Rehearsals are underway for the upcoming Samuel Beckett production, starring Lucian Msamati and Ben Whishaw, ahead of its limited West End run next month.
Company of Waiting for Godot in rehearsals. Photo by Marc Brenner.
The full cast has been announced for Waiting for Godot which opens at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on 13 September.
Directed by James Macdonald, Msmati and Whishaw will be joined by Tom Edden (Crazy For You) as Lucky and Jonathan Slinger (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) as Pozzo. Completing the cast are Luca Fone, Alexander Joseph and Ellis Pang sharing the role of The Boy and Dean Graham (Understudy Vladimir and Lucky) and David Lee-Jones (Understudy Estragon and Pozzo).
The creative team includes Rae Smith (Set and Costume Design), Bruno Poet (Lighting Design), Ian Dickinson and Niamh Gaffney for Autograph (Sound Design), Campbell Young Associates (Hair and Make-up Design), Amy Ball (Casting CDG), Hazel Holder (Voice Coach), Max Harrison (Assistant Director) and Kate West (Production Manager).
A bittersweet drama by Samuel Beckett, Waiting For Godot follows Vladimir and Estragon as they wait endlessly for someone named Godot, who never arrives. The play will delve into profound questions about purpose, meaning, and human connection.
Waiting for Godot will play at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from 13 September - 14 December 2024.
