The production, directed by Francesca Hsieh (I’m Sorry I’m Not Lucy Liu; Don’t Call Me China Doll), will open for a UK tour at the Omnibus Theatre on the 8th September.
It has been announced that American Candy, a new comedy-crime play by Tom Murray is set to tour the UK including dates in London , Oxford, Bedford, Bolton, Newcastle and Birmingham. The play’s producers , The Mango Ensemble, are finalists for the prestigious 2025 National Diversity Awards to support diverse, young emerging artists priced out of the theatrical landscape.
Zaynab and Connor work in an American Candy store. It’s closing time and a customer still hasn’t left. 10 minutes later, they’re hiding her unconscious body in a basement. What they discover next will change their lives forever.
Inspired by the opening of mysterious American Candy Stores that take up prime real estate across the UK and no one seems to go into, the show asks what does it take for us to trust one another, and why are societal anxieties in the UK increasingly projected onto minorities?
The cast for the tour is set to include: Joseph Pape, Layla Chowdhury, George Kirby-Smith and Grace Longman.
Meanwhile, the creative team includes: Somebody Jones (Dramaturgy), Ruby Brown (Set/Costume design), Jahmiko Marshall (Lighting Design), Conrad Kira (Composer/ Sound Design), Rebecca Wilson (Fight/ Intimacy) and Assistant Producer is Rosa Stilitz.
To find out more about the show visit: https://www.mangoensemble.com/copy-of-forgotten-in-the-land-of-egypt