The stage adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go has announced casting ahead of its UK tour.
The play opens at the Rose Theatre Kingston upon Thames on 20 September 2024 before touring to Northampton, Malvern, Bristol and Chichester.
The cast of Never Let Me Go includes Amelie Abbott as Hannah/Chrissi, Susan Aderin as Miss Emily, Matilda Bailes as Ruth, Nell Barlow as Kathy, Maximus Evans as Philip, Angus Imrie as Tommy, Princess Khumalo as Laura, Emile Patry as Miss Lucy/Madame, and Tristan Waterson as Rodney/Alfie.
West End star Marisha Wallace (Guys & Dolls) has recorded the title song for the production.
Directed by Christopher Haydon, the creative team also features Suzanne Heathcote (Adapter), Tom Piper (Set and Costume Designer), Ayse Tashkiran (Movement Director), Joshua Carr (Lighting Designer), Eamonn O’Dwyer (Composer), Carolyn Downing (Sound Designer), Sam Jones CDG (Casting Director), Haruka Kuroda (Fight Director), and Emma Denson (Assistant Director).
Director Christopher Haydon said: “Never Let Me Go has been among my favourite novels since I first read it two decades ago. It is an achingly beautiful story of how we maintain hope, and continue to love in the face of a hostile world. It’s become one of the world’s best loved novels and has all of the elements of a great piece of theatre. “I’m thrilled to be heading into the rehearsal room today to start bringing this incredible story to life with this cast.”
Kazuo Ishiguro said in a statement: “I’m filled with excitement by news of the upcoming production of Never Let Me Go. Suzanne Heathcote is a superb writer for both stage and screen. Christopher Haydon directed a beautiful adaptation of my The Remains of the Day not long ago. And the arrival of this new version of Never Let Me Go feels particularly well-timed. Its central question – How do we find and hold onto love in a world ruled by out-of-control science and savage hierarchical structures? – feels even more haunting today than when I wrote the novel twenty years ago. I look forward to discovering how this wonderfully talented team will re-imagine the story for the stage and for our time.”
Never Let Me Go is a co-production between Bristol Old Vic, Malvern Theatres, and Royal & Derngate, Northampton.
Book tickets to Never Let Me Go at the Rose Theatre Kingston in London
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