Casting Announced For Ugly Lies The Bone At The National
Full casting has been announced for US playwright Lindsey Ferrentino’s Ugly Lies The Bone which opens at the Lyttelton Theatre at the National theatre in February 2017. ‘Beauty is but skin deep, ugly lies the bone; beauty dies and fades away, but ugly holds its own.’ After three tours in Afghanistan and months in a severe burns unit, Jess (Kate Fleetwood) finally returns to Florida. In a small town on the Space Coast, as the final shuttle is about the launch, Jess must confront her scars, and a home that may have changed even more than her. Experimenting with pioneering virtual reality therapy, she builds a breathtaking new world where she can escape her pain. There, she begins to restore her relationships, her life and, slowly, herself. Kate Fleetwood (King Lear and London Road (film) at the National), Ralf Little (BBC’s The Royle Family, Two Pints of Lager and a … Read more
