Casting has been announced for the world premiere of new psychological thriller Interview at Riverside Studios in London.
Interview is playing at Riverside Studios from 23 August to 27 September 2025.
This new two-hander is a psychological thriller about truth, persona and power, and stars Robert Sean Leonard (The Gilded Age, House, Dead Poets Society), and Paten Hughes (A View From the Bridge, Stolen Girl, Heirloom).
Leonard’s previous London stage work includes starring in To Kill a Mockingbird at the Barbican Theatre.
Interview centres on faded political journalist Pierre Peters (Robert Sean Leonard), and Katya (Paten Hughes,) a fiercely intelligent influencer turned movie star who is sick of being underestimated, objectified… and misrepresented by journalists, especially the male ones.
When Pierre is assigned to interview her, he’s bitter and dismissive, but Katya has her own reasons for agreeing to the encounter. A tense evening in her New York apartment swiftly spirals into a volatile game of confession, confrontation, and manipulation.
Adapted for the stage and directed by Teunkie Van Der Sluijs, the play is based on a screenplay by Theodor Holman and the 2003 film by Theo van Gogh, reimagined for a world of influencer culture, media distrust, and gender power plays.
Joining Teunkie Van Der Sluijs in the creative team is scenic design by Derek McLane, costume design by Bernat Buscato, lighting design by Jackie Shemesh, sound design by Ata Güner and projection design by idontloveyouanymore (Anna West and Davi Callanan), associate designer Ben Davies, associate director Zoë Templeman-Young, movement and intimacy director Christina Fulcher, casting by Julia Crampsie CDG and Wayne Linge for Crampsie Linge Casting, and general managers Smart Entertainment.
Interview is produced by Tony Award-winner Douglas Denoff, with co-producers Kevin Kinsella, Alexander “Sandy” Marshall, and Broadway Rainbows.
Interview is running at Riverside Studios from 23 August to 27 September 2025.
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