Further casting announced for ECHO (EVERY COLD-HEARTED OXYGEN) at Royal Court
The Royal Court Theatre and LIFT (London International Festival of Theatre) have announced a further nine artists who will perform in the world premiere of ECHO (Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen), which plays at the venue from 13-27 July.
Written by critically acclaimed Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour and directed by Omar Elerian, 15 different artists will perform Soleimanpour’s new piece which pushes the boundaries of his signature unrehearsed cold reads.
Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve) will perform on 13 July; Benedict Wong (3 Body Problem) on 15 July; Sheila Atim (Constellations) on 16 July; Adrian Lester (Renegade Nell) on 17 July; Jeremy O. Harris (Slave Play) on 18 July; Rebecca Lucy Taylor aka Self Esteem (Cabaret) on 19 July; Monica Dolan (The Change) at 1.30pm on 20 July; Meera Syal (Roar) on 22 July; Jodie Whittaker (Doctor Who) will perform on 23 July; Mawaan Rizwan (Juice) on 24 July; Jessica Gunning (Baby Reindeer) on 25 July; Nick Mohammed (Douglas Is Cancelled) on 26 July; Toby Jones (Mr Bates vs. The Post Office) at 1.30pm on 27 July and Kathryn Hunter (Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead) at 6.30pm on 27 July.
Across the three week run, a different performer will take to the stage at each show without having a clue of what is going to be asked of them. Unrehearsed and unprepared, the script becomes their guide as they journey through the story of the playwright, connected live from his flat in Berlin. Or is he? Can we really know where or when we are?
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