Casting announced for UK premiere of THE TRIALS at Donmar Warehouse

The Donmar Warehouse have announced casting for the UK première of Dawn King’s The Trials, which runs at the venue from 12-27 August.

Directed by Natalie Abrahami, the cast includes Elise Alexandre (The Ferryman, West End), Will Gao (A Midsummer Night's Dream, Glyndebourne Opera), Honor Kneafsey (The Sound of Music, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), Charlie Reid (Romeo & Juliet, Shakespeare for Schools Festival), Taya Tower ([BLANK], Donmar Warehouse), and Francis Dourado, Jowana El-Daouk, Pelumi Ibiloye, Joe Locke, Rue Millwood, Meréana Tomlinson and Jairaj Varsani, all making their professional stage debuts as the jury, with Nigel Lindsay (The Same Deep Water as Me, Donmar Warehouse; Faith Healer, Abbey Theatre) and Sharon Small (The Threepenny Opera and Life is a Dream, Donmar Warehouse; Still Alice, West Yorkshire Playhouse) as defendants. 

Donmar Warehouse Artistic Director, Michael Longhurst, said: “Dawn King’s explosive new play about the climate crisis demands we consider the generation most affected.  I am proud that as part of our casting process for The Trials the Donmar has created an extensive engagement programme with young Londoners from our community, opening routes into the industry and platforming the next generation of actors and activists.”

The near future.

The climate crisis is unfolding and our generation is being judged.

The jurors? Children. But are they delivering justice, or serving revenge?

In this searing new play, the next generation of talent star alongside leading actors.

The production is designed by Georgia Lowe, with lighting by Jai Morjaria, sound and composition by Xana, movement by Anna Morrissey and Aaron Parsons, and video by Nina Dunn.

Tickets for The Trials are on sale to Donmar members now and go on public sale on 1 July here.