Simon Callow to Star in Twelfth Night
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Cast: Callow is NT Belch, Carroll Plays Games

Peter Hall's production of Twelfth Night at the National Theatre will star Simon Callow in the role of Sir Toby Belch, joining previously announced Rebecca Hall's Viola (See News, 21 Jan 2010). The production, a celebration for Hall's 80th birthday, will open at the National in January 2011.

Callow recently appeared in Sean Mathias' production of Waiting for Godot opposite Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket and on tour. Rebecca Hall is also to join the National Theatre's cast for Checkov's The Cherry Orchard (See News, 29 Jun 2010) for their 2011 season.

Amanda Drew, who will play Olivia, was recently seen in the West End as the female lead in Rupert Goold's Enron. Simon Paisley Day, who recently appeared in the Noel Coward play Private Lives, takes on the role of Malvolio.

Also in the cast are: Ben Mansfield (Sebastian), Charles Edwards (Aguecheek), Finty Williams (Maria), Samuel James (Fabian), David Ryall (Feste). Orsino will be played by Marton Csokas.

Nancy Carroll will lead the cast in the stage adaptation of David Mamet's House of Games at the Almeida Theatre later this year.

Carroll, playing the role of psychoanalyst Margaret Ford in the stage adaptation of the 1987 film, will be joined in the cast by Trevor Cooper and Dermot Crowley. She recently drew critical acclaim for her role in After the Dance at the National Theatre.

The production will open at the Almeda on 16 September 2010 (previews from 9 September) and will be directed by Lindsay Posner, who is well know for his previous work with Mamet plays.

A conspiracy thriller, House of Games revolves around renowned psychiatrist Margaret Ford, who attempts to cure her patient Mike of his gambling addiction by accompanying him to a game in a bar. The original low-budget film starred Joe Mantegna as Mike and Mamet’s own wife, Lindsay Crouse, as Margaret.

The cast will also include Amanda Drew (Trudi/Carla), Peter De Jersey (PJ), Michael Landes (Mike), John Marquez (Bobby) and Al Weaver (Billy Hahn).

- by Andrew Girvan

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