The Barn Theatre in Cirencester has introduced that Faye Brookes (Coronation Avenue, Strictly Ballroom) and Tom Lorcan (Coronation Avenue, A Monster Calls) will star within the theatre’s upcoming revival manufacturing of Nick Payne’s multi-award-winning play Constellations, working on the Cotswold venue from 29 March – 18 Could, with a press efficiency on 2 April.
Constellations may even see the return of Jessica Daniels to direct the manufacturing, having beforehand directed the theatre’s acclaimed Constructed by Barn productions of The Butterfly Lion and The Mozart Query, for which Daniels acquired a UK Theatre Awards nomination for Finest Route.
Payne’s play is a excessive idea romance, a Sliding Doorways to the ability of 100 – and plenty of different issues without delay: a drama about time and reminiscence, about dying and grief, playful and profound, comedian and mournful.
The award-winning smash hit brings collectively the unlikeliest of {couples} in Roland, a beekeeper and Marianne, a physicist. What follows is a relationship and friendship that embraces the richness of the characters, permitting the viewers to share within the comedy and the heartbreak, drawing them into the unflinching actuality that the characters finally face.
Nick Payne’s dazzling play is a stupendous wealthy exploration into human connections with a plot that ingeniously retains us guessing till the very finish.
Constellations first premiered within the UK in 2012, profitable the Finest Play class on the Night Commonplace Theatre Awards, making the 29-year-old Payne the youngest winner of the award. The play additionally acquired a number of nominations on the 2013 Olivier Awards, together with a Finest Play nomination, earlier than debuting on Broadway in 2015 to nice acclaim, together with three Drama League Award nominations. In 2022, the play acquired the Olivier Award for Finest Play Revival.
Faye Brookes was most just lately seen touring the UK starring as Fran in Strictly Ballroom the Musical. Brookes is finest recognized for taking part in the function of Kate Connor in Coronation Avenue from 2015-2019, profitable a Nationwide Tv Award for her efficiency, and ending second place within the 2021 collection of Dancing On Ice. Her efficiency credit additionally embrace enjoying Roxie Hart in Chicago (UK Tour), Elle Woods in Legally Blonde (UK Tour) and Princess Fiona in Shrek (UK Tour).
Tom Lorcan is finest recognized for taking part in the function of Mike Hargrave in Coronation Avenue. His display screen credit additionally embrace enjoying Captain Stark in Home of the Dragon, Edward Vickers in Gentleman Jack and Neil Hughs in Granchester. His stage credit embrace enjoying Dad within the Olivier Award-winning A Monster Calls (Bristol Previous Vic & Kennedy Middle, USA), Tony in Billy Elliot (West Finish) and Donnie/Knuckles within the authentic West Finish forged of Jersey Boys (West Finish).
Jessica Daniels stated, “I’m thrilled to be returning to the Barn to direct Nick Payne’s Constellations. It’s play I’ve at all times liked, at a theatre that has produced a few of my proudest work.”
Daniels will probably be joined on the artistic crew by Ethan Cheek as Designer, Amanda Priestley as Composer and Sound Designer, and Off West Finish Award-nominee Hector Murray as Lighting Designer.
Since launching in 2018, the Barn Theatre has gained nationwide recognition having produced over 35 Constructed by Barn exhibits and being awarded The Stage Awards’ Finest Fringe Theatre of the Yr Award 2019. The theatre just lately celebrated its fifth anniversary with a season that included world premieres of Simon Reade’s adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s Ready For Anya, Jonathan Lynn’s remaining instalment of his basic collection I’m Sorry Prime Minister, I Can’t Fairly Keep in mind, in addition to a reimagined revival manufacturing of the musical As soon as and the world premiere of a musical adaptation of Treasure Island.
