Full casting announced for world premiere of THE KING’S RANSOM at Donmar Warehouse
Full casting has been announced for the world premiere of Stuart Slade’s The King’s Ransom, which plays at London’s Donmar Warehouse from 5 December - 6 February.
Directed by Matthew Dunster, the cast includes Charlie Cox (The Prince of Homburg, Donmar Warehouse) as Vince, Tom Fletcher (Of Mice & Men, UK tour) as Charlie, Matthew Flynn (Punch, Nottingham Playhouse) as Mr Bluefield, Blake Harrison (The Inbetweeners, Channel 4) as Rusty, Leo Patrick (Blaze FM, Bristol Old Vic) as Jessie Lee, Jenny Rainsford (A Midsummer Night's Dream, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre) as Rhonda/Jenny, Christopher Short (Hadestown, Amsterdam/West End) as Elvis, Cherrelle Skeete (The Authenticator, National Theatre) as Mike, and Ronnie Yorke (Will or Eight Lost Years of Young Shakespeare’s Life, Rose Playhouse) as Red, with the role of Martha played by Ruby Barker, Eira Kay and Trixie Willis.
Stealin' dead folk's the American Dream?
Well, it’s always been an incredibly elastic concept - so yes.
The plan is simple:
Kidnap Elvis Presley's corpse.
Stash him in a chest freezer.
Collect the million-dollar ransom.
Memphis, 1977. When an enigmatic criminal mastermind offers small-time crook Vince Black the opportunity of a lifetime, Vince assembles a crack team of misfits and dropouts to attempt the heist of the century: swiping the earthly remains of The King of Rock and Roll.
Inspired by one of the strangest crime stories in American history, The King's Ransom, a new play by Stuart Slade, is a Southern-fried dark comedy about grief, redemption and spectacularly bad decisions. Matthew Dunster directs this outrageous, heartfelt heist caper about the little guys taking one last shot at the American Dream.
Completing the creative team are set designer Anna Fleischle, costume designer Jean Chan, lighting designer Sally Ferguson, sound designer Holly Khan, illusion designer Chris Cox, fight and intimacy directors Ruth Cooper-Brown and Rachel Bown-Williams of Rc-Annie, and casting director. Lotte Hines CDG.