The Real Thing

Roger attended the opening night of Stoppard's "The Real Thing" at the American Airlines Theatre on October 30. He originated the part of Henry in London in 1982.

Hound of the Baskervilles

This Saturday 2 November BBC Radio 4 Extra will broadcast "The Hound of the Baskervilles" with Roger playing Sherlock Holmes. The programme will then be available on BBC iPlayer for a week.

Visit Visual

The Williamstown website has published production pictures and videos.

Also, a nice series of black and white rehearsal pictures.

Find all the pictures and videos at WTF.

The original pictures are at Flickr.

Chita Rivera on The Visit

"The Visit is about to open at Williamstown and Chita Rivera and Roger are interviewed by the Boston Globe on the piece and appearing at Williamstown.


“We’re finding more and more that it’s funny and dramatic at exactly the same time, which is like all the great plays,” says Rees, who plays Anton. “The pizzazz that you expect from a musical has been allowed to shatter a little bit, and underneath you see what makes the human heart tick, and the selfishness and the hypocrisy of that. That’s what’s wonderful for the audience, to be near something that’s like a piece of Chekhov.”

Read the full piece at The Boston Globe.

Theatermania Interview

Roger talks to Theatermania about "Dog and Pony", collaborating and relationships.

Read the interview at Theatermania.

Dog and Pony

Roger directs a new musical written by Rick Elice at the Old Globe, San Diego from 28 May to 4 June. The cast includes Heidi Blickenstaff (Jane, Annie), Beth Leavel (Rhoda, Doris), Eric William Morris (The Host, Jeff, Joe), Nicole Parker (Mags), and Jon Patrick Walker (Andy).

Broadwayworld.com shows the pictures.

The Visit

Roger will return to the Williamstown Festival to appear in a production of Kander and Ebb's "The Visit" with Chita Rivera, Judy Kuhn, Howard McGillin and Nancy Opel. The show will run from 31 July to 17 August. Roger will play Anton.

For more information on the show and on how to book tickets check the festival website at Williamstown Festival.

Return to What You Will

This Monday 28 April Roger will perform his Shakespeare show at the Old Globe in San Diego for one night. The show starts at 7 p.m.

More information at Broadwayworld.

An interview with Roger can be found at U-T San Diego.

Winslow Video

Broadwayworld.com has a short video with scenes from "The Winslow Boy" at Broadwayworld.com.

I Want To Be Roger Rees

The cast of the Winslow Boy has created an interesting short video explaining why they want to be Roger Rees. It's available at Broadwayworld.com.

Winslow Reviews Part 2

The Huffington Post has only praise for Roger's performance: "Roger Rees delivers a sterling performance as the driven Arthur Winslow" and "The elder Winslow is so convinced of his son's innocence he is determined to prove it even at the cost of his own health -- Rees brilliantly progresses from limp to cane to wheelchair over the course of play -- his family's financial ruin, and social ostracism."

Full review at the Huffington Post.

Bloomsberg Business News says that "The Roundabout has struck gold with Terence Rattigan’s 1946 play, “The Winslow Boy.” It returns Roger Rees to Broadway after a long hiatus, perfectly cast as a man determined to defend family honor against extraordinary odds." And continues: "Rees ideally captures the almost sickly Arthur’s invigoration at the challenge and his slow, subsequent diminishment as he is sapped of health, wealth and stamina by the prolonged battle."

Full review at Business Week.

BroadwayWorld has a short video feature, which includes an interview with Roger and some footage of the production at BroadwayWorld.com.

Playbill has collected more reviews at Playbill.com. They also have a photo gallery of the curtain call and the party.

Winslow Reviews Part 1

The reviews for The Winslow Boy are coming on and Roger is praised for this portrayal of Arthur Winslow.

The Washington Post says the production shines with Roger Rees and adds: "Roger Rees is excellent as the Winslow patriarch, a man whose body is beginning to betray him but whose dry humor and compassion stays intact. The touching scene in which Rees first confronts the frightened Ronnie over his expulsion reveals this father will be no stern Edwardian robot."

Read the full review at the Washington Post.

Theatermania also praises Roger's performance: "Rees shines as the head of the Winslow household, exhibiting a silent regality that slowly crumbles as the fight to wipe the stain from his son's name takes its emotional and physical toll. Though the sacrifices he and the rest of his family make, weighed against the potential gains of a legal victory, do not balance the scales of justice, Arthur insists on striving for right, living by the words "let right be done" (translated from the Latin phrase "fiat justitia") — a term that becomes both his personal motto and a necessary legal endorsement he must obtain for his petition of right to be heard by the courts."

Full review at Theatermania.com.

Theatermania also has a set of opening night pictures at Theatermania.

Winslow Interview

Roger talks to Broadway.com about the new production of "The Winslow Boy": "This is the first revival since it was done on Broadway in 1947, and it’s lovely to see the audience reacting so well. I’ve always loved the play, so I jumped at the chance to do it. It’s British in its sensibilities, but the subject matter—a father’s belief in his son’s truth and honor, and the ends he will go to to protect that honor—is universal."

For the full interview see Broadway.com.

The Winslow Family

Squigs has created a family and cast portrait for the Winslow Boy:

For more information on the production and the artist check Broadway.com.

Winslow Pictures

Broadway World has published a series of production pictures for "The Winslow Boy", the first official pictures or Roger in the role of Arthur Winslow:

The full gallery is at Broadway World.

Winslow interview

Roger was interviewed by Broadwayworld.com about playing Arthur Winslow in "The Winslow Boy". In the interview he calls Arthur Winslow 'one of the great parts".

Read the interview and check the pictures at: Broadwayworld.com.

Roundabout Winslow

Previews have now started for Roundabout's "The Winslow Boy" with Roger starring as Arthur Winslow. The play will open on 17 October and close on 1 December. For tickets go to the Roundabout Theatre website.

Catching Stars

Rick Elice talks about working with Roger on "Peter and the Starcatcher" to the Dallas Voice as the production opens at the Winspear Opera House. This was an unusual cooperation as it wasn't as simple as a playwright writing and a director directing.

For the full interview check Dallas Voice.

Winslow Boy Tickets

Tickets are now on sale for the new Broadway production of "The Winslow Boy" starring Roger. The first performance will take place on 20 September at the Roundabout Theatre and the play opens on October 17 for a limited run through December 1.

For tickets check Broadway.com

Upstairs at the Beresford

The New York Times has published an article on Roger's apartment in the Beresford, New York. An interview and some lovely pictures of the apartment can be found at the New York Times website.