Initial casting announced for UK premiere of NACHTLAND

Initial casting has been announced for the UK premiere of Nachtland, a jagged new satire by Marius von Mayenburg, translated by Maja Zade, directed by Tony Award-winning director Patrick Marber, which runs at the Young Vic Theatre from 20 February-20 April 2024.

BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated actress, writer and director Romola Garai (Atonement, The Hour, Queen Anne) will play Nicola, alongside Olivier, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominated actress Jane Horrocks (Little Voice, Cabaret, Absolutely Fabulous) as Evamaria, John Heffernan (Much Ado About Nothing, Edward II, Dracula) as Philipp, Angus Wright (Flowers, Peep Show, Oresteia) as Kahl, and Jenna Augen (Leopoldstadt, Bad Jews, The Comedy About A Bank Robbery) as Judith. Further casting will be announced in due course.

Modern day Germany. Nicola and Philipp argue as they clear out their late father’s house. When they find an old painting stashed in the attic, things get savage. The painting is a quaint street scene from 1920s Vienna; the work of a failed artist who abandoned his original vocation for Nazism… Nicola wants to sell it. Philipp wants to keep it. His wife Judith wants to burn it. 

The production is designed by Anna Fleischle, with lighting by Richard Howell, composition and sound by Adam Cork, movement direction by EJ Boyle, and casting by Amy Ball CDG.

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