Overview
- Kemi-Bo Jacobs will play Agnes and Rory Alexander will portray William Shakespeare in the American debut.
- The tour runs February 10–March 8 at Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s The Yard, March 17–April 12 at Washington’s Shakespeare Theatre Company, and April 22–May 24 at A.C.T.’s Toni Rembe Theatre in San Francisco.
- Lolita Chakrabarti adapts Maggie O’Farrell’s novel for the stage under the direction of Erica Whyman after premieres in Stratford-upon-Avon and the West End.
- The ensemble includes Troy Alexander, Nigel Barrett, Ajani Cabey, Saffron Dey, Victoria Elliott, Heather Forster, Karl Haynes, Ava Hinds Jones, Nicki Hobday, Penny Layden, Matilda McCarthy, and Bert Seymour, with several performers reprising RSC roles.
- The creative team features set and costume designer Tom Piper, lighting designer Prema Mehta, sound designer Simon Baker, composer Oğuz Kaplangi, and movement director Ayşe Tashkiran, as the property benefits from the film’s Golden Globes wins for best motion picture drama and best actress.