The Nether Transfers To The Duke Of Yorks In January 2015

Zoe Brough and Stanley Townsend in The Nether. Photo: Johan Persson It has just been announced that Jennifer Haley's critically acclaimed play The Nether will transfer from The Royal Court to The Duke Of York's Theatre from the 30th January, with an opening night on the 23 February for twelve weeks only to 25 April 2015.

The Nether offers complete freedom – a new virtual wonderland providing total sensory immersion. Just log in, choose an identity and indulge your every desire. An intricate crime drama and a haunting thriller set in the year 2050, The Nether follows an investigation into the complicated, disturbing morality of identity in the digital world, and explores the consequences of making dreams a reality.

The Nether, winner of the 2012 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, opened at the Royal Court Theatre in July this year where it played to sell-out audiences. Haley’s play received its world premiere in Spring 2013 produced by the Center Theatre Group at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles and won her an Ovation Award for Best Original Play and an L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award for Writing.

Original cast members Amanda Hale (Morris), Stanley Townsend (Sims) and Ivanno Jeremiah (Woodnut) are joined by Zoe Brough and Isabella Pappas who will alternate the role of Iris as they did at the Royal Court. Final casting will be announced shortly. Direction by Jeremy Herrin, set designs are by Es Devlin, with costume designs by Christina Cunningham, lighting by Paul Pyant, compositions by Nick Powell, sound by Ian Dickinson and video design by Luke Halls.

With 100 tickets at each performance at £20.50 and Royal Court pricing throughout the preview period, public booking for The Nether opens on 22 October 2014.