Check out the latest photos and videos of the new UK & Ireland tour of The Shawshank Redemption.
The Shawshank Redemption stars Joe McFadden (Heartbeat) as Andy Dufresne, with Ben Onwukwe (Professor T) as Ellis “Red” Redding, and Bill Ward (Coronation Street) as Stammas.
This thrilling stage adaptation of Stephen King’s 1982 novel is now touring the UK and Ireland – see all tour dates here.
Just in: Watch the brand new trailer for The Shawshank Redemption, and take a look at the first production photos.
Video: The Shawshank Redemption trailer
The cast of The Shawshank Redemption is completed by Graham Elwell (Bryan Hadley), Ashley D Gayle (Rooster), Jeffrey Harmer (Entwistle), Kyle Harrison-Pope (Tommy Williams), Kenneth Jay (Brooksie), Sean Kingsley (Bogs Diamond), Fernando Mariano (Rico), Aein Nasseri (Nelson) and Owen Oldroyd (Dawkins).
Adapted by Owen O’Neill and Dave Johns, and directed by David Esbjornson, the play examines desperation, injustice, friendship and hope behind the claustrophobic bars of a maximum-security facility.
First-look photos of The Shawshank Redemption
The creative team also includes Associate Director Tim Welton, design by Gary McCann, lighting design by Chris Davey, and sound design by Andy Graham.
The 1994 movie version of The Shawshank Redemption starred Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, and was nominated for seven Academy Awards.
In the story, despite protests of his innocence, Andy Dufresne is handed a double life sentence for the brutal murder of his wife and her lover. Incarcerated at the notorious Shawshank facility, he quickly learns that no one can survive alone. Andy strikes up an unlikely friendship with the prison fixer Red, and things take a slight turn for the better. However, when Warden Stammas decides to bully Andy into subservience and exploit his talents for accountancy, a desperate plan is quietly hatched…
The Shawshank Redemption is produced by Bill Kenwright Ltd.
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