The Orange Tree Theatre have announced that Finn Cole, known for his roles in Peaky Blinders and Animal Kingdom, will make his professional stage debut playing Ray in the European première of Lucas Hnath’s Red Speedo, which plays at the venue from 13 July-10 August.

Ray lives to swim. He is within touching distance of international glory and a life-changing sponsorship deal. But everything changes when performance-enhancing drugs are discovered in the club’s refrigerator. As tensions run high, Ray’s brother wants them destroyed, his coach wants to call the authorities, his ex-girlfriend doesn’t want to know, and Ray wants the drugs back. A thriller played at the breakneck pace of an Olympic sprint, Red Speedo tackles the unforgiving weight of success in a world where the only crime is getting caught

Directed by Matthew Dunster, the production features design by Anna Fleischle, with associate design and costumes by Cat Fuller, lighting by Sally Ferguson, sound by Holly Khan, and casting by Matilda James CDG.

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