Frost/Nixon (play) notable performances. An all-female cast "Frost/Nixon" opened January 18, 2018, at Strawberry Theatre Workshop in Seattle. Amy Thone played Nixon with Alexandra Tavares as Frost. The Strawshop production was directed by Greg Carter, and received TPS Gregory Award nominations for Outstanding Sound Design, Outstanding Acting Ensemble, Outstanding Production, as well as individual performer nominations for Thone and Sarah Harlett, who played Jim Reston. Ron Howard directed a film adaptation of the play. The film was produced by Imagine Entertainment and Working Title Films for Universal Pictures. Shooting began on August 27, 2007. Langella and Sheen reprised their roles for the
Michael Sheen performance while "The Wall Street Journal" felt he was "a brilliant actor" who "grows his character from a bright-eyed social butterfly to a gimlet-eyed interrogator". However, "The New York Times" felt "the likable, watchable Mr. Sheen has been pitted against a scene-stealer" in Frank Langella's Nixon. Frost himself later said it was "a wonderful performance". Sheen was the recipient of the Variety Award at the British Independent Film Awards 2008., while Langella was nominated for an Academy Award. 2009 saw Sheen portray another public figure; he starred in "The Damned United" as the outspoken football manager Brian Clough. The Tom