[TheatreMadGoer]

Yet another groan on the plannng front here.

'Wonderful', another Twelth Night to fill a season up, mmmm, reminds me of the stopgap production between Richard II/Henry IV and Henry V a couple of years ago, with the American Malvolio, whose name has escaped me.

I am tired of this play, especially considering we got the excellent Filter Twelth Night here last november too.

Though have to say a revival of Arabian Nights sounds promising, and totally not what the rumours had been which was Matilda.

Sorry moan over.

[Weez]

I imagine the RSC Ensemble are tentatively pencilled in for any West End transfer or perhaps a tour, come wintertime. :3

[TheatreMadGoer]

The ensemble I would guess will be preparing for their 2010 productions, or maybe West End, as they are hired 2009-11

[Lynette]

I agree, Twelfth flippin Night. But I suppose they didn't consult with the Donmar lot before they planned it. Ah well, play on ..

[Jan Brock]

It looks like an attempt to recreate the commercial success of the Tennant Hamlet. Presumably the commercial producers who dictate the RSC's London season were not too happy with the Other Russia options and the low-key casting of the ensemble plays and demanded a big TV name to sell seats in the West End.

This assumes it will transfer to the West End - I imagine it will because Richard Wilson (and Tennant) are likely to have been more clued-up than John Lithgow was in requiring a London transfer before signing up.

[Duncan]

I DON'T BELIEEEVEEE IT!

(fully aware of how tragically unfunny this reference is but couldn't resist it!)

[TheatreMadGoer]

As I semi-mentioned above, there was rumours of a production of Matilda, which I took to be Roald Dahl's excellent book, however there had been problems with copyright, but am not sure if this was supposed to be in place of Twelth or not.

[Smiley]

Here we go again.