BAFTA winner Jared Harris and Joe Cole will star in Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming at the Young Vic in London.
Jared Harris, who will play Max, is best known for his portrayal of Valery Legasov in Chernobyl, Lane Pryce in Mad Men, King George VI in The Crown. The Homecoming will mark his Young Vic debut and his first stage appearance in more than 15 years.
Cole plays Lenny. He is known for his TV work including Sean Wallace in Gangs of London, John Shelby in Peaky Blinders and Harry Palmer in The Ipcress File.
The cast also features Lisa Diveney (Call the Midwife, The Seagull) as Ruth, David Angland (The Pillowman, Doctor Faustus) as Joey, Robert Emms (Chernobyl, Star Wars: Andor) as Teddy, and Nicolas Tennant (The Ocean at the End of the Lane, The Duchess of Malfi) as Sam.
Pinter’s unnerving, award-winning modern classic will be thrillingly re-explored by director Matthew Dunster (2:22 A Ghost Story, The Pillowman). Set in a small house in East London, when academic son Teddy returns home from America, with a wife his family have never met, a strange power struggle between man, wife and in-laws ensues.
The Homecoming is designed by Moi Tran, with lighting design by Sally Ferguson, sound design by George Dennis, casting by Heather Basten CDG, Jerwood Assistant Director is Bellaray Bertrand-Webb.
The Homecoming runs from 27 November 2023 to 27 January 2024 at the Young Vic London.
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