Kim Poster founded Stanhope Productions, a theatrical
producing company, in 2001.
Productions include: THE RUBENSTEIN KISS starring Samantha Bond, written and directed by James Phillips at Hampstead Theatre, November 2005; Osborne's EPITAPH FOR GEORGE DILLON starring Joe Fiennes and Francesca Annis, directed by Peter Gill, Comedy Theatre, September 2005; TELSTAR (General Management) at the New Ambassadors, Spring 2005; Anouilh's BECKET starring Dougray Scott and Jasper Britton directed by John Caird at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, October 2004; SINGULAR SENSATIONS featuring Barbara Cook, Michael Feinstein, Michael Ball and Joshua Rikin at The Theatre Royal Haymarket, September 2004; Oscar Wilde's A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE starring Rupert Graves, Samantha Bond, Prunella Scales, Rachael Stirling, directed by Adrian Noble at The Theatre Royal Haymarket, September 2003; Ibsen's BRAND starring Ralph Fiennes, directed by Adrian Noble at The Theatre Royal Haymarket, May 2003 (in association with the Royal Shakespeare Company); Franz Xaver Kroetz's THROUGH THE LEAVES starring Simon Callow and Ann Mitchell, directed by Daniel Kramer at the Duchess Theatre, April 2003; August Wilson's MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM starring Whoopi Goldberg and Charles Dutton, directed by Marion McClinton at the Royale Theatre on Broadway, January 2003; Bernard Shaw's MRS WARREN'S PROFESSION starring Brenda Blythen and Rebecca Hall, directed by Peter Hall Royal at The Strand Theatre, October 2002 and on tour in the United Kingdom starring Twiggy, May 2003; The Royal Court's THE YORK REALIST written and directed by Peter Gill, transferring to The Strand Theatre, March 2002; Oscar Wilde's LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN starring Vanessa Redgrave and Joely Richardson, directed by Peter Hall at The Theatre Royal Haymarket, February, 2002; THE ROYAL FAMILY by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber, starring Judi Dench, Harriet Walter, Julia McKenzie, Toby Stephens and Peter Bowles, directed by Peter Hall at The Theatre Royal Haymarket, November, 2001; JITNEY by August Wilson, Lyttleton Theatre, Royal National Theatre, October 2001 (Olivier Award/Best Play 2002); The Royal National Theatre's AN INSPECTOR CALLS directed by Stephen Daldry, transferring to The Playhouse Theatre, September 2001.
Future productions may include; JEALOUSY starring Helen Mirren and Natasha Richardson, Autumn 2006; Arthur Miller's A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, 2006; THERESE RAQUIN, April 2006; and a stage adaptation of Blake Morrison's novel THE JUSTIFICATION OF JOHANN GUTENBERG and NIJINSKY (a motion picture presented by Regent Entertainment). Previously, she produced Peter Shaffer's AMADEUS starring David Suchet and Michael Sheen, directed by Peter Hall at the Old Vic (5 Olivier Nominations) and thereafter transferred AMADEUS to the Music Box on Broadway (2 Tony Nominations/Best Revival and Best Leading Actor); LENNY starring Eddie Izzard at the Queen's Theatre; GRAND HOTEL: THE MUSICAL directed by Tommy Tune at the Martin Beck Theatre on Broadway (7 Tony Awards) which subsequently transferred to the Dominion Theatre; TOLSTOY by James Goldman starring F Murray Abraham and Gemma Jones, directed by Jack Hofsiss at the Aldwych Theatre. Regional US theatrical productions include: HEDDA GABLER; THE GUARDSMAN; THE TAMING OF THE SHREW; THE ROYAL FAMILY; GYPSY; CARNIVAL; THE KING & I; GUYS & DOLLS; and BITTER SWEET.
Ms Poster joined IRS Media Inc. as Vice President of Production in 1992, overseeing various theatrical motion pictures including TOM AND VIV starring Miranda Richardson, Willem Dafoe and Rosemary Harris (Miramax, 2 Academy Award Nominations / Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress); ONE FALSE MOVE directed by Carl Franklin starring Billy Bob Thorton; MAN FACING SOUTH EAST (Co-Producer); A SAILOR'S TATTOO written by James Goldman; and A WOMAN'S A HELLAVA THING (Co-Producer). Ms Poster served as creative consultant at Paramount Pictures Corporation, 1988-91. Projects included RENO & YOLANDE (Paramount/CBS/Series); and MISS PENDLETON'S POINT OF VIEW (Garry Marshall/Executive Producer-Paramount/CBS/Pilot). Previously, she acted as administrative coordinator for The New York Lyric Opera Company, administrative director for L'Ensemble, Inc. (a leading chamber music group in New York and Europe) and as associate artistic director of First Stages, Inc., a theatre company established to promote new works. Ms Poster graduated from Northwestern University (B.S., Cum Laud, Major: Theatre 1980), Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., 1983/6, Samuel Belkin Scholar and Service Award for Contribution to Excellence in Education/Editor-in-Chief, ASILS International Law Journal) and the Hague Academy of International Law in Hague, The Netherlands (Certificate of Excellence, 1985). She was admitted to the New York Bar in March 1987 and the California Bar in December 1989 and has worked as an entertainment attorney in New York and California.
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