Full cast announced for ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST at The Old Vic
Full casting has been announced for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Dale Wasserman, based on the novel by Ken Kesey, which plays at The Old Vic from 1 April–23 May.
Joining the previously announced Aaron Pierre as Randle P. McMurphy and Giles Terera as Dale Harding are Michelle Gomez (Green Wing, The Flight Attendant) as Nurse Ratched, Samson Ajewole as Aide Warren, Kazeem Tosin Amore as Aide Turkle, Arthur Boan as Chief Bromden, Adam Bond (Ensemble), Emma Cater (Ensemble), Ene Frost as Ruckley, Jaz Hutchins as Aide Williams, Shaquille Jack (Ensemble), Daisy Lewis as Candy Starr, Amy Newton as Nurse Flinn/Sandra, Jason Pennycooke as Martini, Javone Prince as Cheswick, Mo Sesay as Scanlon, Matthew Steer as Dr Spivey, and Kedar Williams-Stirling as Billy Bibbit.
Inside a psychiatric facility, Chief Bromden has been silent for years — confined and maligned by a system that labels, divides and forgets. But he has a story to tell. He’s just been waiting for someone to listen.
Enter Randle P. McMurphy, a gambler and provocateur whose defiance unsettles the ward — and sparks something long dormant in Bromden and his fellow patients. Under the iron rule of Nurse Ratched, they have been stripped of their humanity. Now, McMurphy’s rebellion reminds the patients of their voices — and what it means to be free.
Based on Ken Kesey’s countercultural masterpiece, Clint Dyer directs a bold new staging of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest that reignites the spirit of the original novel. A searing exploration of colonialism and the social structures built to silence dissent, this production invites audiences to experience the story in a powerful new light.
The creative team includes director Clint Dyer, set and costume designer Ben Stones, lighting designer Chris Davey, sound designer Benjamin Grant, video designer Gino Ricardo Green, movement director Lucie Pankhurst, casting director Heather Basten CDG CSA, voice and dialect coach Joel Trill, and fight director Kev McCurdy.
In Artistic Director Matthew Warchus’ final season, all productions will take place completely In The Round, forming an intimate seating configuration that surrounds the stage.
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