The Molière classic will run at the National Theatre from the 16th June until the 1st August.
Full casting has now been announced for Matin Crimp’s adaptation of Molière’s play, which will officially open at the National’s Lyttelton theatre on the 23rd June.
Joining the previously announced Sandra Ohmaking her National Theatre debut in the production will be Paul Chahidi and Abigail Cruttenden. They will be joined by Imogen Elliott as Esmée, Rina Fatania as Indira, Freddie MacBruce as Allen, Tom Mison as Stefan and Jemima Rooper as Elaine. Young performers include Arthur Blanc and Teddy Holton-Frances as Benjamin and Francesca Fullilove and Poppy Townsend White as Madeleine.
The company is completed by Niamh James as understudy Esmée/Allen, Amira Matthews as understudy Claire/Indira/Elaine, Scott Sparrow as understudy Stefan, John Vernon as understudy John and Gabby Wong as understudy Alice.
Alice, a brilliant novelist, despises the hollow contemporary mantras of kindness and respect. But the bolder she becomes in speaking out, the more colleagues avoid her, and the more her personal relationships begin to fracture.
As she challenges fashionable ideas and lends her voice to causes others are afraid to touch, she faces intense criticism and backlash. Alice will soon learn the price she must pay as an artist and as a woman for daring to speak her mind.
Directed by Indhu Rubasingham, the creative team behind the production includes: set and costume designer Robert Jones, lighting designer Tim Lutkin, composer Anna Meredith, sound designer Alexander Caplen, movement director Lucy Hind, voice coach Jeannette Nelson, associate director Gitika Buttoo and associate set and costume designer Ethan Cheek. Casting is by Alastair Coomer and Martin Poile.
To book tickets visit: https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/the-misanthrope/