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Bridge Theatre PRESS RELEASE

12 November 2019

MARIANNE ELLIOTT AND STEVEN HOGGETT TO DIRECT PAULA VOGEL’S NEW PLAY T H E Y S H O O T H O R S E S , D O N ’ T T H E Y ?

Marianne Elliott and Steven Hoggett will direct They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? in Paula Vogel’s new play based on the novel by Horace McCoy. Previewing at The Bridge Theatre from 31 October 2020 with opening night on 17 November, They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? will run until 30 January 2021. Booking opens today to Bridge Priority members and public booking opens at 10am on 22 November 2019.

Set design is by Bob Crowley with music by Charlotte and Mike Truman and casting by Charlotte Sutton. Casting will be announced at a later date.

They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? is a co-production between Theatre Company and Elliott & Harper Productions, Brandon Millan and Rick Sparks.

The real-life dance marathons of Depression-era America could last weeks, even months. Paula Vogel’s new play is based on Horace McCoy’s classic story of ambition, desperation and determination. In Marianne Elliott and Steve Hoggett’s production, the Bridge will be transformed into a 1930s dance hall. Seating in the pit will offer audience the chance to join the dance via a ballot.

American playwright Paula Vogel received the Pulitzer Prize for her play . Her other plays include Indencent (Tony Award Nomination for Best Play) The Long Christmas Ride Home, The Mineola Twins, The Baltimore Waltz, Hot 'N' Throbbing, Desdemona, And Baby Makes Seven, The Oldest Profession, and A Civil War Christmas.

Marianne Elliott most recently co-directed Arthur Miller’s (alongside Miranda Cromwell) at the which, following its West End transfer, is currently playing at the . Previously Elliott directed the award-winning production of Stephen Sondheim’s Company which transfers to Broadway next year and the West End premiere of Heisenberg: The Uncertainty Principle for Elliott & Harper. During her time as Associate Director at the National Theatre her award-winning productions include , (co-directed with ) and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. She was previously Artistic Director at the Royal Exchange Theatre and has also directed for the , the Royal Shakespeare Company, and the .

Steven Hoggett was most recently the movement director for Ocean at the End of the Lane at the National Theatre. His previous credits for the National Theatre include Pinocchio, Light Princess, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (also on Broadway and West End), Dido Queen of Carthage, The Hot House and Market Boy. His credits include Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre (also performed internationally), Close To You – Bacharach Reimagined at the Piccadilly The Twits at the Royal Court and at the Phoenix Theatre (also performed on Broadway). His Broadway theatre credits include Joan of Arc: Into the Fire at the Public Theatre, at the Walter Herr Theatre, Angels in America and at the Neil Simon Theatre, Rocky at the Winter Gardens at A.R.T and the Booth Theatre, Peter and the Starcatcher at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre and at the St James Theatre. Opera includes Rigoletto at the Met. Hoggett was a founding co-artistic director of Frantic Assembly for which his credits include The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Lovesong, , Little Dogs, Beautiful Burnout, Stockholm, Pool (No Water) and Dirty Wonderland. His film credits include How to Train Your Dragon 2 and Freak Show. /more….

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Elliott & Harper Productions was founded in 2016 by Marianne Elliott, Chris Harper and Nick Sidi. Elliott & Harper’s London production of Company at the Gielgud will transfer to Broadway, opening at The Bernard Jacobs Theatre in March 2020. Their other recent credits include the highly acclaimed co- production of Death of a Salesman at the Young Vic Theatre (directed by Marianne Elliott and Miranda Cromwell) which is now playing in the West End. Elliott & Harper co-produced transfer of the National Theatre’s production of Angels in America directed by Marianne Elliott. Other productions include Heisenberg: The Uncertainty Principle at the Wyndham’s Theatre directed by Marianne Elliott and their production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, directed by Sally Cookson at the and now in previews at The Bridge.

Rick Sparks is the recipient of 20 American theatre awards. He directed and adapted I Love Lucy Live On Stage for its long running American regional sit-downs and national tours. This followed producing & directing A Clockwork Orange (Drama Critics’ Circle Award), Psycho Beach Party (L.A. premiere), Clutter, Highballs Ahoy!, Sheila Sands Live At The Roxy co-produced by Lily Tomlin and Off-Broadway’s Down South. Sparks may be best known for his critically acclaimed adaptation & direction of They Shoot Horses Don’t They?, which galloped away as the commercial and critical hit of its season. As an actor, his Broadway credits include Cats, Les Misérables and Sunset Boulevard.

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They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8hlvicu54g7ovpm/AADJKEHSgKXdlebEsVcoUV8Ha?dl=0

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