Red

Red, a play based on the American painter Mark Rothko, written by John Logan, opened at the Donmar Warehouse, London, on December 3, 2009. The one-act, 90 minute play centers on the period of development of the Seagram Murals. Alfred Molina played Rothko. It was directed by the Donmar's artistic director Michael Grandage. It had sell-out attendance.

In March 2010, Red moved to the John Golden Theater on Broadway in New York City with the same stars (Alfred Molina, Eddie Redmayne) and director. It ran from 1 April to 27 June 2010 receiving generally favorable reviews and winning six Tony awards, including Best Play. Red has subsequently been produced by Auckland Theatre Company, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Melbourne Theatre Company and the Fortune Theatre, Dunedin.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Rothko

During 2012 the play was performed in South Africa with Michael Richard in the role of Mark Rothko at the Grahamstown Festival an at Theatre on the Bay, with his son Jeremy Richard in the role of the painter's assistant. South African direction by Steven Stead. Design by Greg King.

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