The world premiere production of Jacob Sparrow’s debut play will take place as part of the Edinburgh Fringe at the Pleasance Dome (Ace Dome) from the 5th to the 31st August.
It has been announced that award-winning actors Matthew Tennyson and Richard Cant will star in the world premiere of Jacob Sparrow’s debut play at the Edinburgh Fringe this August.
Directed by Josh Seymour, ‘Sanctuary’ is inspired by real events in a Suffolk village where plans to open an AIDS hospice in the early 1990s were met with local resistance. It exploresmemory, belonging and community as past and present intertwine when one man is
forced to confront memories he has long suppressed.
Matthew Tennyson won the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer for his performance in Making Noise Quietly at the Donmar Warehouse. His extensive stage credits include Salome for the Royal Shakespeare Company, The Pillowman at the Duke of York’s Theatre, King Lear at the Almeida Theatre and The Invention of Love at Hampstead Theatre. His screen credits include Pride, The Hollow Crown and Borgia.
Meanwhile, Richard Cant is known for his stage roles in productions of The Importance of Being Earnest, War Horse and The Normal Heart at the National Theatre, alongside Hamlet and Henry VI for the Royal Shakespeare Company and Medea at the Almeida Theatre. His television credits include The Crown, It’s A Sin and Mapp & Lucia.
As well as director Josh Seymour, the creative team includes: Designer Pete Butler, Sound Designer Lex Kosanke, Lighting Designer Rachel Sampley and Composer Anoushka Lucas.
To book tickets visit: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/sanctuary