The National Theatre has introduced Dear England, a brand new play by James Graham telling the story of the England males’s soccer staff below Gareth Southgate. Directed by Rupert Goold, Dear England will play within the Olivier theatre from June with Joseph Fiennes solid as Gareth Southgate. Also introduced immediately is the West End switch of Lyndsey Turner’s critically acclaimed manufacturing of The Crucible. Tickets for each productions go on sale to the general public on 9 March 2023.
Director of the National Theatre Rufus Norris stated:
‘I am delighted to be welcoming James Graham back to the National Theatre this summer with his new play. Dear England is a captivating examination into the complex psychology of the much loved “beautiful game”. I am also very pleased to announce the West End transfer of Lyndsey Turner’s extremely arresting manufacturing of The Crucible to the Gielgud Theatre. Audiences had been transfixed when this basic was carried out within the Olivier theatre final autumn and I can’t wait to share it with extra theatre-goers.’
Dear England
It’s time to alter the sport. The nation that gave the world soccer has since delivered a painful sample of loss. Why can’t England’s males win at their very own sport?
With the worst monitor document for penalties on this planet, Gareth Southgate is aware of he must open his thoughts and withstand the years of harm to take staff and nation again to the promised land.
Playwright James Graham stated: ‘To tell this story of the national game on the stage of the National Theatre is just the greatest thrill, if an intimidating responsibility. The experience of working on This House at the National Theatre 10 years ago changed my life as an emerging writer. Now, with Dear England, to be given the opportunity to shine a light on another public institution in the form of the England men’s soccer staff is, I do know, an thrilling alternative.
What Gareth Southgate has tried in his quiet cultural reform of England soccer I discover epic and deeply shifting. And I’m so grateful to be surrounded by a few of British theatre’s most fun artistic expertise to unite round this new present.’
Joseph Fiennes (The Handmaid’s Tale, The Mother) performs Gareth Southgate on this new play by James Graham (Best of Enemies, Sherwood). Following their acclaimed productions, Tammy Faye and Ink, he reunites with director Rupert Goold (Spring Awakening, Judy) for this gripping examination of each nation and sport. With set design by Es Devlin, costume design by Evie Gurney, lighting design by Jon Clark and video design by Ash J Woodward. Further casting to be introduced.
The Crucible
Olivier Award-winner Lyndsey Turner’s (Under Milk Wood, Top Girls) acclaimed manufacturing of The Crucible will switch to the West End for a strictly restricted run. Set designed by Tony Award®-winner, Es Devlin (The Lehman Trilogy), this new manufacturing of Arthur Miller’s gripping parable of energy and its abuse will play at Delfont Mackintosh Theatres’ Gielgud Theatre from 7 June till 2 September. Casting to be introduced.
A witch hunt is starting in Salem. Raised to be seen however not heard, a gaggle of younger ladies instantly discover their phrases have a horrible energy. As a local weather of concern spreads by means of the neighborhood, non-public vendettas gas public accusations and shortly the reality itself is on trial.
The artistic staff contains, director, Lyndsey Turner; set designer, Es Devlin; costume designer, Catherine Fay; lighting designer, Tim Lutkin; sound designer, Tingying Dong (content material design); sound designer, Christopher Shutt (system design); composer and arranger, Caroline Shaw; music director and arranger, Osnat Schmool with casting by Alastair Coomer CDG and Naomi Downham. They are joined by affiliate director, Blythe Stewart; affiliate set designer, Ellie Wintour; affiliate lighting designer, Max Narula; struggle director, Bret Yount; intimacy administrators, Ita O’Brien and Louise Kempton; dialect coaches, Danièle Lydon and Hazel Holder and assistant music director, Alice Grant.
Tickets for Dear England and The Crucible go on sale to the general public on 9 March 2023. Tickets can be found from £20. For additional info, together with particulars about assisted performances, please go to nationaltheatre.org.uk.