National Theatre's Summer Season Includes New Play by Mike Bartlett; Fela ... Playbill.com
The summer season includes the previously announced premieres of Moira Buffini's new play Welcome to Thebes and Michael Grandage's National directorial debut with Bűchner's Danton's Death (both as part of the theatre's ongoing annual Travelex-sponsored £10 season), and the newly announced premiere of Mike Bartlett's new play Earthquakes in London that will be directed by Rupert Good.
In addition, Alan Bennett's new play The Habit of Art returns to the repertoire, with Desmond Barrit and Malcolm Sinclair replacing Richard Griffiths and Alex Jennings as the actors respectively portraying WH Auden and Benjamin Britten, prior to a U.K national tour.
Fela! , which will begin performances Nov. 6 prior to an official opening Nov. 16 in the Olivier Theatre, feature Sahr Ngaujah (who won an Obie Award for his performance) and Kevin Mambo, who alternate the title role in New York, leading a new British
