14 EVENT PREVIEWS
HOT DATES For your diary! Theatre: The Amen Corner
Rufus Norris directs James Baldwin’s THE AMEN CORNER, opening in the Olivier on 11 June. The cast includes Eric Kofi Abrefa, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Sharon D Clarke and Lucian Msamati. As the gospel singing soars, Sister Margaret, uncompromising pastor of her Harlem church, has a congregation already in revolt against her hardline leadership. Their resentment escalates with the return of her absentee husband, a trombone-playing sinner, and the wayward conduct
Theatre: Othello
Nicholas Hytner directs Shakespeare’s OTHELLO, which opened at NT’s Olivier Theatre on 23 April. Adrian Lester plays the title role, with Rory Kinnear as lago; the cast also includes Jonathan Bailey (Cassio), William Chubb, Lyndsey Marshal (Emilia), Tom Robertson, Nick Sampson and Olivia Vinall (Desdemona).
Othello, newly married to Desdemona who is half his age, is appointed leader of a military operation to defend Cyprus from the Turks.
Iago, his ensign, passed over for promotion in favour of young Cassio, persuades Othello that Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair. When? 16 April - 6 July Where? Olivier Theatre, National Theatre, Upper Ground, South Bank, London, SE1 9PX How Much? Tickets are priced from £12 and go on sale on Friday 19 April via www.
nationaltheatre.org. uk/shows/othello or by calling 020 7452 3000
April 19 - 6 July
of her formerly paragon, musical son. Charges of hypocrisy hang in the air and Margaret’s devout world looks perilously close to falling apart. When? 11 June - 14 August, (Previews from 4 June). Where? Olivier Theatre, National Theatre, South Bank, London, SE1 9PX How Much? Almost half the seats in the Olivier will be Travelex £12 Tickets, with the rest at £24 and £34. All tickets available from www.
nationaltheatre.org. uk or by calling 020 7452 3000
June 11 - 14 August
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