Alfred Enoch. We know him and love him as Dean Thomas in the Harry Potter series. (Or if you’re a How to Get Away with Murder fan, you probably had your heart broken by his character, Wes Gibbins.)
Now, he is on his way to the West End as Ken in the Michael Grandage Company production of Red by John Logan.
Red follows artist Mark Rothko (to be played by Alfred Molina) as he is commissioned to paint murals for the revered Four Seasons restaurant in New York in the late 1950s. However, Rothko must deal with his brash new assistant, Ken, who questions Rothko’s theories of art.
Enoch is the second wizarding alumnus to take up the role as Ken, with Newt Scamander himself, Eddie Redmayne, playing the part in 2009. This production is the first revival of the play since those 2009 performances.
The production opens at Wyndham’s Theatre on May 15, with previews starting May 4, and runs until July 28.
Red isn’t the only production the Michael Grandage Company is putting on this year, having announced a rare revival of The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh. You may recognize the starring face in this production, but not from the Potter series. Aidan Turner (Kili in the Hobbit series) portrays Mad Padraic, a terrorist deemed too violent to be a member of the IRA, in the production.
The Lieutenant of Inishmore is set to begin at the Noël Coward Theatre on July 4, with previews starting June 23, and running until September 8.
The plays have over 40,000 seats at just £10 – 25% of the total capacity, continuing the company’s unique access policy and its commitment to developing new audiences. Seat prices include £10, £40, and £67.50.
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Press Release
WITH OVER 40,000 TICKETS ACROSS BOTH PRODUCTIONS AT £10 – 25% OF THE TOTAL RUN
With their production of Labour of Love about to complete its run, the Michael Grandage Company (MGC) today announces two new productions for 2018 – Red by John Logan, and The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh, both directed by the company’s Artistic Director Michael Grandage. The plays have over 40,000 seats at just £10 – 25% of the total capacity, continuing the company’s unique access policy and its commitment to developing new audiences.
Based on the original Donmar Warehouse production, this new production of Red by John Logan is the first ever UK revival since Grandage originated the premiere at the Donmar in 2009. The production went on to win six Tony Awards including Best Play.
Award-winning stage and screen actor Alfred Molina reprises his critically acclaimed performance as the American abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko. He is joined by rising star Alfred Enoch of US television drama series How To Get Away With Murder. The production opens at the Wyndham’s Theatre on 15 May, with previews from 4 May, and runs until 28 July.
The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh receives a rare revival in the West End, opening at the Noël Coward Theatre on 4 July, with previews from 23 June, and running until 8 September. It follows Michael Grandage’s award-winning production of McDonagh’s The Cripple of Inishmaan at the same address in 2013, which later transferred to Broadway. Aidan Turner stars as Mad Padraic, a terrorist deemed too violent to be a member of the IRA. The play, which premiered at the RSC in 2001, is a brilliant satire on terrorism, an acute observation of violence in contemporary culture and a hilarious farce.
Since Michael Grandage formed MGC in 2012, it has produced ten plays including several new plays directly into the West End. The company continues their commitment to offer over 40,000 tickets at £10 (including booking fee and restoration levy), which is 25% of the tickets for both productions, across all levels of the auditorium. In addition, they will stage both captioned and audio described performances.
Michael Grandage said today “This announcement continues our commitment to producing great plays in the West End with accessible pricing at the core of everything we do. I am looking forward to working with these exciting actors on two brilliant plays in two of the most beautiful playhouses in London.”
