The Old Vic has revealed full casting for the UK premiere of Tracy Letts’ Mary Page Marlowe.
Joining the previously announced Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon (Dead Man Walking, Thelma & Louise), and Academy Award nominee Andrea Riseborough (To Leslie, Matilda the Musical), are:
Daniella Arthur-Kennedy (professional stage debut) as Lorna, Eden Epstein (Leopoldstadt, Broadway) as Roberta Marlowe, Clare Hughes (Ladies in Black) as Wendy Gilbert, Gilbert Kyem Jnr (Rivals) as Ben, Melanie La Barrie (Hadestown, & Juliet) as Nurse, Rosy McEwen (Blue Jean) as Mary Page Marlowe, Kingsley Morton (The Addams Family, UK Tour) as Connie, Hugh Quarshie (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace) as Andy, Ronan Raftery (Obituary) as Dan, Paul Thornley (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, West End/Broadway) as Ray, Lauren Ward (Matilda the Musical, West End/Broadway) as Shrink, Noah Weatherby (Too Much) as Ed Marlowe, Alisha Weir (Matilda the Musical) as Mary Page Marlowe, and Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Next to Normal, West End) as Mary Page Marlowe. The role of Louis will be shared by Felix Anderson, Griffin Ashton and Dexter Pulling.
Directed by Matthew Warchus, the production runs from 23 September to 1 November 2025 and will mark Sarandon’s UK stage debut and Riseborough’s return to theatre after 15 years.
Written by Pulitzer prize-winner Tracy Letts, the play charts the life of its title character across 70 years in 11 scenes, portrayed by five actors. Sarandon and Riseborough will each take on the role at different stages of Mary’s life, with further casting to be announced.
First premiering at Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago in 2016, Mary Page Marlowe eschews linear biography in favour of a fragmented, time-hopping structure – forming a collage of a woman’s inner and outer life, with moments that are tragic, mundane, revelatory, and intensely human.
The production features design by Rob Howell, lighting by Hugh Vanstone, sound by Simon Baker, and casting by Jim Carnahan CSA and Sam Stevenson CDG, Children’s Casting by Amy Beadel CDG, Dialect by Penny Dyer and Voice by Charlie Hughes D’Aeth. Lilac Yosiphon is the Associate Director, Associate Sound by Emma Laxton, Associate Costume by Lucy Gaiger, Wigs, Hair & Make-Up Supervisor by Campbell Young Associates.
Mary Page Marlowe is running at The Old Vic from 23 September to 1 November 2025.
Currently playing at The Old Vic is Girl From The North Country until 23 August 2025.
Tickets for Mary Page Marlowe are now on sale.
Related News
What to expect from Pride the Musical ahead of highly anticipated transfer to the Bridge Theatre
The full cast of PRIDE the Musical announced with special video from Andrew Scott, Jessica Gunning, Imelda Staunton, Bill Nighy and Dominic West, who starred in original film
Brand-new production images released for Martin Guerre at the Old Vic, from the creators of Les Misérables
Interview: Martin Guerre star Alex James-Hatton on the real trial behind the show
Latest News
Everything you need to know about The Traitors: Acts of Betrayal in London
Nina Raine’s sweeping new adaptation of Middlemarch arrives at the RSC: See brand-new images from the production
What to expect from Pride the Musical ahead of highly anticipated transfer to the Bridge Theatre
