The show was co-directed by Kirsty Housley, and on selected performances the role was portrayed by Richard Katz. Based off Petru Popescu’s novel Amazon Beaming, Complicite founder and artistic director Simon McBurney conceived of this production, and also directed and starred in it as a one-man show.
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Another British transfer, this play originated in London in a production by the experimental company Complicite, which specializes in works devised from found texts. On this same date, The Encounter also brought its run to a close. Simon McBurney’s “The Encounter” Concludes As Well Over the course of the run, the show brought in an average of 66.85% of its gross potential, and it is therefore unlikely that the production will have earned any profits for its investors. Still, with the mixed critical response, the show had difficulty gaining a foothold at the box office. For instance, David Rooney from The Hollywood Reporter delighted in the show, complimenting Josie Rourke’s evocative staging and the lead actors’ expert performances. While Ben Brantley from The New York Times despised the production, calling it an unnatural state of captivity for the talented actors on the stage, other critics were more favorable in their reviews. Following its opening night on October 30, 2016, reviews were decisively mixed.
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This production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses had been running at the Booth Theatre since its previews began on October 8, 2016. As for Liev Schreiber, he is a renowned star of stage and screen, whose film credits include Spotlight, the Scream trilogy, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine, while his Broadway credits also include A View from the Bridge, Talk Radio, and Glengarry Glen Ross. Janet McTeer had previously been seen on Broadway in Mary Stuart, God of Carnage, and A Doll’s House. Janet McTeer reprised the role she played in London on Broadway at the Booth Theatre, and the role played by Dominic West in London was portrayed by Liev Schreiber in New York. Among these is Les Liaisons Dangereuses, the revival of Christopher Hampton’s adaptation of the novel by Choderlos de Laclos, under the direction of Josie Rourke, who is the artistic director of London’s Donmar Warehouse where the production originated.
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Liev Schreiber and Janet McTeer Wrap Up Run in “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” Today, Janumarks the closing of several shows on Broadway.