West End transfer and tour of David Mamet's provocative play OLEANNA confirmed

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It has been announced today that Theatre Royal Bath Productions and Jonathan Church Productions’ critically acclaimed production of David Mamet’s Oleanna will tour the UK from 8 June, prior to transferring to London’s Arts Theatre from 21 July-23 October 2021.

The production, directed by Lucy Bailey, will visit Cambridge Arts Theatre, Theatre Royal Bath, MAST Mayflower Studios Southampton and Malvern Theatres as part of its tour and will star Rosie Sheehy as Carol and Jonathan Slinger as John, reprising their roles from its sell-out run at Theatre Royal Bath’s Ustinov Studio last December.

When Oleanna opened nearly thirty years ago, it caused uproar amongst audiences from New York to London. Set on an American campus, a seemingly innocuous conversation between a college professor and his female student warps into a nightmare which threatens to destroy them both, when she files a claim of sexual harassment against him. With its take on the corrosive excesses of political correctness and exploration of the use and abuse of language, this is the ultimate drama of pupil power and student revenge.

Addressing issues which are strikingly current, this will be a fascinating opportunity to see this landmark play from the perspective of our #MeToo era and Everyone’s Invited era.

Oleanna is designed by Alex Eales, with lighting by Oliver Fenwick and sound by Jon Nicholls.

For more information, please visit the relevant venue’s website.