Full casting has been announced for the world premiere of The El. Train. Joining the previously announced Ruth Wilson, is Simon Coombs, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Christian Edwards, Nicola Hughes, Adam Sopp, Ony Uhiara and Zubin Varla.
The El. Train is made up of three one-act plays by Eugene O’Neill (The Web, Before Breakfast and The Dreamy Kid). They were written between 1913 and 1918 and are being presented together for the first time. Combining live music with immersive design, all housed in the intimate setting of Grade II listed Hoxton Hall (built 1863, seating an audience of 125), The El. Train will run for a limited four-week season from 6th December until 30th December (with press nights on the 12th & 13th December).
The Web Cast
Adam Sopp (The Man), Zubin Varla (Steve), Ruth Wilson (Rose), Simon Coombs (Tim) and Christian Edwards (Policeman).
Before Breakfast Cast
Zubin Varla (Alfred) and Ruth Wilson (Mrs. Rowland).
The Dreamy Kid Cast
Ony Uhiara (Irene), Simon Coombs (Dreamy), Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Ceely Ann) and Nicola Hughes (Mammy Saunders).
The El. Train Band
Performing between plays
Nicola Hughes (Lead Vocalist), Adam Sopp (Piano) and Zubin Varla.
Ruth Wilson (pictured right) will act in The Web and Before Breakfast, directed by Sam Yates, and will make her directorial debut with The Dreamy Kid. Design is by Richard Kent, with lighting by Neil Austin and original composition and sound design by Alex Baranowski. The El. Train is being produced by Found Productions.
Set in impoverished New York at the turn of the 20th Century, the event begins with the three one-act plays linked by a live ragtime/jazz band performing musical vignettes to further evoke the distinctive feel of the period, while elevating O’Neill’s epic themes of sin and redemption, and heaven and hell.
These intensely dramatic plays will be followed by a night of hard liquor and live music at O’Neill’s very own New York watering hole, the Hell Hole Saloon.
Ruth Wilson won the 2012 Olivier Award for Best Actress for her role of Anna in Anna Christie, alongside Jude Law and the 2010 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire, with Rachel Weisz, both at the Donmar Warehouse. Ruth’s other stage credits include Philistines at the National Theatre and Through A Glass Darkly at the Almeida Theatre. Ruth’s most recognised roles on television include playing Jane in Jane Eyre and Alice Morgan in the BBC’s Luther. Her film credits include Anna Karenina, The Lone Ranger with Johnny Depp and the forthcoming Disney film Saving Mr Banks with Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson.
Please visit www.theeltrain.com for further information and tickets.
Please visit www.theeltrain.com for further information and tickets.
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