Jermyn Street Theatre have announced the full cast and creative team of their first production of 2023, In The Net by Misha Levkov.

Misha Levkov’s stunning debut play interweaves the lives of the three women as delicately as the web they weave on stage. Family, protest, and the joy of defiance meet in this thrilling production, directed by Vicky Moran. 

Laura and Anna, half-sisters, plan a grand net stretching across the skyline of North London as a way to unite their community. But not everyone’s convinced. Meanwhile Hala, a Syrian refugee staying with the family, finds herself caught in a tangle of immigration red tape. With time running out, drought spreading, and the authorities closing in, the net becomes their arena in the pursuit of justice, joy and safety. In the Net comes from the world and returns to it and is a play about resilient, joyous lives and the exhilaration of theatre-making in difficult times.

Suzanne Ahmet (Marvellous, New Vic Theatre) takes the role of Hala, with Tony Bell (Wonderland, Nottingham Playhouse) as the Immigration Officer, Councillor and Estate Agent, Carlie Diamond (professional stage debut) as Laura, Anya Murphy (Amsterdam, Actors Touring Company) as Anna, and Hywell Simons (Witness for The Prosecution, County Hall London) as Harry. 

In The Net has lighting by Jonathan Chan, projection by Daniel Denton, sound by Matt Eaton, set and costume design by Ingrid Hu, and movement direction by Nadia Sohawon.

Playwright Misha Levkov said: “The play grew as the world changed.  During the writing and workshops of the last eighteen months, the refugee crisis deepened; the climate worsened; and the life of British theatre came under threat. In the Net responds to the parallel emergencies. It shows private life shadowed by political conflict, presenting character-driven emotion achieved through spectacular stage design. The making of the play has also been the play: the joy we take in one another, the generosity in overcoming differences, the inspiration that we share and grow together.“

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