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Daily live performances are scheduled for each day of the participant’s stay in London. Evening performances generally begin at 7:30 pm. Where matinee performances may be scheduled, participants will have their evenings free. Read more
An overview of the program schedule may be found here. The website will be updated as additional schedule details are confirmed.
Participants are responsible for arranging their own travel and accommodations while in London. There are a number of fine hotels surrounding SU's Faraday House in London’s Bloomsbury neighborhood, in the heart of the city and within walking distance to many of London’s theater venues.
Kristin Scott Thomas, cast of Betrayal, photograph by Michael Birt Immerse yourself in London’s rich drama and music scene with acclaimed international theater critic and SU London faculty member Matt Wolf. Participants will experience a wide spectrum of contemporary London theater, with access to the city’s hottest sold-out performances, plus daily discussions and lectures with theater directors, producers, and actors. Within the city, participants will attend performances ranging from those at large commercial West End houses to smaller but still dynamic Off West End venues like the Royal Court and the Donmar Warehouse. The itinerary will include the National Theatre, unmatched as a center for theatrical activity, and the perennially popular Globe, site of the program’s first outing for a staging of Shakespeare’s All's Well That Ends Well. In addition to live performance, Wolf will explore a series of thematic issues through daily classroom sessions at SU’s Faraday House near London’s West End. Lectures and discussions will be offered in a relaxed format, augmented by informal presentations and candid Q&A by leading theater practitioners. Each session will be followed by a matinee or evening performance. Classes will be offered in the late morning until lunchtime, so participants will have plenty of opportunity to tour London, and enjoy the splendid gardens, museums, and architecture this vibrant cosmopolitan city has to offer. Live performances and classroom sessions will explore four central themes throughout the week: Shakespeare: The Bard X 2: Two different playhouses, two different ways of performing Shakespeare’s immortal plays. The Not-for-Profit Theater: Experience London’s large-scale and small professional theater operations. What makes a classic play? The thrill of the new, especially when it consists of old text reinvented. Performance, Commerce and Community: What role does the West End play in London’s diverse theater ecology? Become a knowledgeable student of theatre performance with this intensive immersion program, while still having ample time to experience historic and exciting London in its summer splendor.Syracuse University and SU Europe
With the SU College of Visual and Performing Arts, the Department of Drama, Syracuse Stage, and the Office of Alumni Relations
The London Theater Experience
Live Performance in and Beyond London
June 11-18, 2011
Prime seating to London’s hottest performances, and much more
Program space is limited to just 16 participants in order to provide an intimate experience with the cast, crews and producers who will give a behind the scenes glimpse at London theater. Extended deadline to register is Friday, May 20!
Matt Wolf is the London theater critic for The International Herald Tribune, online at www.nytimes.com, and London editor of broadway.com. He writes regularly for Bloomberg, The Daily Telegraph, and The Guardian, and spent 13 years as London theater critic for Variety, and 20 years as arts and theater writer for The Associated Press. Matt is the author of two books, including Stepping into Freedom: Sam Mendes at the Donmar. Raised in New York and educated at Yale, Matt moved to London in 1983 where he has lived ever since. 
