Review: Unreachable at the Royal Court

Unreachable 

Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs)

Reviewed on Wednesday 13th July 2016

★★★

Matt Smith returns to the London stage after his stint as 'American Psycho' Patrick Bateman at the Almedia in 2013, to play an alter together kind of anti-hero.

American Psycho to release Original London Cast Recording

Ahead of its Broadway transfer, it has been announced that American Psycho will release an Original London Cast Recording.

With a score by Duncan Sheik, the cast album will be released on 25th March 2016 from Concord Records. 

Starring Doctor Who's Matt Smith, American Psycho ran at London's Almeida Theatre between December 2013 and January 2014. A West End transfer was rumoured but never happened.

The London cast also included: Gillian Kirkpatrick as Patrick's Mother/Mrs. Wolfe, Cassie Compton as Jean and Susannah Fielding as Evelyn Williams. The London cast was completed by Ben Aldridge, Charlie Anson, Jonathan Bailey, Katie Brayben, Holly Dale Spencer, Simon Gregor, Holly James, Lucie Jones, Tom Kay, Eugene McCoy and Hugh Skinner.

Theatre Gossip: American Psycho for West End transfer later this year?

American Psycho's composer, Duncan Sheik, has revealed that the show could transfer into London's West End later this year. 

Speaking to San Francisco radio station KFOG-FM , Sheik said: "It looks like we're doing a West End transfer in the fall, and if that goes well, we'll bring it to America."

Confirmed: Matt Smith to star in Almeida's American Psycho, full casting announced

It has been confirmed that Doctor Who star Matt Smith will lead the cast as Patrick Bateman in the upcoming stage adaptation of American Psycho at the Almeida Theatre. 

The production, which opens on 12th December (previews from 3rd December) and runs until 25th January 2014, is a musical version of Bret Easton Ellis’s controversial novel about a self-possessed serial killer working on Wall Street in the 1980s. American Psycho was also famously adapted into a 2000 film starring Christian Bale.

Matt will be making his musical theatre debut in Rupert Goold's production. Rehearsals for the show begun today (7th October). American Psycho is composed by Tony and Olivier-Award winner Duncan Sheik with a book by playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa .

The cast also includes: Ben Aldridge, Charlie Anson, Jonathan Bailey, Katie Brayben, Cassandra Compton, Holly Dale Spencer, Susannah Fielding, Simon Gregor, Holly James, Lucie Jones, Tom Kay, Gillian Kirkpatrick, Eugene McCoy and Hugh Skinner.

Theatre Gossip: Matt Smith to star in Almeida Theatre's American Psycho?

The Daily Mail has reported that Doctor Who star Matt Smith has begun rehearsals for American Psycho at the Almeida Theatre. Please remember this gossip is yet to be confirmed.

The production, which opens on 12th December (previews from 3rd December), is a musical version of Bret Easton Ellis’s controversial novel American Psycho, about a Wall Street serial killer. 

A source apparently told the Daily Mail that "It’s a damn difficult role to pull off and Smith has charm and the acting chops to do it. It’s bold casting and brave for Smith to take it on." The article also suggests plans for West End and Broadway transfers, should the initial run be a success.