Overview
- The announcement made Friday confirms Dockery will lead the world premiere of Bloodsport: After Helen of Troy, which runs at Stratford East from Sept. 3 to Oct. 10 and has tickets on sale.
- Laura Aikman will co-star as Cee, marking Aikman’s stage debut opposite Dockery.
- Ava Pickett’s play follows Helen’s return home after a war fought in her name and explores friendship, motherhood, and the personal cost of her choices.
- The publicly named creative team includes Polly Sullivan (set and costume), Zeynep Kepekli (lighting), Nicola T. Chang (sound and composition), Kloé Dean (movement), Juliet Horsley CDG (casting) and dramaturg Ed Madden, with further casting yet to be announced.
- The production builds on Pickett’s rising profile after 1536’s West End transfer and Olivier recognition, and it is backed by commercial producers and philanthropic support at Stratford East.