KENREX set to receive American premiere this Spring

Photo credit: Manuel Harlan

It has been announced that the American premiere of KENREX, the critically acclaimed thriller by Olivier Award® nominee Jack Holden and Ed Stambollouian, based on an astonishing true story, will take place this Spring at New York’s Lucille Lortel Theatre.

Performed by Holden and directed by Stambollouian, with an original score performed live by John Patrick Elliott, performances for the limited 11-week run will begin on 15 April.

Direct from three acclaimed, sold-out runs across London – at Southwark Playhouse Borough, Sheffield Theatres, and, most recently, The Other Palace – KENREX is the blistering true-crime thriller about the thin line between justice served and justice taken. Jack Holden delivers “an astonishing performance” (The Guardian), slipping in and out of 35 characters, all set against a high-octane, searing score.

Jack Holden and Ed Stambollouian said: “As much as UK audiences have responded to this play, at its core this is a deeply American story. We are thrilled for this chance to present it to American audiences.”

KENREX features set and costume design by Anisha Fields, lighting and video design by Joshua Pharo, sound by Giles Thomas, and movement direction by Sarah Golding.

Tickets for KENREX go on general sale on Friday (30 Jan) at 10am ET here.