Taking Sides (play)
Taking Sides is a 1995 play by
Original London production
The original West End theatre production was performed at the Criterion Theatre in Piccadilly Circus, London. It starred Daniel Massey as Wilhelm Furtwängler and Michael Pennington as Major Steve Arnold. Massey was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in 1996 for his role as Furtwängler. Harwood was also nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play. The cast had originally performed the play at the Minerva Theatre in Chichester, which was directed by Harold Pinter. It premiered there on 18 May 1995. The play then transferred to the West End and premiered on 3 July 1995.[2]
Broadway
When the play transferred to
Film adaptation
In 2001, the play was adapted into a motion picture of the same name, directed by Hungarian director István Szabó. Harwood wrote the screenplay for the film himself. Taking Sides premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 13 September 2001 and was released to cinemas in the US and UK, on 5 September 2003 and 21 November 2003 respectively.[4] The film stars Harvey Keitel as Major Steve Arnold and Stellan Skarsgård as Furtwängler.
References
- ^ "About Taking Sides - Ronald Harwood's Season of Two Critically Acclaimed Dramas Transfers to the Duchess Theatre". London Theatre District.
- ^ "Taking Sides By Ronald Harwood". Google Books.
- ^ "Taking Sides". Playbill Vault.
- ^ "Taking Sides (2001)". Internet Movie Database.
External links
- Taking Sides at the Playbill Vault
- Taking Sides at the Internet Broadway Database