game of thrones Kit Harington returns to the London stage in the upcoming production of Jeremy O. Harris’s famous and controversial play Slave play.
Despite choosing the stars.. Slave play Playwright Jeremy O. Harris told the audience that Harington’s presence would not be a “distraction.”
In an interview with London’s Guardian newspaper, Harris said that Harington was emphatic about not turning the piece into a “Jon Snow experience” (referring to Harington’s character in the film). Thrones).
“Kit was like ‘I don’t want Kit Harington to be in this.’ Slave play“This is a team play and I’m not even the leader,” Harris told the newspaper. “He knows the weight his name carries and how that can become a distraction, if we let him.”
Harington has a strong history in theatrical performances in London, having appeared in, among others, War Horse, Doctor Faustus, The True West And henry f.
Plus Harrington Slave play The cast will include Fisayo Akinade, Aaron Heffernan, Olivia Washington, James Cosati-Moyer, Shalea La Torre, Annie McNamara, and Irene Sofia Lucio, who will reprise their roles on Broadway.
The show, directed by Robert O’Hara, opens on June 29 at the Noel Coward Theater in the West End and runs until September 21.
Nominated for 12 Tony Awards, Slave play It premiered in 2019 at the John Golden Theater on Broadway, having originated the previous year at the New York Off-Broadway Theater Workshop. The plot follows attendees at an Antebellum Sexual Performance Therapy facility that re-enacts Old South scenarios to revitalize and examine interracial relationships.
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