- Venue Young Vic Theatre, London
- Performance dates Booking to 9 November 2024
- Running time 2 hours 35 minutes (including interval)
- Age guidelines 14+
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Hollywood classic film A Face in the Crowd is brought to life on stage at The Young Vic in a new adaptation by Sarah Ruhl (Eurydice, The Clean House), with original music by Grammy Award-winner Elvis Costello and direction by Young Vic Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah.
The show stars Ramin Karimloo (The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables), Anoushka Lucas (Oklahoma!, Elephant), Stavros Demetraki (Oklahoma!, The Vote), Olly Dobson (Back to the Future, Just for One Day), Emily Florence, and Howard Gossington (Patriots, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical).
A Face in the Crowd is a timely and cautionary tale is of the dangers of elevating celebrities to positions of unchecked power.
A Face in the Crowd runs from 10 September 2024 until 9 November 2024 at The Young Vic theatre London.
“You gotta keep him here, Miss Jeffries. He’s the goose who laid the golden egg. ”
When local radio producer Marcia Jeffries interviews drunk drifter ‘Lonesome Rhodes’ in his jail cell, she immediately sees his potential and gives him a slot on her show. But as Lonesome’s fans grow more clamorous and the politicians start taking notice, Marcia realises she has unleashed a force she can no longer control.
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Performance Information
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- Evenings
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- Matinees
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- Group Bookings For groups of 10+ enquire here
Stars and Creatives
Who is in the cast of A Face in the Crowd?
Starring Ramin Karimloo as Lonesone Rhodes, Anoushka Lucas as Marcia Jeffries, Stavros Demetraki as Joey D, Olly Dobson as Mel Miller, Emily Florence as Betty Lou, and Howard Gossington as Sheriff Hosmer/Ensemble.
The ensemble includes Andrew Coshan, Sadie-Jean Shirley, Chris Jenkins, Durone Stokes, Vicki Lee Taylor, and Annie Wensak, and the Swings are Jasmin Colangelo and Bobby Windebank.
Who are the creative team of A Face in the Crowd?
Music and lyrics by Elvis Costello and Book by Sarah Ruhl, Based on an original story by Budd Schulberg and the Warner Bros Film
Directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah
Production Designer Anna Fleischle; Lighting Designer Jackie Shemesh; Musical Supervisor, Musical Director and Arranger Phil Bateman; Sound Designer Emma Laxton; Choreographer Lizzi Gee; Orchestration Will Stuart; Orchestral Manager David Gallagher; Casting Director Heather Basten CDG; Production Dramaturg Teunkie Van Der Sluijs; Associate Musical Director Ben McQuigg; Associate Production Designer Angelica Rush; Associate Sound Designer Kyle Macpherson; Associate Costume Designer and Costume Supervisor Olivia Ward; Assistant Choreographer Jasmin Colangelo; Intimacy and Fight Director Yarit Dor; Voice and Dialect Coach Hazel Holder, Rebecca Clark Carey; Jerwood Assistant Director Aaliyah Mckay; Jerwood Trainee Assistant Director Elodie Wilson.
Important Notes
Access performances: BSL Performance: Tue 15 October, 7.30pm; Captioned Performances: Thu 26 September, 7.30pm & Sat 5 October, 2.30pm; Relaxed Performances: Sat 19 October, 2.30pm & Thu 24 October, 7.30pm; Sensory Adapted Performance: Thu 10 October, 7.30pm; Audio Described Performances: Tues 1 October, 7.30pm & Sat 26 October, 2.30pm
Venue Information
Young Vic Theatre , 66 The Cut, London, SE1 8LZ
Nearest Tube or Train: Waterloo (Jubilee line, Northern line, Bakerloo line); Southwark (Jubilee line)
Nearest Buses: 40, 60, N63, N89, 1, 68, 168, 172, 176, 188
Critics' reviews of A Face in the Crowd
★★★★ "Full of effervescent, foot-tapping numbers and rousing ballads"


























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