Full cast announced for Danny Lee Wynter’s ILFORD BOY at Donmar Warehouse
Full casting has been revealed for the world premiere of Danny Lee Wynter’s Ilford Boy, which plays at London’s Donmar Warehouse from 10 October - 28 November.
Directed by Donmar Artistic Director Tim Sheader, the cast includes Lindsey Coulson (Eastenders, BBC) as Eileen, Cary Crankson (The Talented Mr Ripley, UK tour) as Trevor, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr (Alterations, National Theatre) as Ken, Aaron Gill (Indian Ink, Hampstead Theatre) as Raj, Charlotte Jaconelli (Midnight, Sadler’s Wells East) as Ann, Sinead Matthews (Till The Stars Come Down, National Theatre/West End) as Jackie, Craig Stein (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, National Theatre) as Patrick, Leo Whitfield-Harris (professional stage debut) as Ted, and Ria Zmitrowicz (The Welkin, National Theatre) as Tillie.
.The boy lives in Ilford, of course he’s depressed.
Mixed-race teenager Ted Martin is growing up in 90s East London in a house full of chaos, laughter and tough love.
One day Patrick arrives, shaking the foundations of Ted's life with his sense of style, humour and love of show tunes. Another way to live explodes into view. One filled with art, possibility and people who see him clearly for the first time.
Also on the creative team are set designer Peter McKintosh, costume designer Ryan Dawson Laight, lighting designer Aideen Malone, sound designer Tony Gayle, choreographer & intimacy director Ebony Molina, composer & music supervisor Eamonn O'Dwyer, WHAM designer Carole Hancock, voice director Barbara Houseman, dialect coach Hazel Holder, fight director Kate Waters, and casting director Lotte Hines CDG.
