It has been announced that Michael Feast and Sheila Reid will star in the 20th anniversary production of Philip Ridley’s contemporary classic Ghost From A Perfect Place.
The show, which is described as a "scorchingly dark comedy", runs at the Arcola Theatre between Thursday 11th September and Saturday 11th October 2014. The cast also includes: Florence Hall as Rio Sparks, Rachel Redford as Miss Kerosene and Scarlett Brookes as Miss Sulpher.
Michael Feast’s long and distinguished stage career includes The Tempest (with John Gielgud as Prospero), No Man’s Land at the National Theatre and in the West End with John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson, American Buffalo, Murder in the Cathedral, The Possessed, Carousel and Sexual Perversity in Chicago. He was Macduff in Rupert Goold’s acclaimed production of Macbeth in the West End and on Broadway.
Sheila Reid has become a household name for playing Madge in the hit ITV comedy Benidorm. She has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in theatre, film and TV. Her many National Theatre roles include The Crucible and Three Sisters, directed by Laurence Olivier, The Way of The World, Othello, Hedda Gabler and the Beggar Woman in Sweeney Todd. She was Jack’s Mother in Sondheim’s Into the Woods at the Donmar Warehouse and Queen Margaret in Richard III at the RSC. Her West End credits include Steaming, The Importance of Being Earnest and Martin Guerre.
Back in the swinging sixties, Travis Flood led a gang that terrorised East London. Now, after an absence of many years, he returns to find his old turf in the clutches of a new kind of gang…with a new kind of leader. Rio, ruler of a vicious gang of girls, instantly captivates Travis with her haunting beauty. But when their paths cross, a shocking story begins to emerge - one that shatters both their distorted memories.
Twenty years after its explosive sold-out premiere at Hampstead Theatre - where it was denounced as “pornographic” by The Guardian’s Michael Billington and hailed by The Spectator as “a masterpiece”, Ghost From A Perfect Place is having its first major revival, directed by Russell Bolam.
Ghost From A Perfect Place explores London’s explosive gang culture with a particular focus on the experiences of young women. The production has collaborated with several leading organisations dealing with gang violence in London to create a series of initiatives to accompany the performances. These include affordable ticket schemes, post-show discussions and Q&As, therapeutic workshops and an education pack and playtext.
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