The production will make its West End debut from the 1st to the 19th October.
Having been performed over 3,000 times around the world in more than 30 languages by some of the biggest stars of stage and screen, it has been announced that Nassim Soleimanpour’s will make its West End debut this Autumn.
The show challenges a performer to take centre stage with no preparation, no director and no idea of what to expect when they open a sealed envelope and take out the script.
Presented by Lambert Jackson and Nassim Soleimanpour Productions in association with Nica Burns, this unique theatrical experience will offer a a different experience depending on on how the author’s words compel each actor to perform.
“I was born on Azar 19th, 1360 in Tehran. That’s Tehran, December 10th, 1981 in Christian years…”
Forbidden to leave his country, playwright Nassim Soleimanpour distilled the experience of an entire generation in a wild, utterly original play. White Rabbit Red Rabbit is as much about contemporary Iran as it is about power dynamics in the rest of the world.
The performers set to star in this West End production will include: Freema Agyeman, Olly Alexander, Keith Allen, Mathew Baynton, John Bishop, Alan Davies, Daisy Edgar Jones, Joe Dempsie, Omari Douglas, Alfred Enoch, Kate Fleetwood, Richard Gadd, Jill Halfpenny, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Jason Isaacs, Pearl Mackie, Nick Mohammed, Sally Phillips, Jonathan Pryce, Michael Sheen, Callum Scott Howells, Ben Bailey Smith, Tonia Sotiropoulou and Catherine Tate.
White Rabbit Red Rabbit first had its joint premiere at the Edinburgh and SummerWorks festival in 2011 and has since been translated into more than 30 different languages and been performed by the likes of Whoopi Goldberg, Nathan Lane, Stephen Rea, Sinead Cusack, Cynthia Nixon, John Hurt, F. Murray Abraham, Dominic West and film director Ken Loach.
Talking about the news, Nassim Soleimanpour said: “It is personal but universal. Funny yet very political. And so timely for the world we live in. We are so excited to present it at this time and in such great company.”
Meanwhile, Nica Burns commented: “And now for something completely different @sohoplace as we celebrate our second anniversary on 15 October. A surprise for both audience and performer every night. The risk! The excitement! The collective willing on! Our intimate, in-the-round auditorium is perfect for such a collaborative performer and audience experience. We will all be in the moment together, close up and personal.”
To book tickets visit:https://sohoplace.org/shows/white-rabbit-red-rabbit