Thursday, January 13, 2011

Stage Play News: Carey Mulligan to return to New York stage and star in 'Through a Glass Darkly'

Broadway.com reports that Carey Mulligan (photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images North America) will return in New York stage (she previously starred in The Seagull) to star in Atlantic Theater Company's "Through a Glass Darkly" starting in May through July, for a limited off-Broadway engagement with additional casting to be announced at a later date.

Read the article from Broadway.com below...
Oscar Nominee Carey Mulligan to Star in Atlantic's Through a Glass Darkly

In-demand film actress Carey Mulligan will star in Atlantic Theater Company's American premiere of  Through a Glass Darkly, a stage adaptation of the Ocar-winning film by Ingmar Bergman. Performances begin May 13 at New York Theatre Workshop, with opening night set for June 6.

Adapted by Jenny Worton, the play will be directed by Tony nominee David Leveaux and is scheduled for a limited off-Broadway engagement through July 3. Additional casting will be announced at a later date.


Mulligan
received Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for An Education. She has appeared on Broadway in The Seagull. Her film credits include Never Let Me Go, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Public Enemies, When Did You Last See Your Father? and Brothers.

Through a Glass Darkly follows a schizophrenic woman on vacation with her husband, father and brother as the men struggle with how to confront her diminishing grip on reality. The 1961 film starred Harriet Andersson and Max von Sydow and received an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language film. Worton's adaptation debuted at the Almeida Theatre in London in June 2010.

Ethan Coen's Four Pickups, which had previously been announced as Atlantic's spring production, has been postponed to an unspecified date. 

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