The Old Vic Theatre HOME WHAT'S ON The Bridge Project 2010 The Prisoner of Second Avenue Design For Living A Flea in Her Ear Cause Celebre Old Vic Tunnels Scorched BOOKING INFO UNDER 25 ABOUT THE OLD VIC OLD VIC NEW VOICES JOIN/SUPPORT FOOD & DRINK GETTING HERE ACCESS CONTACT LINKS eMEMBERSHIP OVP plc Some of the finest talents of New York and London theatre converge at The Old Vic to launch the London leg of an extraordinary venture - The Bridge Project – an unprecedented three-year, transatlantic partnership uniting The Old Vic with Brooklyn Academy of Music, and Neal Street Productions. Academy Award-winner (American Beauty) Sam Mendes, returns to the London stage to direct a formidable group of actors in an ocean-spanning double-bill of revered classics. The transatlantic company take the stage in Olivier Award-winner Tom Stoppard’s new version of The Cherry Orchard, Chekhov’s daring, droll meditation on bourgeois materialism and what remains in its wake. The disintegrating royal friendships and inklings of adultery of Shakespeare’s rich tragicomedy The Winter’s Tale, make up the second part of the double-bill – a magical testament to the follies of hasty judgement and the force of love as a means of redemption. Sam Mendes was founder and Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse for a decade and has directed theatre at the RSC, National Theatre, plus both in the West End and on Broadway. His film directorial credits include Road to Perdition and the recent Revolutionary Road. Co-commissioned by and produced in association with Athens & Epidaurus Festival, The Edge, Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen, Singapore Repertory Theatre, Teatro Español. The cast are appearing with the permission of American Equity and UK Equity. The producers gratefully acknowledge Actors’ Equity Association and UK Equity, incorporating the Variety Artistes’ Federation, for their assistance on this production. Please click here to download a performance schedule. Proud Presenting Sponsor of The Bridge Project Partnering The Old Vic Media Partner 23 May 09 - 15 Aug 09 Simon Russell Beale Michael Braun Selina Cadell Morven Christie Sinead Cusack Richard Easton Rebecca Hall Josh Hamilton Ethan Hawke Paul Jesson Aaron Krohn Dakin Matthews Mark Nelson Charlotte Parry Jessica Pollert Smith Gary Powell Tobias Segal Hannah Stokely Director Sam Mendes Set Designer Anthony Ward Costume Designer Catherine Zuber Lighting Paul Pyant Sound Paul Arditti Music Mark Bennett Music Direction Dan Lipton Choreographer Josh Prince Casting Maggie Lunn & Nancy Piccione, C.S.A.