The RSC has announced full cast and creatives for English, which makes its European premiere in Stratford-upon-Avon this Spring.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning play will star includes Nadia Albina , Sara Hazemi, Lanna Joffrey, Nojan Khazai and Serena Manteghi. Four of the five actors will make their RSC debut as part of Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey’s inaugural season as Co-Artistic Directors.
Nadia Albina, playing Marjan, last performed at the RSC in Hecuba, Othello and The Merchant of Venice in 2015. Albina played Lady Katherine in Emilia both at Shakespeare’s Globe in 2018 and during its West End run at the Vaudeville Theatre a year later.
Sara Hazemi makes her RSC debut as Goli – she was nominated for an Off West End Theatre Award (Lead Performance in a Play) for her role in A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain (Paines Plough/Gate Theatre).
Lanna Joffrey plays Roya in her RSC debut season. She is an award-winning performer and a company member of The Factory, Barefoot Theatre, the Membership Lead of MENA Arts UK and the Founder of Hyphen Artist Collective. Lanna’s latest theatre credits include Sister Radio (Pitlochry, Traverse, Tron, Perth, Lemon Tree, Derby, Byre), I Call My Brothers (Gate Theatre), The Time Of Our Lies (Park Theatre) and The Eyes of the Night (Cervantes Theatre).
Nojan Khazai is an Oxford School of Drama graduate who makes his RSC and professional debut in the role of Omid.
Known for her roles in Bleak Expectations (Criterion Theatre) and as Alba Ortiz in the British thriller, The Diplomat, Serena Manteghi makes her RSC debut in the role of Elham. Other theatre credits include Hamlet (Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre), Eurydice (Holden Street Theatres, Adelaide), The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (Stephen Joseph Theatre), and the UK tour of The Hound of the Baskervilles.
English is directed by Diyan Zora. The creative team includes Anisha Fields as Set and Costume Designer, Elliot Griggs as Lighting Designer, George Dennis as Sound Designer, Maria Tarokh as Movement Director and Lotte Hines CDG as Casting Director.
Following its run in Stratford-upon-Avon (9 May to 1 June 2024), the play will transfer to the Kiln Theatre in London where it runs from 5 – 29 June 2024.
Book English tickets at the Kiln Theatre London.
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