Joe Harmston | Theatre Director | Latest News

25 July 2009 - The Grass is Greener Touring in Autumn 2009

After its great success at the Theatre Royal Windsor, The Grass Is Greener is now going on a national tour this autumn opening in Nottingham on 7th September.

1 May 2009 - Deceptions cast confirmed for Colchester Mercury Theatre and National Tour

Michelle Collins and Rupert Hill are now confirmed as the cast for Deceptions, a new play by Paul Wheeler and directed by Joe Harmston which will open at Colchester Mercury Theatre prior to a number one national tour.

22 April 2009 - The Grass is Greener at Theatre Royal Windsor

Joe Harmston has just opened The Grass Is Greener with Liza Goddard, Christopher Casenove, Jack Ellis, Sophie Ward and Eric Carte for Bill Kenwright. The show will opens in Windsor prior to a tour this summer and autumn.

9 April 2009 - Cyrano de Bergerac at Chichester Festival Theatre

Joe Harmston has been asked by Trevor Nunn to be his Associate Director on Cyrano de Bergerac with Joseph Fiennes and Alice Eve at Chichester Festival Theatre. The production opens on 14th of May 2009.

24 September 2008 - Agatha Christie Theatre Company's Murder on Air on Tour

Murder on Air will be going out for a short tour this autumn prior to an anticipated tour in 2009. Additional photographs of the first production starring Martin Shaw, Jenny Seagrove, Roy Marsden, Glynis Barber, Hugh Fraser, Belinda Lang, Simon Shepherd and Nicky Henson are available on the show’s production page.

27 April 2008 - Agatha Christie Theatre Company's Murder on Air Production Photography

Joe's production of Murder on Air for the Agatha Christie Theatre Company is entering its second week at the Theatre Royal Windsor. Production photography by Matthew Eaton can be seen on the show's production page.

26 March 2008 - Agatha Christie Theatre Company presents Murder on Air at the Theatre Royal Windsor

Joe Harmston is directing Murder on Air, a season of three Agatha Christie radio plays, at the Theatre Royal Windsor running for two weeks from Monday 21st April. Read in an authentic studio setting in the style of their original BBC broadcasts, casting includes Martin Shaw, Jenny Seagrove, Belinda Lang and Simon Linnell.

21 March 2008 - Lucian Msamati joins The Dead Wait project

Joe Harmston is pleased to announce that Lucian Msamati has agreed to become attached to The Dead Wait project. Lucian can currently be seen playing the role of Ubu at the Lyric Hammersmith and is about to appear in Anthony Minghella's The Number One Ladies' Detective Agency. More details at The Dead Wait production page.

16 Feb 2008 - 16 Feb 2008 - And Then There Were None production page now live

The Agatha Christie Theatre Company's third production, And Then There Were None, opened at the Theatre Royal Windsor in January and has since embarked on a mammoth UK tour. Production photographs and credits are now available on the production page.

16 Feb 2008 - Sleuth production photographs online

Production photography from the UK national tour of Anthony Shaffer's Sleuth, starring Simon MacCorkindale and Michael Praed, are now available on the Sleuth production page. The show, which opened at the Theatre Royal Windsor in January, tours nationally until July 2008.

06 Jan 2008 - St Wilfrid’s Hospice Charity Gala pictures online

Pictures from the fundraising gala evening to celebrate the 20th birthday of St Wilfrid’s Hospice in Chichester held at Chichester Festival Theatre in October 2007 are now available here. The cast included Patricia Routledge, James Bolam, Chris Timothy, Paul McGann and Geraldine James.

29 Nov 2007 - Magic Tree House: The Musical to tour USA

Joe has just returned from New York where meetings about the 2008/2009/2010 tours of Magic Tree House: The Musical are continuing. The next leg will open in October 2008 and tour the East coast until May 2009.

17 Nov 2007 - Michael Praed announced in tour of Sleuth

Further casting has been announced for the forthcoming national tour of Anthony Shaffer's Tony award-winning play Sleuth, directed by Joe Harmston for the Theatre Royal Windsor. Joining Simon MacCorkindale in the line-up will be Michael Praed in the role of Milo.

3 Oct 2007 - Joe directs Sleuth, starring Simon MacCorkindale, touring the UK in 2008

Joe will be directing the revival of Anthony Shaffer's Tony award-winning play Sleuth starring Simon MacCorkindale, opening at the Theatre Royal Windsor for two weeks from 22nd January 2008 prior to embarking upon a UK tour.

17 Sep 2007 - Magic Tree House: The Musical Exclusve first photographs!

Saturday saw the opening of the world premiere of Magic Tree House: The Musical in Connecticut, USA - the first production photographs and reviews will be available here on the new Magic Tree House: The Musical production page.

14 Sep 2007 - World Premiere of Magic Tree House: The Musical opens tomorrow!

The curtain rises tomorrow on Joe Harmston's latest project, the world premiere of Magic Tree House: The Musical at the Warner Theatre in Torrington, Connecticut prior to a US tour. For further details, please visit the official Magic Tree House The Musical website.

09 Sep 2007 - The Agatha Christie Theatre Company Presents: And Then There Were None

The Agatha Christie Theatre Company, of which Joe Harmston is Artistic Director, is delighted to announce their 2007 production of And Then There Were None opening at the Theatre Royal Windsor prior to a national tour. All star cast to be announced. For further details please visit the Theatre Royal Windsor website.

16 Aug 2007 - Joe teams up with Bronia Buchanan Associates

Joe has just joined Bronia Buchanan Associates for representation as a director. Joining this fast growing agency seems to be the perfect fit with Joe’s US representation with The Susan Gurman Agency LLC and his UK literary representation with MBA.

13 Aug 2007 - The Official Magic Tree House: The Musical Website gets a Relaunch

The Magic Tree House: The Musical website has just been officially relaunched. The website features the latest news on the show, exclusive video and audio, interviews with the cast and creative team and an insightful blog. Take a look now!

30 Jul 2007 - More Magic Tree House News

Joe is in Connecticut this week to complete casting and design for Magic Tree House: The Musical. The new MTH: The Musical website is about to go live (watch this space) featuring videos of the work on the show and details of the Warner Theatre production and the 2008-10 tour.

25 Jul 2007 - The Unexpected Guest Tour Extended

The Unexpected Guest tour has been extended until December and Joe has just begun rehearsing the new cast. Susan Penhaligon and Ben Nealon will star with Derren Nesbitt, Richard Blackwood (visit www.richardblackwood.co.uk for more details) and Dean Gaffney.

10 June 2007 - Magic Tree House: The Musical CD Release and Show Announcement

The concept album for Magic Tree House: The Musical has now been fully released - it is featured upon and is available to order from the PS Classics website. Joe is also excited to announce the try-out run in Connecticut this September. More details are available on the official Magic Tree House: The Musical Website.

19 May 2007 - Magic Tree House: The Musical CD Goes On Sale

Joe will be in New York this week to launch the Magic Tree House: The Musical CD at Barnes and Noble in Manhattan from where it will be on sale for an exclusive period. The good news is that the CD goes on general sale from the Barnes and Noble website from 5th June - pre-orders are being taken right now.

18 May 2007 - The Dead Wait by Paul Herzberg

Early details of Joe's forthcoming production of The Dead Wait are now available on the Forthcoming Projects page. This powerful and striking play has had award winning runs in South Africa and Manchester and will be making its first appearance in London early next year featuring James McDaniel.

1 May 2007 - The Unexpected Guest Production Photos now available

The official production photographs by Andy Bradshaw from the sell-out tour of Agatha Christie's The Unexpected Guest are now available on the Unexpected Guest production page - also available are some of the latest press reviews.

22 April 2007 - RSS Feed Available for Joe's Latest News

The latest addition to www.joeharmston.com is an RSS feed keeping you up to date with the latest news and updates to the site. To subscribe just add http://www.joeharmston.com/latestnews.rss to your news reader (or Internet Explorer 7, Firefox, Google etc). Still don't know what an RSS Feed is? Don't worry, you're not alone, but before long it'll be one of the main ways that people will keep up to date with what's new on all of their favourite sites. The BBC have an excellent page which helps to explain - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/3223484.stm

2 April 2007 - Joe's Started Blogging!

Joe is pleased to announce that his new 'blog' is now online - it's an online place for reviews, essays, thoughts, photographs and observations, plus the occasional dose of hot-off-the-press news. As well as Joe's own writings, visitors are invited to leave their own comments and questions. Take a look!

26 March 2007 - Hay Fever - production photos online:

Production photos from the smash hit tour of Hay Fever starring Stephanie Beacham and Christopher Timothy are now available on the Hay Fever production page. Photography by Keith Pattison. Also included are some additional press reviews.

12 March 2007 - Magic Tree House: The Musical - concept album recording:

Joe is currently in New York recording the concept album for Magic Tree House: The Musical which will be released in April. A major announcement about Magic Tree House: The Musical will be made in the US in mid-April.

27 February 2007 - First reviews of Joe's latest productions:

Hay Fever: "**** A touch of comic genius. Go and see it." - The Independent The Unexpected Guest: "This is how Agatha Christie should be dramatised, should be played, should be seen." - The Express (click here to read the full review).