The piece originally played at the Bush Theatre in February.
It has been confirmed that Benedict Lombe’s play Shifters will play at the Duke of York’s Theatre for a limited nine-week season from the 12th August until the 12th October.
Dre and Des. Young. Gifted. Black. He stayed. She left.
Years later, Des and Dre come crashing back into each other’s lives, carrying new secrets and old scars. With the clock counting down until Des has to leave again, memories of their teen years collide with their present and they’re forced to question if destiny has brought them back together for a reason.
Meanwhile, it has also been announced that Heather Agyepong (School Girls; or The African Mean Girls Play) and Tosin Cole (Doctor Who) will star once more in the production, directed by Lynette Linton.
Ticket prices starting at £20, are on general sale now, with 50 per cent for the first four weeks priced at £40 or under.
Talking about the news Benedict Lombe said: “Shifters’ transfer is a big moment. Our dreamy, tender, unrepentantly romantic show about two lost souls finding a connection that can’t be forgotten was a hit with Bush audiences. Now we get to recreate our magic on a bigger stage! I hope what Shifters does – as well as invite new audiences to fall in love with Des and Dre – is accelerate the pace for the next wave of Black British female playwrights in the West End.”
The creative team for the production includes: set and costume design by Alex Berry, lighting design by Neil Austin, sound design by Tony Gayle, composition by Xana, movement and intimacy direction by Shelley Maxwell, production dramaturg Deirdre O’Halloran, voice coach Joel Trill, and casting by Heather Basten.
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