by DAVID EDGAR directed by JAMES DACRE
Please note: there is very low availability for Here in America. Any available tickets will be released at 11am for that day’s performance/s; please visit our website at 11am for the best chance of getting a ticket.
★★★★ “Compelling” The Times
★★★★ “Captivating… another example of the Orange Tree punching above its weight” The Telegraph
★★★★ “Erudite, multi-faceted, philosophically stimulating and crammed with style” Morning Star
★★★★ “Absorbing” Daily Mail
“Fascinating and highly pertinent…a timely piece for our rancorous times” Financial Times
“A must-see” Fringe Review
On a rainswept afternoon in 1952, Hollywood and Broadway’s leading director, Elia Kazan met his closest collaborator, the playwright Arthur Miller. As the anti-communist crusade of McCarthyism blacklisted hundreds of their colleagues, Kazan and Miller faced a stark choice. Should they betray their friends, or risk never working again?
David Edgar’s illustrious career includes multi award-winning plays for the RSC and National Theatre. His compelling new drama imagines a confrontation between two giants of stage and screen, both passionately involved with an actress about to become the most famous movie star in the world. It is directed by James Dacre, former Artistic Director of the Royal & Derngate.
Here in America features a superlative cast including Michael Aloni in his UK stage debut, with film and TV credits including We Were the Lucky Ones and The Stronghold. We also welcome Shaun Evans, known to millions as the hero of Endeavour, ITV’s prequel to Morse, alongside Jasmine Blackborow (Netflix’s The Gentlemen and Shadow and Bone) and Faye Castelow (Leopoldstadt, Wyndham’s Theatre, and The Rover, RSC).
On stage...
Production photography by Manuel Harlan
Show Info
PERFORMANCE TIMES
Mon – Sat 7.30pm
Thu & Sat 2.30pm (from 21 Sept)
CONTENT ADVICE
Characters in this production occasionally use strong, explicit and racist language during the performance. This production contains strobe lighting and smoking of herbal cigarettes.
Our content warnings are updated as a production evolves through rehearsals and previews, so please note they may change between booking a ticket and seeing the production.
Members’ and Patrons’ Evening with Post-Show Talk
Tue 1 Oct
Booking is open exclusively to all our Members and Patrons. Membership starts at £60pa and supports the OT to create our ambitious programme of artistic and community work. These evenings are a chance to mingle with fellow Members and Patrons, meet the OT staff, and hear from the cast and creative team of the production.
Post-show discussion led by the OT
Thursday matinees
Admission is free with your ticket to the performance.
Audio Described performance
Tue 8 Oct 7.30pm
Captioned performances
Wed 9 Oct 7.30pm
Relaxed & Distanced performance
Tue 15 Oct 7.30pm
To book accessible seats, and for audio described and captioned, please call the box office on 020 8940 3633 (Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm) or email
box.office@orangetreetheatre.co.uk. If you’re on our Access List, you can log in and book online.
TICKET PRICES
No booking fees. Prices increase based on demand. Book early to secure your seats at the best prices.
Under 30s £15 tickets on all seats for all performances – subject to availability.
£15 access tickets – find out more
£15 tickets available for members of theatre unions and guilds
£1 tickets available through our subsidised ticket scheme – find out more
Cast
Art
Michael Aloni
Miss Bauer
Jasmine Blackborow
Day
Faye Castelow
Gadg
Shaun Evans
Creatives
Writer David Edgar
Director James Dacre
Designer Simon Kenny
Lighting Designer Charles Balfour
Composer Valgeir Sigurðsson
Sound Designer Bella Kear
Voice and Dialect Coach Aundrea Fudge
Casting Director Matilda James CDG
Casting Assistant Ella Donaldson
Costume Supervisor Laura Rushton
Assistant Director Fiona Munro
Creative Consultant Raphael Martin
Historical Consultant Christopher Bigsby
Deputy Stage Manager Lizzi Adams
Deputy Stage Manager Honor Klein
Assistant Stage Manager Nancy O’Melia