• Gambon leads quartet into No Man’s Land

    03 Jul 2008

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    Michael Gambon is to return to the West End stage in the Gate theatre Dublin’s production of Harold Pinter’s play No Man’s Land, which transfers to the Duke of York’s on 27 September (press night 7 October).  Read more


No Man's Land

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Showing at: Duke of York's Theatre

Box Office: 0870 060 6623

Age: General

Genre: Play

Sub Genre: Drama

Pinter's 1975 play No Man's Land follows two aging writers, Hirst and Spooner, who, after meeting on Hampstead Heath, return home for a late-night session of witty banter, sinister power games and alcohol, watched by Hirst's henchmen Briggs and Foster.

No Man's Land is part mystery drama, part homage to the ghosts of the past and the fiction of memory.

Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter is one of the UK's most renowned and celebrated playwrights whose catalogue of plays includes The Caretaker, The Dumb Waiter, The Hothouse, The Lover & The Collection, The Birthday Party and Betrayal.

The cast of No Man's Land includes British acting legends Michael Gambon (Hirst) and David Bradley (Spooner), who have between them appeared in many of Pinter's plays.They are also co-stars in the Harry Potter series of films, in which four time Laurence Olivier Award winner Gambon plays head teacher Dumbledore and Bradley plays Hogwarts caretaker Filch.

David Walliams, best known for co-writing and starring in television sketch show Little Britain, makes his West End stage debut as Hirst's henchman Foster, alongside another Pinter veteran, Nick Dunning, as Briggs.

The production is directed by 2008 Laurence Olivier Award-winning director Rupert Goold, whose recent productions include Macbeth, The Tempest and Six Characters In Search Of An Author. Goold also directs the revival of Oliver! which was thrown into the spotlight by the televised search for a Nancy, I’d Do Anything.

For more information about No Man's Land at the Duke of York's theatre read our First Night Feature.

 

 

Performance Details

  • previews from: 27 Sep 2008
  • opening night: 07 Oct 2008
  • closing: 03 Jan 2009

show times: Mon-Sat 19:30, Sat 14:30, mats 2, 23, 30 Dec 14:30 (No perfs 24, 25 Dec.)

ticket prices: £15-£47.50

Assisted Performances

audio described performance: By Denise Rocard on Tue 18 Nov at 19:30 T: 0871 297 5477 E: ticketcentre@theambassadors.com

sign language interpreted performance: By Music And The Deaf on Tue 28 Oct at 19:30 T: 0871 297 5477 E: ticketcentre@theambassadors.com

 

cast: Michael Gambon, David Bradley, David Walliams, Nick Dunning

author: Harold Pinter

director: Rupert Goold

sound: Adam Cork

lighting designer: Neil Austin

designer: Giles Cadle

producer: Sonia Friedman Productions, Michael Colgan

 

map: View Map

address: St Martin's Lane,London,United Kingdom,WC2N 4BG

nearest tube: Leicester Square (approx. 100m)/ Charing Cross/Embankment (approx. 200/400m)

nearest bus: 14, 19, 22, 24, 29, 38, 40, 176

nearest train: Charing Cross (approx. 200m)

parking: Westminter City Council car park at Trafalgar Square and Whitcomb Street. NCP at St Martin’s Lane. 3 parking meters within 50m of main entrance.

air conditioned: Yes

 

Assisted Performance Booking Information

Access Booking: Tel: 0871 297 5477 Fax: 020 7565 6465 Minicom: 0870 060 6641

Accessible Facilities Venue Information

discounts: Discounts depend on the current production - please check with the Box Office.

limited mobility: Royal circle is on street level, with 2 steps between rows.

access description: No steps from the street through 2 sets of swing doors into the foyer. Box Office is straight ahead. No steps to row D of Royal Circle, then 2 steps between each row. Staircases have handrails on both sides and all steps are highlighted. 20 steps down to Stalls and 23 up to Upper Circle (2 steps between rows in the Upper Circle).

hearing impaired: Dual channel infra-red system with 12 headsets. This covers the whole auditorium except the front boxes. Headsets available from cloakroom. Portable induction loop at Box Office.

guide dogs policy: Guide dogs are allowed inside the auditorium, or staff can dog-sit if preferred. Maximum of 4 guide dogs per performance. You will be seated in an aisle seat. Provisions vary depending on production and customer requirements – please check when booking.

wheelchairs: 2 spaces for wheelchair users in the third row of the Royal Circle at C23 and C1. Transfer seating at D18 and D1. Wheelchairs stored in the cloakroom in the foyer or in the Royal Circle if there is room. Maximum of 2 wheelchair transferees and 1 scooter per performance.

toilets: Women’s up 2 steps from the foyer. Men’s off Stalls bar and Men’s and Women’s off Circle bar.

disabled toilets: Adapted toilet at the back of the Royal Circle, on the right. The turning space is quite tight.

bars: 2 licensed bars. Stalls bar down 21 steps from the foyer, moveable seating. Circle bar up 23 steps moveable seating. Ice-cream and soft drinks on sale in cloak room. Beverages can be brought to disabled customers in auditorium – please ask duty manager.

Walliams, Gambon, Dunning and Bradley in No Man's Land. (Photo: Johan Persson)

Walliams, Gambon, Dunning and Bradley in No Man's Land. (Photo: Johan Persson)

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