The Almeida Theatre in London has announced full casting for its forthcoming production of Eugène Ionesco’s Rhinoceros.
The new production is directed and translated by Omar Elerian (The Chairs), and plays at the Almeida from 25 March to 26 April 2025.
Already announced is BAFTA nominee Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù (Gangs of London, Humans, His Dark Materials).
The full cast includes Olivier Award-nominee Anoushka Lucas (A Face in the Crowd, Oklahoma!), John Biddle (Possible), Hayley Carmichael (The Cat and the Canary), Paul Hunter (Cowbois), Joshua McGuire (The Magistrate), Sophie Steer (Mnemonic), and Alan Williams (The Invention of Love).
Joining Omar Elerian in the creative team are: Set and Costume Designer Ana Inés Jabares-Pita; Lighting Designer Jackie Shemesh; Sound Designer Elena Peña; Movement Director Toby Sedgwick; Musical Director John Biddle; and Casting Director Amy Ball CDG.
Set in a provincial town in France, Jean meets his friend Berenger for a drink, but things take an unexpected turn when a rhinoceros charges through the town square. After all, there are no rhinoceroses in France, right? Suddenly, one by one the townspeople are transforming into the thing they first feared. An epidemic has taken hold and rhinoceritis is spreading like wildfire, until there are almost no human beings left.
Rhinoceros is running at the Almeida Theatre in London from 25 March to 26 April 2025.
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