The full cast has been announced for the European premiere of the stage adaptation of A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini’s “spiritual sequel” to his global bestseller The Kite Runner.
What Shadows is a seriously meaty play, full of challenging ideas, brought to life through a strong cast and Roxana Silbert’s well-paced direction.
CLICK FOR THE KINGS SPEECH TOUR DATES BELOW The King’s Speech – the play from which the Oscar-winning movie that starred Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush was adapted – will set out on its first national tour in 2015. Starring Raymond Coulthard as King George VI and Jason Donovan as his Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue, the production will be directed by Birmingham Rep’s Artistic Director Roxana Silbert. The production opens at Chichester Festival Theatre on Thursday 5 February 2015. Following the success of Priscilla – Queen Of The Desert, Jason Donovan said: ‘I am really looking forward to starting rehearsals for The King’s Speech and getting into the character of Logue. He was such an interesting and remarkable Australian, who achieved so much in a very challenging situation and I think he will be fascinating to play.’ The play tells the iconic story of King George VI’s relationship with … Read more
