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Anne-Marie Duff to make Broadway debut with Ethan Hawke | Anne-Marie Duff to make Broadway debut with Ethan Hawke |
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British actress Anne-Marie Duff is to make her Broadway debut alongside Ethan Hawke in a new production of Macbeth. | British actress Anne-Marie Duff is to make her Broadway debut alongside Ethan Hawke in a new production of Macbeth. |
She will play the role of Lady Macbeth at the Lincoln Centre Theatre in New York from October. | She will play the role of Lady Macbeth at the Lincoln Centre Theatre in New York from October. |
Jack O'Brien, who has won three Tony awards including best direction for Hairspray in 2003, will direct the Shakespeare classic. | Jack O'Brien, who has won three Tony awards including best direction for Hairspray in 2003, will direct the Shakespeare classic. |
Duff, known for playing Fiona Gallagher in TV drama Shameless, has several Bafta and Olivier nominations. | Duff, known for playing Fiona Gallagher in TV drama Shameless, has several Bafta and Olivier nominations. |
The actress, who is currently starring as Nina in Eugene O'Neill's 1920s epic Strange Interlude has received rave reviews for her performance at the National Theatre in London. | The actress, who is currently starring as Nina in Eugene O'Neill's 1920s epic Strange Interlude has received rave reviews for her performance at the National Theatre in London. |
In Charles Spencer's five-star write up in The Telegraph, he said Duff "brings a thrilling raw intensity to the stage". | In Charles Spencer's five-star write up in The Telegraph, he said Duff "brings a thrilling raw intensity to the stage". |
The Independent's Michael Coveney called Duff's "scintillating" performance "effervescent". | The Independent's Michael Coveney called Duff's "scintillating" performance "effervescent". |
Her performance in George Bernard Shaw's St Joan at the National in 2007 was acknowledged with a London Critics Circle Award and an Olivier nomination. | Her performance in George Bernard Shaw's St Joan at the National in 2007 was acknowledged with a London Critics Circle Award and an Olivier nomination. |
She was twice nominated for a Bafta for her role in Channel 4's Shameless, as well as for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth I in The Virgin Queen and her supporting role in Nowhere Boy. | She was twice nominated for a Bafta for her role in Channel 4's Shameless, as well as for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth I in The Virgin Queen and her supporting role in Nowhere Boy. |
Duff, who is married to Scottish actor James McAvoy, is one of a number of British actors appearing on Broadway this autumn. | Duff, who is married to Scottish actor James McAvoy, is one of a number of British actors appearing on Broadway this autumn. |
Daniel Craig will star alongside his wife Rachel Weisz and Rafe Spall in Harold Pinter's love affair play, Betrayal. | |
Directed by 10-times Tony Award-winner Mike Nichols, the production opens at the Barrymore Theatre in October. | Directed by 10-times Tony Award-winner Mike Nichols, the production opens at the Barrymore Theatre in October. |
Lord of the Rings star Orlando Bloom will also make his Broadway debut in a modern adaptation of Romeo and Juliet with Condola Rashad. | Lord of the Rings star Orlando Bloom will also make his Broadway debut in a modern adaptation of Romeo and Juliet with Condola Rashad. |
Director David Leveaux, who led the Beatles play Backbeat in the West End, will cast white actors as the Montagues and black actors as the Capulets. | Director David Leveaux, who led the Beatles play Backbeat in the West End, will cast white actors as the Montagues and black actors as the Capulets. |
Bloom made his professional stage debut six years ago in London in a revival of David Storey's In Celebration. | Bloom made his professional stage debut six years ago in London in a revival of David Storey's In Celebration. |
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