The production will run at the Islington based theatre from the 6th May until the 7th June.
The Almeida Theatre has confirmed initial casting for the world premiere of Ava Pickett’s play 1536.
Directed by Lyndsey Turner, the production is set to star Liv Hill, Siena Kelly, and Tanya Reynolds. Further casting has yet to be announced. The play won the 2024 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and forms part of the Genesis Almeida New Playwrights’ Big Plays Programme. It is the irst play from the initiative to receive a world premiere at the Almeida.
Tudor England.
A field in Essex.
Three women hurry to their childhood meeting place, thirsty for gossip from London.
Word spreads of a clash between the King, Henry VIII and his Queen, Anne Boleyn. And closer to home, another rumour threatens to catch fire.
As these women realise the parallels between their ordinary, rural lives and the royal drama taking place at a distance, they are faced with several choices, all of which end in violence.
The creative team behind the production includes: set and costume design by Max Jones, lighting design by Tim Lutkin, sound design by Tingying Dong, and movement and intimacy direction by Anna Morrissey.
Tickets will go on general sale on the 4th March. For more information visit: https://almeida.co.uk/whats-on/1536-play/