Mark Rylance and Mackenzie Crook will lead the cast in the West End transfer of the Royal Court Theatre’s sell-out production of Jez Butterworth’s Jerusalem, directed by Ian Rickson. Jerusalem, which received its world premiere at the Royal Court in July and for which Rylance in particular received outstanding reviews, will have a strictly limited 12 week run at the Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue. Previewing from Thursday 28 January 2010, Jerusalem has its press night on Wednesday 10 February and is booking until Saturday 24 April 2010. Designed by Ultz, with lighting by Mimi Jordan Sherin, sound by Ian Dickinson and music by Stephen Warbeck, Jerusalem is produced in the West End by Sonia Friedman Productions and Royal Court Theatre Productions.
Jerusalem is a comic, contemporary vision of life in our green and pleasant land. On St George’s Day, the morning of the local county fair, Johnny Byron, local waster and modern day Pied Piper is a wanted man. The council officials want to serve him an eviction notice, his children want their dad to take them to the fair, Troy Whitworth wants to give him a serious kicking and a motley crew of mates want his ample supply of drugs and alcohol.
Jessica Barden, Tom Brooke, Mackenzie Crook, Alan David, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Gerard Horan, Danny Kirrane, Charlotte Mills, Lucy Montgomery, Sarah Moyle, Harvey Robinson, Mark Rylance, Barry Sloane.
* * * * * “The must-see event” Daily Telegraph
* * * * * “Fantastic, shocking and fresh” Daily Mail
* * * * “Bold, ebullient and hilarious” The Times
* * * * “This one you have to see” The Independent
Director: Ian Rickson
Book until 24 April 2010
Performance Schedule: Monday-Saturday at 7:30pm; Thursday & Saturday at 2pm
Full ticket prices: £54.50, £44.50, £40, £30
Groups of 8+: Best available seats at £39, Monday-Thursday evenings, Thursday matinees
School groups of 10+: Best available seats at £18, Monday-Thursday evenings and Thursday matinees.
All advertised prices include booking fees, credit or debit card transaction fees,
theatre restoration charges (where applicable) and VAT.