Netflix star Harrison Osterfield joins cast of INVASIVE SPECIES at King’s Head Theatre
Following its critically acclaimed Off-Broadway run, the full cast and creative team have been announced for the UK première of Maia Novi’s semi-autobiographical play Invasive Species, which plays at London’s King’s Head Theatre from 3 September-3 October.
Directed by Pulitzer Prize finalist Michael Breslin, Novi reprises the lead role, alongside Harrison Osterfield (The Irregulars, Netflix), Ella Blackburn (The Thing, White Bear Theatre), Max Percy (Baklâ, The North Wall), and Kalifa Taylor (The Taming of the Shrew; All’s Well That Ends Well, Shakespeare in the Squares)
Invasive Species’ successful run at The Vineyard’s Dimson Theatre in 2024 garnered attention as it touched on poignant issues of immigration, identity politics and mental health.
Maia will stop at nothing to be in the American movies, even if it means losing her mind. Following the journey of an Argentinean actor as she tests the limits of her American dream, Invasive Species is an outrageous dark comedy about how immigrating to the US maybe the role of a lifetime.
Director Michael Breslin said: “After a thrilling run in New York last summer, I am excited for London audiences to experience Maia’s hilarious and moving play. I am also excited to welcome a new company of brilliant UK actors into the whip smart, electric, and heartfelt world of Invasive Species.”
Completing the creative team are dramaturg Amauta M. Firmino, UK set designer & costume supervisor Damien Stanton, UK associate lighting designer Ben Jacobs, and UK associate sound designer Dominic Brennan.
