The Bridge Project was a unique three year transatlantic collaboration (2009 - 2012) developed by Neal Street Productions, The Old Vic, London and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, introducing a single Anglo-American company each year, performing double-bills of classic works, directed by Sam Mendes. The inaugural year of The Bridge Project paired a new version of Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard written by Tom Stoppard with Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale.
The second year paired The Tempest with As You Like It. In the final year Old Vic Artistic Director Kevin Spacey played the title role of Richard III.
Over the course of the Bridge Project productions toured to 15 international cities including two seasons at the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus.