, Lisbon and Dublin.

In February, the show will be going to Los Angeles. Full details will be posted shortly.

The Author: out on tour after big Edinburgh success

admin — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 10:40:05 +0000

The Author is on the road for Autumn/Winter 2010, after a sell-out Edinburgh Fringe run at the Traverse Theatre. The show caused a lot of controversy during its time at the festival – Charlotte Higgins called it “Edinburgh’s most talked about play”.

It won a Total Theatre Award for Innovation, and many excellent reviews, including five stars in The Scotsman.

The Author audience and Esther Smith (standing) photo ©Stephen Cummiskey

The show now travels to Finland, Brighton, Oxford, Bristol, Newcastle, Coventry, Budapest, Leeds, Birmingham, Manchester, Lisbon and Dublin. Plans are afoot for a tour of the USA – details to be confirmed.

For full tour details, please go to our tour dates page.

The Author wins the John Whiting Award

admin — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 10:35:41 +0000

The Author was joint winner of the 2010 John Whiting Award. The prize was shared with with it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now by Lucy Kirkwood. Read more about it here.

The Author wins Total Theatre Award

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:58:27 +0000

The Author won a Total Theatre Award for Innovation for its sell-out run at the Traverse Theatre during the 2010 Edinburgh Fringe.

The Author 2010 tour kicks off at the Edinburgh Festival

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:12:40 +0000

After the successful Royal Court run in 2009, The Author is hitting the road for an extensive European tour for the summer and autumn 2010.

Chris Goode will be joining the original cast of Tim Crouch, Vic Llewellyn and Esther Smith.

The Author audience and Esther Smith (standing) photo ©Stephen Cummiskey

The show opens on 5 Aug and runs until Sunday 29 August at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh. It then goes on to Finland, Brighton, Oxford, Bristol, Newcastle, Coventry, Budapest, Leeds, Birmingham, Manchester, Lisbon, plus one other major European city that we’re not allowed to mention yet…

For full tour details, please go to our tour dates page.

Coming up

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:47:09 +0000

Exciting things are in store for The Author. Watch this space for more details.

The Author got some great reviews!

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:03:36 +0000

Missed it? Catch it at the Edinburgh Festival and national tour in 2010. Details will be posted shortly.

“It’s about us, what we see, and what we choose to see…this is a dazzling theatrical experience that lets nobody off the hook, opening our eyes to what should be blindingly obvious: we all have a choice.”
Lyn Gardner in The Guardian

look out for The Author

admin — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:55:48 +0000

Tim Crouch’s next play, The Author, opens at the Royal Court Theatre on 23 September. Directed by Karl James and a smith (co-directors of An Oak Tree and ENGLAND) details can be found here.