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Cast Set for Mike Leigh’s London Revival of Ecstasy

Mike Leigh
(© Tristan Fuge)
Mike Leigh
(© Tristan Fuge)

Casting has been announced for a revival of Mike Leigh’s Ecstasy, to be directed by the playwright at the Hampstead Theatre, March 10-April 9.

Set in 1979, the action revolves around a group of old friends who come together in a Kilburn bed-sit. The production marks the first time that Leigh is returning to one of his past plays.

The cast will feature Sian Brooke, Daniel Coonan, Claire Louise Cordwell, Allen Leech, Sinead Matthews, and Craig Parkinson.

The production will be designed by Leigh’s longtime collaborator Alison Chitty, with lighting by Paul Pyant, and sound by John Leonard.

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