Behind-the-scenes cast interviews have been released for the Young Vic’s forthcoming revival of Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming.
A starry cast includes BAFTA winner Jared Harris (Mad Men, Chernobyl, Foundation) as Max, Joe Cole *Gangs of London, The Ipcress File, Peaky Blinders) as Lenny, and Lisa Diveney (Call the Midwife, The Seagull) as Ruth.
The cast also includes David Angland (The Pillowman, Doctor Faustus) as Joey, Robert Emms (Chernobyl, Star Wars: Andor) as Teddy, and Nicolas Tennant (The Ocean at the End of the Lane, The Duchess of Malfi) as Sam.
The interviews took place during the photoshoot for the show’s arresting new poster (see below), which is designed by Émilie Chen, with photography by Dean Chalkley.
The Homecoming is directed by Matthew Dunster (The Hunger Games, 2:22 A Ghost Story, The Pillowman), with design by Moi Tran, lighting design by Sally Ferguson, sound design by George Dennis, casting by Heather Basten CDG, US Casting Consultant David Caparelliotis, Voice and Dialect Coach Hazel Holder, Fight Director Kev McCurdy, Movement Director Charlotte Broom, Intimacy Director Yarit Dor and the Jerwood Assistant Director is Bellaray Bertrand-Webb.
Pinter’s unnerving, award-winning modern classic is set in a small house in East London. When academic son Teddy returns home from America, with a wife his family have never met, a strange power struggle between man, wife and in-laws ensues.
The Homecoming runs from 27 November 2023 to 27 January 2024 at the Young Vic London.
Currently playing at the Young Vic is Untitled F*ck M*ss S**gon Play until 4 November 2023.
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