Donmar Warehouse presents MY NIGHT WITH REG

‘What’s a night between friends?’

Tickets for the 20thanniversary production of Kevin Elyot’s Olivier and Evening Standard award-winning play My Night With Reg go on sale to the general public from today, Wednesday 18 June. The comedy will open at the Donmar Warehouse 31 July 2014, directed by current Donmar Warehouse Trainee Associate Director Robert Hastie.

The Donmar Warehouse is hugely saddened to hear of Kevin Elyot’s death.  Executive Producer Kate Pakenham and Artistic Director Josie Rourke commented, “Director Robert Hastie had been working with Kevin on script preparation, casting and design for the forthcoming production of Kevin’s play My Night With Reg. Kevin’s passing makes the whole team at the Donmar resolved to present the production in tribute to Kevin’s life and work. In the meantime our thoughts and condolences are with Kevin’s friends and family.”

20th anniversary production of MY NIGHT WITH REG to play at the Donmar Warehouse

The Donmar Warehouse today announces its next season of work.

Current Trainee Associate Director Robert Hastie will direct the 20th anniversary production of Kevin Elyot’s Olivier and Evening Standard award-winning play My Night With Reg.  The comedy is set in London’s gay community in the summer of 1985 against the back drop of the mounting AIDS crisis.  Hastie’s production will star Julian Ovenden as John.  He will be joined in the cast by Matt Bardock as Benny, Jonathan Broadbent as Guy, Richard Cant as Bernie, Lewis Reeves as Eric and Geoffrey Streatfeild as Daniel.

The Donmar has for many years run one of the most successful training schemes for young directors in its Resident Assistant Director role. Previous incumbents include current Artistic Director Josie Rourke, Rupert Goold, Sasha Wares and Charlotte Westenra. In recognition of the move into the company’s new base at Dryden Street, in which rehearsal room, office and education space can be under one roof for the first time, the Donmar have inaugurated a second training position, the Trainee Artistic Director.  The role has been created to train the Artistic Directors of tomorrow, offering exceptional insight into the programing, funding and running of a theatre building and company.  Applications for the post will open this summer.