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'''Playground Entertainment''' is a television, film and theatre production company with offices in New York and London, founded in 2012 by [[Colin Callender|Sir Colin Callender]], former President of [[HBO Films]].
'''Playground Entertainment''' is a television, film and theatre production company with offices in New York and London, founded in 2012 by [[Colin Callender|Sir Colin Callender]], former President of [[HBO Films]].


==Television==
==Television==
The company has produced over 90 hours of television since inception. Series include the [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]] and [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] nominated miniseries ''[[Dancing on the Edge (TV series)|Dancing On The Edge]]'' for [[BBC]] and [[Starz]], the [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]] and [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] nominated miniseries ''[[The White Queen (miniseries)|The White Queen]]'' for [[BBC]] and [[Starz]] and its sequel ''[[The White Princess (miniseries)|The White Princess]]'' for [[Starz]], the [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]] nominated anthology series ''[[The Missing (TV series)|The Missing]]'' for [[BBC]] and [[Starz]], ''[[Dracula (2013 TV series)|Dracula]]'' for [[NBC]], ''[[Wolf Hall (miniseries)|Wolf Hall]]'', a [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]] and [[BAFTA Television Award|BAFTA]]-winning six-part miniseries adaptation for [[BBC]] and [[Masterpiece (TV series)|Masterpiece]] of [[Hilary Mantel]]’s [[Booker Prize|Booker prize]] winning novels [[Wolf Hall]] and [[Bring Up the Bodies]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Wolf Hall moves in to The Bottle Yard Studios|url=http://www.thebottleyard.com/wolf-hall-moves-in-to-the-bottle-yard-studios/|publisher=Thebottleyard.com|accessdate=2015-07-22}}</ref> and ''[[The Dresser (2015 film)|The Dresser]]'', a television adaptation of [[Ronald Harwood]]’s classic play starring [[Ian McKellen]] and [[Anthony Hopkins]] for [[BBC]] and [[Starz]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wagmeister|first1=Elizabeth|title=Anthony Hopkins & Ian McKellen Set for Starz Telepic ‘The Dresser'|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/anthony-hopkins-ian-mckellen-set-for-starz-telepic-the-dresser-1201398204/|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=9 January 2015|accessdate=2015-07-22}}</ref>
The company has produced over 90 hours of television since inception. Series include the [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]] and [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] nominated miniseries ''[[Dancing on the Edge (TV series)|Dancing On The Edge]]'' for [[BBC]] and [[Starz]], the [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]] and [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] nominated miniseries ''[[The White Queen (miniseries)|The White Queen]]'' for [[BBC]] and [[Starz]] and its sequel ''[[The White Princess (miniseries)|The White Princess]]'' for [[Starz]], the [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]] nominated anthology series ''[[The Missing (British TV series)|The Missing]]'' for [[BBC]] and [[Starz]], ''[[Dracula (2013 TV series)|Dracula]]'' for [[NBC]], ''[[Wolf Hall (miniseries)|Wolf Hall]]'', a [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]] and [[BAFTA Television Award|BAFTA]]-winning six-part miniseries adaptation for [[BBC]] and [[Masterpiece (TV series)|Masterpiece]] of [[Hilary Mantel]]’s [[Booker Prize|Booker prize]] winning novels [[Wolf Hall]] and [[Bring Up the Bodies]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Wolf Hall moves in to The Bottle Yard Studios|url=http://www.thebottleyard.com/wolf-hall-moves-in-to-the-bottle-yard-studios/|publisher=Thebottleyard.com|accessdate=2015-07-22}}</ref> and ''[[The Dresser (2015 film)|The Dresser]]'', a television adaptation of [[Ronald Harwood]]’s classic play starring [[Ian McKellen]] and [[Anthony Hopkins]] for [[BBC]] and [[Starz]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wagmeister|first1=Elizabeth|title=Anthony Hopkins & Ian McKellen Set for Starz Telepic 'The Dresser'|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/anthony-hopkins-ian-mckellen-set-for-starz-telepic-the-dresser-1201398204/|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=9 January 2015|accessdate=2015-07-22}}</ref>


In 2017 Playground produced [[Kenneth Lonergan]]’s adaptation of ''[[Howards End (miniseries)|Howards End]]'' for the [[BBC]] and [[Starz]], [[Heidi Thomas]]’s adaptation of ''[[Little Women (2017 TV series)|Little Women]]'' for the [[BBC]] and [[Masterpiece (TV series)|Masterpiece]], and [[Richard Eyre]]’s adaptation of ''[[King Lear (2018 film)|King Lear]]'' starring [[Anthony Hopkins]] and [[Emma Thompson]] for the [[BBC]] and [[Amazon Studios|Amazon Prime Video]].<ref>{{cite news|title=STARZ And BBC Co-Produce The New Original Limited Drama Series "The Missing" From Writers Harry And Jack Williams|url=http://ir.starz.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=831066|publisher=Starz|date=3 June 2014|accessdate=2015-07-22}}</ref>
In 2017 Playground produced [[Kenneth Lonergan]]’s adaptation of ''[[Howards End (miniseries)|Howards End]]'' for the [[BBC]] and [[Starz]], [[Heidi Thomas]]’s adaptation of ''[[Little Women (2017 TV series)|Little Women]]'' for the [[BBC]] and [[Masterpiece (TV series)|Masterpiece]], and [[Richard Eyre]]’s adaptation of ''[[King Lear (2018 film)|King Lear]]'' starring [[Anthony Hopkins]] and [[Emma Thompson]] for the [[BBC]] and [[Amazon Studios|Amazon Prime Video]].<ref>{{cite news|title=STARZ And BBC Co-Produce The New Original Limited Drama Series "The Missing" From Writers Harry And Jack Williams|url=http://ir.starz.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=831066|publisher=Starz|date=3 June 2014|accessdate=2015-07-22}}</ref>
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In 2019, Playground produced [[Lucy Kirkwood]]’s TV adaptation of her play ''[[Chimerica (play)|Chimerica]]'' for [[Channel 4]], [[Chimerica (miniseries)|Chimerica]] and ''[[The White Queen (miniseries)#Sequels|The Spanish Princess]]'', a sequel to ''[[The White Queen (miniseries)|The White Queen]]'' and ''[[The White Princess (miniseries)|The White Princess]]'', for [[Starz]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theknowledgeonline.com/the-knowledge-bulletin/post/2018/04/05/the-spanish-princess-in-pre-production|title=The Spanish Princess in pre-production|work=The Knowledge|access-date=2018-05-23|language=en}}</ref>
In 2019, Playground produced [[Lucy Kirkwood]]’s TV adaptation of her play ''[[Chimerica (play)|Chimerica]]'' for [[Channel 4]], [[Chimerica (miniseries)|Chimerica]] and ''[[The White Queen (miniseries)#Sequels|The Spanish Princess]]'', a sequel to ''[[The White Queen (miniseries)|The White Queen]]'' and ''[[The White Princess (miniseries)|The White Princess]]'', for [[Starz]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theknowledgeonline.com/the-knowledge-bulletin/post/2018/04/05/the-spanish-princess-in-pre-production|title=The Spanish Princess in pre-production|work=The Knowledge|access-date=2018-05-23|language=en}}</ref>


Playground's upcoming projects include an adaptation of James Herriot's ''[[All Creatures Great and Small (2020 TV series)|All Creatures Great and Small]]'' for Channel 5 <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/all-creatures-great-and-small-viacoms-c5-teams-with-howards-end-producer-playground-pbss-masterpiece-for-uk-series-1202638713/|title=‘All Creatures Great And Small’: Viacom’s C5 Teams With ‘Howards End’ Producer Playground & PBS’s Masterpiece For UK Series Reboot|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|date=2019-06-27|work=Deadline|access-date=2020-06-18|language=en-US}}</ref> and a reimagining of the classic novel ''[[Dangerous Liaisons|Dangerous Liaisons]]'' for Starz <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/starz-dangerous-liaisons-1202651012/|title=‘Dangerous Liaisons’ Series Lands At Starz; Harriet Warner To Write, Colin Callender’s Playground Entertainment & Tony Krantz’s Flame Ventures To Produce|last=White|first=Peter|date=2019-07-26|work=Deadline|access-date=2020-06-18|language=en-US}}</ref>.
Playground currently produces the hit adaptation of James Herriot's ''[[All Creatures Great and Small (2020 TV series)|All Creatures Great and Small]]'' for Channel 5 and Masterpiece on PBS,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/all-creatures-great-and-small-viacoms-c5-teams-with-howards-end-producer-playground-pbss-masterpiece-for-uk-series-1202638713/|title='All Creatures Great And Small': Viacom's C5 Teams With 'Howards End' Producer Playground & PBS's Masterpiece For UK Series Reboot|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|date=2019-06-27|work=Deadline|access-date=2020-06-18|language=en-US}}</ref> Peter Kosminsky's ''[[The Undeclared War]]'' starring [[Simon Pegg]], Hannah Khalique-Brown, [[Adrian Lester]] and [[Mark Rylance]] for Channel 4 and Peacock,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/the-undeclared-war-mark-rylance-simon-pegg-peacock-channel-4-peter-kosminsky-1234744728/ | title=Mark Rylance, Simon Pegg Headline Peter Kosminsky's 'The Undeclared War' for Peacock & Channel 4 | date=27 April 2021 }}</ref> and a reimagining of the classic novel ''[[Dangerous Liaisons (TV series)|Dangerous Liaisons]]'' for Starz.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/starz-dangerous-liaisons-1202651012/|title='Dangerous Liaisons' Series Lands At Starz; Harriet Warner To Write, Colin Callender's Playground Entertainment & Tony Krantz's Flame Ventures To Produce|last=White|first=Peter|date=2019-07-26|work=Deadline|access-date=2020-06-18|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Theater==
==Theater==
Playground’s first stage production was [[Lucky Guy (play)|Lucky Guy]] starring [[Tom Hanks]] by the late [[Nora Ephron]], which tells the story of tabloid reporter [[Mike McAlary]], winner of a 1998 [[Pulitzer Prize]]. It won two [[Tony Award]]s and had six nominations.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Purcell|first1=Carey|title=Kinky Boots, Vanya and Sonia, Pippin and Virginia Woolf? Are Big Winners at 67th Annual Tony Awards|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/kinky-boots-vanya-and-sonia-pippin-and-virginia-woolf-are-big-winners-at-67-206364|publisher=[[Playbill]]|date=10 June 2013|accessdate=2015-07-22}}</ref> In 2014, Playground produced [[Harvey Fierstein]]’s [[Casa Valentina]], which was nominated for four [[Tony Award]]s including [[Tony Award for Best Play|Best Play]], and [[Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical)|Hedwig and the Angry Inch]] starring [[Neil Patrick Harris]], which won four [[Tony Award]]s including Best Revival of a Musical. Playground was also involved in the production of [[Kenneth Branagh]]’s New York stage debut in [[Macbeth]] at the [[Park Avenue Armory]], and a co-producer of [[Jez Butterworth]]'s ''The River'' starring [[Hugh Jackman]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cox|first1=Gordon|title=Hugh Jackman Rides ‘The River’ to Broadway Recoupment|url=https://variety.com/2014/legit/news/the-river-hugh-jackman-recoup-broadway-1201383605/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=19 December 2014|accessdate=2015-07-22}}</ref>
Playground’s first stage production was [[Lucky Guy (play)|Lucky Guy]] starring [[Tom Hanks]] by the late [[Nora Ephron]], which tells the story of tabloid reporter [[Mike McAlary]], winner of a 1998 [[Pulitzer Prize]]. It won two [[Tony Award]]s and had six nominations.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Purcell|first1=Carey|title=Kinky Boots, Vanya and Sonia, Pippin and Virginia Woolf? Are Big Winners at 67th Annual Tony Awards|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/kinky-boots-vanya-and-sonia-pippin-and-virginia-woolf-are-big-winners-at-67-206364|publisher=[[Playbill]]|date=10 June 2013|accessdate=2015-07-22}}</ref> In 2014, Playground produced [[Harvey Fierstein]]’s [[Casa Valentina]], which was nominated for four [[Tony Award]]s including [[Tony Award for Best Play|Best Play]], and [[Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical)|Hedwig and the Angry Inch]] starring [[Neil Patrick Harris]], which won four [[Tony Award]]s including Best Revival of a Musical. Playground was also involved in the production of [[Kenneth Branagh]]’s New York stage debut in [[Macbeth]] at the [[Park Avenue Armory]], and a co-producer of [[Jez Butterworth]]'s ''The River'' starring [[Hugh Jackman]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cox|first1=Gordon|title=Hugh Jackman Rides 'The River' to Broadway Recoupment|url=https://variety.com/2014/legit/news/the-river-hugh-jackman-recoup-broadway-1201383605/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=19 December 2014|accessdate=2015-07-22}}</ref>


Recent Broadway productions include ''[[Dear Evan Hansen]]'', which won six [[Tony Award]]s including [[Tony Award for Best Musical|Best Musical]], and [[Robert Icke]] and [[Duncan Macmillan (playwright)|Duncan Macmillan]]’s ''[[1984 (play)|1984]],'' based on the [[Nineteen Eighty-Four|novel]] by [[George Orwell]]. Recent West End productions include ''[[Dreamgirls]]'' and ''[[The Glass Menagerie]],'' both produced alongside [[Sonia Friedman|Sonia Friedman Productions]].
Recent Broadway productions include ''[[Dear Evan Hansen]]'', which won six [[Tony Award]]s including [[Tony Award for Best Musical|Best Musical]], and [[Robert Icke]] and [[Duncan Macmillan (playwright)|Duncan Macmillan]]’s ''[[1984 (play)|1984]],'' based on the [[Nineteen Eighty-Four|novel]] by [[George Orwell]]. Recent West End productions include ''[[Dreamgirls]]'' and ''[[The Glass Menagerie]],'' both produced alongside [[Sonia Friedman|Sonia Friedman Productions]].


Alongside [[Sonia Friedman|Sonia Friedman Productions]] and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions, Playground is a producer of the two-part stage play [[Harry Potter and the Cursed Child]], an expansion of the [[Harry Potter]] franchise, which opened on July 30, 2016 in London's Palace Theatre.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jaafar|first1=Ali|title=‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’ To Open In London’s West End Summer 2016|url=https://deadline.com/2015/06/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-to-open-west-end-j-k-rowling-1201457620/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=26 June 2015|accessdate=2015-07-22}}</ref> In 2017, ''[[Harry Potter and the Cursed Child]]'' won nine [[Laurence Olivier Award|Olivier Awards]], the biggest single win ever for one production in the history of the awards.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/olivier-awards-2017-winners-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-record-full-list-1202066425/|title=Olivier Awards: ‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’ Wins Record 9 – Full List|last=Tartaglione|first=Nancy|date=2017-04-09|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=2018-05-23|language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Harry Potter and the Cursed Child]]'' opened on Broadway on April 22, 2018 in the newly renovated [[Lyric Theatre (1998 New York City)|Lyric Theatre]] and was nominated for ten [[Tony Award]]s and went on to win six, including Best Play. ''[[Harry Potter and the Cursed Child]]'' opened in Melbourne’s [[Princess Theatre (Melbourne)|Princess Theatre]] in early 2019, in San Francisco’s [[Curran Theatre]] in the fall of 2019, and in Hamburg’s Mehr! Theatre in 2020.
Alongside [[Sonia Friedman|Sonia Friedman Productions]] and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions, Playground is a producer of the two-part stage play [[Harry Potter and the Cursed Child]], an expansion of the [[Harry Potter]] franchise, which opened on July 30, 2016 in London's Palace Theatre.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jaafar|first1=Ali|title='Harry Potter And The Cursed Child' To Open In London's West End Summer 2016|url=https://deadline.com/2015/06/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-to-open-west-end-j-k-rowling-1201457620/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=26 June 2015|accessdate=2015-07-22}}</ref> In 2017, ''[[Harry Potter and the Cursed Child]]'' won nine [[Laurence Olivier Award|Olivier Awards]], the biggest single win ever for one production in the history of the awards.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/olivier-awards-2017-winners-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-record-full-list-1202066425/|title=Olivier Awards: 'Harry Potter And The Cursed Child' Wins Record 9 – Full List|last=Tartaglione|first=Nancy|date=2017-04-09|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=2018-05-23|language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Harry Potter and the Cursed Child]]'' opened on Broadway on April 22, 2018 in the newly renovated [[Lyric Theatre (1998 New York City)|Lyric Theatre]] and was nominated for ten [[Tony Award]]s and went on to win six, including Best Play. ''[[Harry Potter and the Cursed Child]]'' opened in Melbourne’s [[Princess Theatre (Melbourne)|Princess Theatre]] in early 2019, in San Francisco’s [[Curran Theatre]] in the fall of 2019, in Hamburg’s Mehr! Theatre in 2020, in Toronto's CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre in 2022, and in Tokyo's TBS Akasaka Act Theatre in 2022.


==Productions==
==Productions==
Television
'''Television'''
* ''[[All Creatures Great and Small (2020 TV series)|All Creatures Great and Small]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Dangerous Liaisons (TV series)|Dangerous Liaisons]]'' (2022–present)
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* ''[[The Undeclared War]]'' (2022)
* ''[[All Creatures Great and Small (2020 TV series)|All Creatures Great and Small]]'' (2020–present)
* ''[[The Spanish Princess]]'' (2019–2020)
* ''[[Chimerica (miniseries)|Chimerica]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Chimerica (miniseries)|Chimerica]]'' (2019)
⚫
* ''[[The Spanish Princess]]'' (2019)
* ''[[King Lear (2018 film)|King Lear]]'' (2018)
* ''[[King Lear (2018 film)|King Lear]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Little Women (2017 TV series)|Little Women]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Little Women (2017 TV series)|Little Women]]'' (2017)
* [[Howards End (miniseries)|''Howards End'']] (2017)
* [[Howards End (miniseries)|''Howards End'']] (2017)
* ''[[The White Princess (miniseries)|The White Princess]]'' (2017)
* ''[[The White Princess (miniseries)|The White Princess]]'' (2017)
* ''[[The Missing (TV series)|The Missing 2]]'' (2016)
* ''[[The Missing (British TV series)|The Missing 2]]'' (2016)
* ''[[The Dresser (2015 film)|The Dresser]]'' (2015)
* ''[[The Dresser (2015 film)|The Dresser]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Wolf Hall (miniseries)|Wolf Hall]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Wolf Hall (miniseries)|Wolf Hall]]'' (2015)
* ''[[The Missing (TV series)|The Missing]]'' (2014)
* ''[[The Missing (British TV series)|The Missing]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Dracula (2013 TV series)|Dracula]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Dracula (2013 TV series)|Dracula]]'' (2013)
* ''[[The White Queen (miniseries)|The White Queen]]'' (2013)
* ''[[The White Queen (miniseries)|The White Queen]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Dancing on the Edge (TV series)|Dancing on the Edge]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Dancing on the Edge (TV series)|Dancing on the Edge]]'' (2013)


Theater
'''Theater'''
*''[[Harry Potter and the Cursed Child]]'' (2020), in Hamburg    
* ''[[Harry Potter and the Cursed Child]]'' (2016–present)
⚫
* ''[[Dear Evan Hansen]]'' (2016–present)''
*''[[Harry Potter and the Cursed Child]]'' (2019), in San Francisco
*''[[Harry Potter and the Cursed Child]]'' (2019), in Melbourne
* ''[[Rosmersholm]]'' (2019), in the West End
* ''[[Harry Potter and the Cursed Child]]'' (2018–present), on Broadway
* ''[[1984 (play)|1984]]'' (2017), on Broadway
* ''[[1984 (play)|1984]]'' (2017), on Broadway
* ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'' (2017), in the West End
* ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'' (2017), in the West End
* ''[[Harry Potter and the Cursed Child]]'' (2016–present)'','' in the West End
* ''[[Dreamgirls]]'' (2016–present), in the West End
* ''[[Dreamgirls]]'' (2016–present), in the West End
⚫
* ''[[Dear Evan Hansen]]'' (2016–present)'','' on Broadway
* ''[[The River (play)|The River]]'' (2014), on Broadway
* ''[[The River (play)|The River]]'' (2014), on Broadway
* ''[[Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical)|Hedwig and the Angry Inch]]'' (2014–2015), on Broadway
* ''[[Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical)|Hedwig and the Angry Inch]]'' (2014–2015), on Broadway

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Playground Entertainment is a television, film and theatre production company with offices in New York and London, founded in 2012 by Sir Colin Callender, former President of HBO Films.

Television[edit]

The company has produced over 90 hours of television since inception. Series include the Golden Globe and Emmy nominated miniseries Dancing On The Edge for BBC and Starz, the Golden Globe and Emmy nominated miniseries The White Queen for BBC and Starz and its sequel The White Princess for Starz, the Golden Globe nominated anthology series The Missing for BBC and Starz, Dracula for NBC, Wolf Hall, a Golden Globe and BAFTA-winning six-part miniseries adaptation for BBC and Masterpiece of Hilary Mantel’s Booker prize winning novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies,[1] and The Dresser, a television adaptation of Ronald Harwood’s classic play starring Ian McKellen and Anthony Hopkins for BBC and Starz.[2]

In 2017 Playground produced Kenneth Lonergan’s adaptation of Howards End for the BBC and Starz, Heidi Thomas’s adaptation of Little Women for the BBC and Masterpiece, and Richard Eyre’s adaptation of King Lear starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson for the BBC and Amazon Prime Video.[3]

In 2019, Playground produced Lucy Kirkwood’s TV adaptation of her play Chimerica for Channel 4, Chimerica and The Spanish Princess, a sequel to The White Queen and The White Princess, for Starz.[4]

Playground currently produces the hit adaptation of James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small for Channel 5 and Masterpiece on PBS,[5] Peter Kosminsky's The Undeclared War starring Simon Pegg, Hannah Khalique-Brown, Adrian Lester and Mark Rylance for Channel 4 and Peacock,[6] and a reimagining of the classic novel Dangerous Liaisons for Starz.[7]

Theater[edit]

Playground’s first stage production was Lucky Guy starring Tom Hanks by the late Nora Ephron, which tells the story of tabloid reporter Mike McAlary, winner of a 1998 Pulitzer Prize. It won two Tony Awards and had six nominations.[8] In 2014, Playground produced Harvey Fierstein’s Casa Valentina, which was nominated for four Tony Awards including Best Play, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch starring Neil Patrick Harris, which won four Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical. Playground was also involved in the production of Kenneth Branagh’s New York stage debut in Macbeth at the Park Avenue Armory, and a co-producer of Jez Butterworth's The River starring Hugh Jackman.[9]

Recent Broadway productions include Dear Evan Hansen, which won six Tony Awards including Best Musical, and Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan’s 1984, based on the novel by George Orwell. Recent West End productions include Dreamgirls and The Glass Menagerie, both produced alongside Sonia Friedman Productions.

Alongside Sonia Friedman Productions and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions, Playground is a producer of the two-part stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, an expansion of the Harry Potter franchise, which opened on July 30, 2016 in London's Palace Theatre.[10] In 2017, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child won nine Olivier Awards, the biggest single win ever for one production in the history of the awards.[11] Harry Potter and the Cursed Child opened on Broadway on April 22, 2018 in the newly renovated Lyric Theatre and was nominated for ten Tony Awards and went on to win six, including Best Play. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child opened in Melbourne’s Princess Theatre in early 2019, in San Francisco’s Curran Theatre in the fall of 2019, in Hamburg’s Mehr! Theatre in 2020, in Toronto's CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre in 2022, and in Tokyo's TBS Akasaka Act Theatre in 2022.

Productions[edit]

Television

Theater

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Wolf Hall moves in to The Bottle Yard Studios". Thebottleyard.com. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  2. ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (9 January 2015). "Anthony Hopkins & Ian McKellen Set for Starz Telepic 'The Dresser'". Variety. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  3. ^ "STARZ And BBC Co-Produce The New Original Limited Drama Series "The Missing" From Writers Harry And Jack Williams". Starz. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  4. ^ "The Spanish Princess in pre-production". The Knowledge. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  5. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (2019-06-27). "'All Creatures Great And Small': Viacom's C5 Teams With 'Howards End' Producer Playground & PBS's Masterpiece For UK Series Reboot". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  6. ^ "Mark Rylance, Simon Pegg Headline Peter Kosminsky's 'The Undeclared War' for Peacock & Channel 4". 27 April 2021.
  7. ^ White, Peter (2019-07-26). "'Dangerous Liaisons' Series Lands At Starz; Harriet Warner To Write, Colin Callender's Playground Entertainment & Tony Krantz's Flame Ventures To Produce". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  8. ^ Purcell, Carey (10 June 2013). "Kinky Boots, Vanya and Sonia, Pippin and Virginia Woolf? Are Big Winners at 67th Annual Tony Awards". Playbill. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  9. ^ Cox, Gordon (19 December 2014). "Hugh Jackman Rides 'The River' to Broadway Recoupment". Variety. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  10. ^ Jaafar, Ali (26 June 2015). "'Harry Potter And The Cursed Child' To Open In London's West End Summer 2016". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  11. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (2017-04-09). "Olivier Awards: 'Harry Potter And The Cursed Child' Wins Record 9 – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2018-05-23.

External links[edit]

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