Matthew Warchus: Last News

Avalon, the U.K.-based management and production company whose credits include Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Catastrophe, and the recent Sky/FX comedy Breeders, has bolstered its creative force, acquiring a majority stake in The Agency, the British agency whose clients represent some of the leading writers and directors in U.K. TV, film and theater.

Michael Sheen will star in a production of Brian Friel’s play Faith Healer livestreamed from the empty Old Vic theatre in London.

Express.co.uk has contacted a representative for Andrew for comment.The production is part of the In Camera series, which has been organised during the coronavirus pandemic.The theatre says the series is “crucial in igniting the box office now all our usual channels of revenue have been entirely wiped out".Three Kings, written by Stephen Beresford, focuses on "fathers and sons, the gifts and burdens of inheritance, and the unfathomable puzzle of human relationships". The play, which has been directed by The Old Vic's artistic director Matthew Warchus, is being streamed live from the stage.The run is set for five performances with the empty auditorium as a backdrop.The Old Vic revealed its In Camera series is a “creative experiment and also

Tom Grater International Film ReporterAndrew Scott will star in new lockdown play Three Kings, live-streamed from London’s Old Vic theatre July 29 – August 1.Stephen Beresford has written the show for the Fleabag and Sherlock actor. It will explore “fathers and sons, the gifts and burdens of inheritance, and the unfathomable puzzle of human relationships” and will be staged by Old Vic artistic director Matthew Warchus.The show is part of the theater’s In Camera series, a set of special lockdown productions that launched with Lungs starring Matt Smith and Claire Foy, which was staged in a new COVID-safe way and broadcast to a selection number of people over Zoom.

Naman Ramachandran “Fleabag” star Andrew Scott will headline “Three Kings,” a new play written for him by Stephen Beresford (“Pride,” “The Last of the Haussmans”) that’s set to stream from London’s iconic The Old Vic theater.The play follows eight-year-old Patrick and the revelations and events that ensue when his absent father returns unexpectedly and sets him the challenge of ‘The Three Kings.’The Old Vic artistic director Matthew Warchus (“The Caretaker”) will direct the play, which will stream directly with the theater’s empty auditorium as a backdrop for five performances between July 29-Aug. 1.

Ralph Fiennes is attached to star as Miss Trunchbull in Netflix and Working Title’s movie “Matilda,” we understand.

By Andreas Wiseman

Jodie Comer is now a top contender to play kind-hearted teacher Miss Honey in the upcoming film adaptation of the Broadway musical Matilda.

Ralph Fiennes has reportedly signed on to play the role of school headmistress Miss Trunchbull in the upcoming film adaptation of the Broadway musical Matilda!