Almeida Theatre announces full casting for GOLDEN BOY
The Almeida Theatre has announced the full cast for Golden Boy today, which runs at the London venue from 9 September - 31 October.
Joining the previously announced Josh O’Connor will be Jason Barnett (Black Comedy, Orange Tree Theatre), Richard Fleeshman (Something Rotten!, Manchester Opera House), David Ganly (The Cherry Orchard, Donmar Warehouse/St Ann’s Warehouse), Patrick Martins (Wedding Band, Lyric Hammersmith), Daniel Mays (Guys & Dolls, Bridge Theatre), Oliver Ryan (Double Indemnity, UK tour), Hayley Squires (All My Sons, West End), Stanley Townsend (Retrograde, West End), Zubin Varla (A Tupperware of Ashes, National Theatre), and Nicholas Woodeson (The Holy Rosenbergs, Menier Chocolate Factory).
Olivier Award winner Sam Yates directs this searing revival of Clifford Odets’ knockout American classic.
I’m out for fame and fortune, not to be different or artistic! I don’t intend to be ashamed of my life!
1930s New York, at the height of the Depression.
Joe Bonaparte is a gifted young violinist with extraordinary talent and a future in music, until a chance at fame and fortune lures him into the brutal world of professional boxing. Pressured by a ruthless manager, tempted by a forbidden love, and bound by the expectations of his Italian-American family, Joe is a young man torn between the seductive promise of the American Dream and the quiet honour of a decent life. He must confront what he’s willing to sacrifice, who he’s willing to become, and how to find his place in a world that demands he choose a side.
Also on the creative team are set and costume designer Rosanna Vize, lighting designer James Farncombe, sound designer Dan Balfour, composer Isobel Waller-Bridge, video designer Jack Phelan, casting director Jim Carnahan CSA and Alexandre Bleau, children's casting director Amy Beadel CDG, movement director Imogen Knight, fight director Kate Waters, and dialect coach William Conacher.