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Harry Lloyd leads the cast of John Malkovich's Good Canary

Michael Simkins will also star in the play which transfers to the UK in September

Harry Lloyd
Harry Lloyd
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Full casting has been announced for Zach Helm's Good Canary, which will be directed by John Malkovich.

Game of Thrones star Harry Lloyd leads the cast as Jack alongside Freya Mavor as Annie and Ilan Goodman as Jeff.

Casting also includes Sally Rogers (Hangmen, Royal Court) as Sylvia, Michael Simkins (Fracked!, Chichester) as Stuart, Steve John Shepherd (A View From Islington North) as Charlie and Simon Wilson (All My Sons, Open Air Theatre) as Mulholland.

Set in New York, the play is about novelist Jack who is on the verge of signing a multi-million dollar book deal and how his wife, who suffers with addiction and mental illness, copes with the success.

The play is directed by Academy Award-nominated John Malkovich, and designed by Pierre-François Limbosch.

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Good Canary runs at Rose Theatre Kingston on 21 September until 8 October, with previews from 16 September.