Casting announced for Samuel Beckett's ENDGAME at Theatre Royal Bath
The star-studded cast of Theatre Royal Bath Ustinov Studio’s new production of Samuel Beckett’s ENDGAME has been announced, which plays at the venue from 4 September-4 October.
Award-winning actor, director and writer Douglas Hodge (La Cage Aux Folles, West End) will play Hamm, with acclaimed film and television actor Clive Francis (A Christmas Carol) as Nagg, Mathew Horne (Gavin and Stacey, BBC) as Clov, and Selina Cadell (The Deep Blue Sea, Theatre Royal Bath/West End) as Nell.
In a bare room, Hamm, an old, blind tyrant is locked in a stalemate with his servant Clov. Interrupted by the nostalgic musings of Hamm’s ancient, dustbin-dwelling parents, Hamm and Clov do their best to ignore the older pair, and cling stubbornly to their comic routine of casual savagery and mutual dependence.
Widely recognised as one of the most important writers of the 20th century, Samuel Beckett’s plays, novels and poetry are regarded as the pinnacle of black comedy and tragicomic life.
Director Lindsay Posner, one of the UK’s most sought after directors, returns to the Ustinov Studio fresh from the West End transfers of Noises Off, A View From The Bridge and The Deep Blue Sea.