Rachael Stirling will star in The Divine Mrs S at Hampstead Theatre in London.
Stirling will star as Sarah Siddons aka the ‘Queen of Drury Lane’ in The Divine Mrs S, a new play by April De Angelis directed by Anna Mackmin, which will have its world premiere at Hampstead Theatre from 22 March – 27 April.
Double Olivier Award nominee Rachael Stirling recently appeared in Private Lives at the Donmar Warehouse and is also known for her screen roles in Detectorists and Tipping the Velvet. Her other theatre credits include Anna in the Tropics (Hampstead Theatre), Plenty (Chichester Festival Theatre) and Love Love Love (Lyric Hammersmith).
Joining Rachael will be Anushka Chakravarti (The Crucible, National Theatre), Eva Feiler (Black Chiffon, Park Theatre), Dominic Rowan (The Jungle, West End; Giving, Hampstead Theatre; Catastrophe, Channel 4), Sadie Shimmin (Leopaldstadt, Wyndham’s) and Gareth Snook (Wise Children, Old Vic).
April De Angelis’ backstage comedy recalls the origins of celebrity culture – before fame automatically granted wealth and power. The play centres on Sarah Siddons, the first truly respected female actor in theatre, who achieved an astonishing level of celebrity at the end of the 18th century.
The creative team includes designer Lez Brotherston, lighting designer Mark Henderson, composer and sound designer Max Pappenheim and fight director Maisie Carter.
The Divine Mrs S runs from 22 March to 27 April 2024 at Hampstead Theatre London.
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