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London Theatre Seminar
Winter 2009-2010
Dec. 27, 2009-Jan 17, 2010
What is the London
Theatre Seminar?
The Foundation
House on Cromwell
Road
a class in contemporary British theatre in London
3 weeks of theatre-going and study during winter break
3 UW-Madison credits for Theatre 538 or English 508
housing and classrooms well located in Kensington
How will you spend your time?
Morning discussions on
plays, playwrights, actors,
directors, and designers
working in London; classes
may include guest
speakers, museum field
trips, lectures, and
discussions
9 weekday performances,
usually in the evening, in
London’s West End or
Fringe theatres
Students with Sir Ian McKellen after
his performance in “The Sea Gull”
Afternoons and most weekends are free to
explore London, the U.K., and the Continent
Who is your instructor and Resident
Director?

Professor Mike Vanden
Heuvel (Theatre and
Drama, ILS)

Study abroad
experiences in London
(thrice!) and Dublin

Specializes in
Shakespeare, modern
drama, and experimental
theatre
What will it cost?
High Tea at a Kensington
hotel
Your program fee includes university credit,
supplementary travel and health insurance,
special events, tours of theatres and the city,
theatre tickets, a tube and bus pass, & housing
The dollar is 25% stronger than a year ago! Deals
on local and regional travel abound.
Additional
expenses
include airfare
to London,
ground
transportation to
Kensington,
food, and
spending money
See IAP website
for current
fees
UW students trod the
stage at The New
Globe Theatre
The selection of plays depends on what is playing
in London in December and January
The plays and other
assignments will be
selected in October
after students register
for the program.
Theatre de Complicite’s “A
Disappearing Elephant”
New stagings of
classic plays and
contemporary plays
will be included.
“War Horse” at the Olivier:
Amazing life-size puppets by the Handspring Puppet
Company
Kwame KeiArmah’s “Statement
of Regret” at the
smaller Cottesloe
Theatre
Sir Ian McKellen as King Lear and
Sorin (“The Sea Gull”) at the
Donmar Warehouse
“Women of Troy”
directed by Katie Mitchell
Britain’s leading female director
at the Lyttleton
Zoë Wanamaker and Simon Russell
Beale in “Much Ado about Nothing”
at the Olivier
the “Chandos Portrait”
Tour Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and
Museum
“Orestes”
costume by Becs
Andrews, Guildhall Theatre, 2005
“Collaborations: UK
Design for Performance
2003-2007” at the Victoria
and Albert Museum
“Geneva” set and costumes by
Simon Banham, Quarantine
Theatre Company 2003
Stephen Fry’s
traditional holiday
panto “Cinderella” at
the historic Old Vic
Applications
New Year’s Eve Fireworks on the Thames
Application deadline is the first Friday in October
For program requirements see the IAP website
www.studyabroad.wisc.edu
For more information contact Jessa Boche at IAP
([email protected]) or the 2009 Resident Director
Barbara Clayton ([email protected])
Join us in 2009-10!