Mon 16 Jan
Rose Theatre Kingston today announces the cast for the world première of My Brilliant Friend.
Niamh Cusack and Catherine McCormack lead the cast as Lenu and Lila, with the cast completed by Justin Avoth, Adam Burton, Martin Hyder, Victoria Moseley, Emily Mytton, Ira Mandela Siobhan, Jonah Russell, Badria Timimi, Toby Wharton and Emily Wachter. The production directed by Melly Still opens on Sat 11 Mar, with previews from Sat 25 Feb, running until Sun 2 Apr.
The two-part adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan quartet of novels, which have become a global literary sensation, is a modern family saga, which chronicles the lives of friends, Elena and Lila. My Brilliant Friend follows them from their childhoods in a poor, tough neighbourhood of Naples, through passionate love affairs, burgeoning careers and family struggles. But even as life repeatedly tries to pull the two in separate directions, Elena and Lila remain inextricably bound to one another.
To see the full cast and creative list, please click here.
