Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour and director Omar Elerian have launched a theater production company, There & Then.
They are planning on a West End version of Soleimanpour’s White Rabbit Red Rabbit at the Duchess Theatre as their inaugural production, presented in association with Nica Burns and her Nimax Theatre Group. The play sees a different performer taking to the stage each night with a sealed envelop containing a script they’ve never seen before, which is the performed with no rehearsal or director.
Running between June 8-November 2 on Monday evenings, the initial roster of artists includes David Harewood (Othello) on the opening night, David Tennant (Rivals) on 15 June, Jo Joyner (Little Disasters) on 22 June, Asim Chaudhry (People Just Do Nothing) on 29 June, Luke Thompson (Bridgerton) on 6 July, Jodie Whittaker (Toxic Town) on 13 July, Kathryn Hunter (Poor Things) on 20 July, Kunal Nayyar (The Big Bang Theory) on 27 July, Archie Madekwe (Steal) on 21 September and Riz Ahmed (Bait) on 28 September. Further casting to be announced in
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