Further casting has been announced for Entertaining Mr Sloane, coming to The Young Vic in London this September.
Entertaining Mr Sloane is playing at The Young Vic from 15 September to 8 November 2025.
Already announced in the cast are Tamzin Outhwaite (Abigail’s Party) as Kath and Daniel Cerqueira (A Gentleman in Moscow) as Ed.
They will be joined by musician, writer and performer, and one half of the chart-topping duo Rizzle Kicks, Jordan Stephens, making his stage debut as Mr Sloane.
The production will also star Christopher Fairbank (Auf Wiedersehen, Pet) as Dada.
Joe Orton’s cult queer classic comedy will be directed by The Young Vic’s new Artistic Director and CEO Nadia Fall.
Entertaining Mr Sloane is a ruthless, dark comedy that remains as provocative and shocking today as it was 62 years ago.
When lonely Kath (Tamzin Outhwaite) offers the mysterious Mr Sloane (Jordan Stephens) a room to rent in the family home, her businessman brother Ed (Daniel Cerqueira) does not approve. After all, what will people say? But soon, he becomes equally taken with the charismatic young Sloane. Only their old Dada (Christopher Fairbank) remains wary, convinced that he recognises this stranger. What begins as a convenient living arrangement spirals into a dangerous game of desire and deceit.
Rizzle Kicks recently made a comeback after a 9-year hiatus with a brand-new album and a summer of appearances at Glastonbury, Boardmasters, The Great Escape and Big Feastival, as well as a successful UK tour. Jordan Stephens is also an accomplished actor, with TV credits including The Ex-Wife for two series, Starstruck and Catastrophe and films including Teen Spirit and Star Wars: Rogue One. He also hosted ITV2’s Don’t Hate The Playaz for 4 series.
The creative team for Entertaining Mr Sloane also includes Set & Costume Designer Peter McKintosh, Lighting Designer Richard Howell, Sound Designer Tingying Dong, Movement Director James Cousins, Casting Director Amy Ball CDG, Fight and Intimacy Director Haruka Kuroda, Voice & Dialect Coach Richard Ryder, Wigs, Hair & Make-Up Designer Carole Hancock, Costume Supervisor Yvonne Milnes, Props Supervisor Jamie Owens and Jerwood Assistant Director Alex Hurst.
Jordan Stephens said in a statement: “I love the young Vic and feel incredibly grateful to have this opportunity. I’m terrified and excited. I couldn’t have imagined my stage debut arriving in this way, with such an iconic, wicked play and under the certified guidance of Nadia Fall- as well as stage veterans in Tamzin, Daniel and Chris. What an honour.”
Director Nadia Fall said: “Jordan Stephens is an artistic polymath, from writing and screen to music and his campaigning. I’m incredibly excited to be directing his stage debut. He has the ear of a new generation who will be discovering Orton for the first time through Jordan’s Sloane, the thought of that is simply thrilling. Together with the rest of the brilliant cast, I cannot wait to channel the downright audacity of this play!”
Entertaining Mr Sloane is running at The Young Vic Theatre in London from 15 September to 8 November 2025.
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