UpDate - Vol. 13, No. 6, Page 4
October 7, 1993
London actors to offer 'Hamlet' in Mitchell Hall

     Actors from the London Stage will present two performances of
Shakespeare's Hamlet at the University as part of a week-long residency. A
special student performance is scheduled Tuesday, Oct. 12, and a
performance for the general public is set for Friday, Oct. 15. Both
performances are in Mitchell Hall.
     Tickets for the special student performance Oct. 12 are $5 for U.D.
full-time students in advance and $10 for all other U.D. IDs and at the
door. Tickets for Hamlet on Oct. 15 are $10 in advance for those with
University ID and $15 for the general public or if purchased at the door.
Advance tickets are available at the box office, located in Hartshorn Hall.
For ticket information, call 831-2204.
     Also during the residency at the University, actors Sam Dale, Jonathan
Donne, Miranda Foster, David Howey and William Russell will meet with
several classes.
     Dale received his formal training at the Central School of Speech and
Drama in London and began his professional acting career in 1971. He has
done extensive work with the influential and nationally recognized Shared
Experience Theatre Company, known for pioneering a highly detailed
physically bold style with emphasis on clear, potent story-telling.
     He has played in the Royal National Theatre's production of Comedians
and has worked on several productions at the Royal National Theatre of
Great Britain. Among his many television credits are roles in D.H.
Lawrence, Son and Lover and All Creatures Great and Small for the BBC. This
is his fourth tour of the U.S. with Actors from the London Stage.
     Donne trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama after taking
a degree at Exeter University in politics. While at the Guildhall, he
appeared in the BBC's Journey's End and adapted and performed the
award-winning Skylark for the National Student Theatre Company at the
Edinburgh Festival.
     Donne has numerous stage credits from throughout Great Britain and has
worked on several productions for the BBC. He has done numerous BBC radio
plays and now specializes in cartoon character voices for television and
radio voice-overs.
     As a writer, Donne is known as Jonathan Lewis. His first stage play,
Our Boys, was recently nominated Best Fringe Play of 1993 by the Writer's
Guild of Great Britain. His second play, Lies With Short Legs, was
commissioned by the Royal National Theatre Studio. This is his first tour
with the Actors from the London Stage.
     Foster trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts in
London. She worked in repertory at Theatre Clwydin Wales and at the Duke's
Playhouse, Lancaster, and then played Juliet in Romeo and Juliet at the
Bristol Old Vic. She joined the Royal National Theatre in 1983, playing
Princess Dulcimel in John Marston's The Fawn. Since then, she has appeared
in numerous productions for the National Theatre and elsewhere.
     Her television credits include The Merry Wives of Windsor for the BBC
and a BBC drama about anorexia, titled Thin Ice. This is her second tour.
     Howey was a member of the Royal National Theatre under Sir Laurence
Olivier. He appeared with Olivier and Joan Plowright in The Merchant of
Venice, directed by Jonathan Miller, and in Miller's production of Danton's
Death with Christopher Plummer. Howey worked with Anthony Hopkins and Derek
Jacobi in John Dexter's production of A Woman Killed with Kindness and was
the Archbishop in the original production of Jumpers with Diana Rigg and
Michael Hordern. He toured the U.S. with the Royal National Theatre
production of As You Like It with Nigel Hawthorne and played Oliver on
Broadway in As You Like It.
     Howey has been a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and has
performed numerous roles.
     Additionally, he has worked at the Royal Exchange Theatre in
Manchester and has many directing credits. This is his second tour.
     Russell received his formal training at Fettes College in Edinburgh
and at Trinity College, Oxford. He began his professional acting career in
1949 and has had a long and distinguished career, notably as a member of
the Royal Shakespeare Company and of The Royal National Theatre.
     He has played many Shakespearean and non-Shakespearean roles.
     His numerous television credits include roles in The Adventures of Sir
Lancelot and The Professionals. His film credits include roles in the The
Great Escape, Superman and Deathwatch. He is an accomplished director and
teaches at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. This is his first
tour.
     Hamlet and the campus residency are sponsored by the Perkins Student
Center, in cooperation with the Department of English, and made possible by
the Comprehensive Student Fee and the Faculty Senate Committee of Cultural
Activities and Public Events.
     For information on the residency or performance, call 831-1296.
                                                  -Beth Thomas