Get the latest gossip

Willem Dafoe Named Venice Theatre Head; Royal Court’s ‘ECHO’ Adds Nine To Cast; Damien Molony Joins ‘Bergerac’ – Global Briefs


Dafoe will hold the role for a two-year term from 2025 to 2026.

“I was first surprised then happy to receive Pietrangelo Buttafuoco’s invitation to be the Director of the International Theatre Festival of La Biennale di Venezia 2025-2026,” Dafoe said. Sheila Atim, Monica Dolan, Jessica Gunning, Jeremy O. Harris, Adrian Lester, Nick Mohammed, Mawaan Rizwan, Jodie Whittaker, and Benedict Wong have all joined the cast and will perform on select dates. The series is written by Toby Whithouse(The Red King, Being Human), alongside Brian Fillis(Trust, Sirens), Catherine Tregenna(The One That Got Away, Three Pines), and Polly Buckle(Love Rat, A Discovery of Witches).

Get the Android app

Or read this on Deadline

Read more on:

Photo of damien molony

damien molony

Photo of theatre head

theatre head

Photo of royal court

royal court