The Willy Russell Season at the West End Limited Season 8th July to 30th October The Menier Chocolate Factory's sell out season of Willy Russell plays is coming to the West End for a limited time. Educating Rita stars Tim Pigott-Smith as universitey professor Frank, and Laura Dos Santos as the brash young hairdresser who discovers a passion for English literature, in a 'glorious' production (Evening Standard). Shirley Valentine stars Meera Sal in 'London's Best Comic Performance' (Time Out), as the Liverpudlian housewife who rediscovers her zest for life following a trip to Greece - and an encounter with the local Casanova... Both productions run at The Trafalgar Studios, Whitehall, SW1A See reviews...

COMING NEXT

NEXT! Seensee Theatre Company, Seoul, South Korea. Shakespeare’s ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’ adapted by Glen Walford. Glen’s original production was staged at Tokyo Globe starring Ikuta Toma in 2007 and was a complete sell-out. She has now re-adapted the production for Seoul with music composed and arranged by Ben Goddard. Toru Shimakawa’s original Tokyo Globe set is being adapted for the production.

This production will open at the Se-Jong Arts Center on July 17th and play until August 28th 2010.

Two Gentlemen of Verona at the Globe Theatre, Tokyo in 2007 now re-adapting for performance for Seensee Theatre at Se-Jong Arts Centre, Seoul.

NEWS ARCHIVE

26th March - 8th May 2010 Menier Chocolate Factory - The Willy Russell Season. Glen Walford directs Meera Syal in Willy Russell's Shirley Valentine. Read reviews...

Blood Brothers Japan tour - April 16th to May 8th, 2010. Tokyo, Fukuoka, Toyama and Osaka.

‘Blood Brothers’ (the Musical);  producers Toho Co. Ltd.  Opened at Theatre Creation, Tokyo on August 7th.   Find out more...

April 23rd to May 9th 2009, Glen directs Willy Russell´s ‘Shirley Valentine’ at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, staring Pauline Daniels.
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April 2009 - BARBADOS.  Glen is directing workshops and auditions for Gale Theatre Company’s production of ‘King Lear’ in 2010.

March 2009 - National Student Drama Festival Scarborough.  Glen directs masterclasses and workshops on :  Musical Theatre, Shakespeare, Storytelling, and ‘How To Be Epic’. Find out more about the workshops...

Workshops at the Actor's Centre - February 11th 2009. 10.30 – 5.30pm - SHAKESPEARE COMEDY - How to make it funny. Find out more...

TITANIC THE MUSICAL.  Glen has been invited to Tokyo to revive her hugely successful production of this musical originally staged in 2007 and the revival to be staged again at Tokyo International Theatre Forum opened 24 January 2009. Find out more...

Titanic Poster 2009

THE BABY by Chris Hannan.  For Academy of Live and Recorded Arts opened 18th November 2008.

Glen ran an International Directors’ course at E15 Acting School.

Macbeth - for Gale Theatre of London & Barbados - Production opened with Gala Night on April 5th, 2008 at Frank Collymore Hall. Macbeth reviews here...

UC Davis Centenial - featuring one students experience of auditioning for Glen's production of Rocky Horror Show
"Glen urged us to infuse our voices with madness, with obsession, to explore the play’s extremes of bleakness and hope that are rather glossed over by the popular film. As I heard our voices chime out that "There’s a light over at the Frankenstein place," my spine tingled with exhilaration — I was really enjoying myself". Read more...

'Two Gentlemen of Verona' for Fuji Television at Tokyo Globe. Staring Ikuta Toma. Globe theatre Tokyo opened October 5th to October 14th. Theatre Brava Osaka - October 27th and 28th 2007.

Ludlow Festival 2007. Glen directed 'Comedy of Errors' for Ludlow Festival - 23rd June to 7th July 2007.

The Comedy of Errors - Ludlow Festival - Review in The Stage...
If one of the marks of a successful production is to send a reviewer back to the play with renewed respect and insight, then Glen Walford’s Ludlow Festival The Comedy of Errors is a triumphant vindication of her choice. Read Review...

Glen directed 'Blithe Spirit' by Noel Coward for the newly-formed Gale Theatre Company. Read review...
The company policy is to bring well respected actors from the uk and to work with experienced Bajan actors. The production will be set in Barbados in the year of Independence 1967. Performances for Holders Festival (open-air theatre), West Coast, Barbados on March 16th and 19th 2007 and at the Frank Collymore Hall - Bridgetown, Barbados March 22nd - 26th 2007.

Find out about Glen's production of 'Titanic - The Musical' for Fuji Television Network -

Find out more about the workshops and to book go to the Actors Centre website