Cast announced for DIARY OF A SOMEBODY at Seven Dials Playhouse

Staged for the first time in 35 years, Seven Dials Playhouse present Diary of a Somebody from 22 March-30 April; a deep dive into the mind of one of the most witty, rebellious, and acclaimed artists of his generation.

George Kemp (Bridgerton, Netflix; The Trial of Christine Keeler, BBC) will star as notorious artist and playwright Joe Orton, alongside Toby Osmond (Game of Thrones, HBO; Henry VIII and His Six Wives, BBC) as his mentor and partner, the actor and writer Kenneth Halliwell.  

Taken verbatim from Joe Orton's private and often explicit diaries, this raucous and poignant new production is directed by Nico Rao Pimparé. The cast is completed by Jemma Churchill (Doctor Who, BBC; NATIVITY! The Musical, UK tour), Jamie Zubairi (The Letter; Wyndham's Theatre), Sorcha Kennedy (Rainer; Arcola Theatre, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Comedy of Errors - Sam Wanamaker Festival;  Shakespeare's Globe) and Ryan Rajan Mal, making his stage debut. 

Toby Osmond said: “This fantastic play, based on the diary of Joe Orton is as exciting as the  stars it stars. Orton's tragically short life was a roller coaster - a big part of which was Halliwell, who  I have the privilege to play. I cannot wait to tread the boards again - my first time since Game of Thrones finished - and inhabit this doomed lover and killer.”

This dramatisation of The Orton Diaries chronicles the last eight months of notorious playwright Joe Orton's life. The diaries track Orton’s growing theatrical celebrity and the corresponding punishing effect it had on his relationship with friend and mentor Kenneth Halliwell who murdered him on 9 August 1967 and then took his own life.

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