”Brokeback Mountain” announces full West End cast and creative team

The world premiere of Brokeback Mountain, a new play with music based on Annie Proulx’s short story, has announced its full cast and creative team.

Directed by Jonathan Butterell and written by Ashley Robinson, the play features songs by Dan Gillespie Sells. It will star Emily Fairn (The Responder, making her stage debut) as Alma, Paul Hickey (The Merchant of Venice) as Older Ennis, and Martin Marquez (Joe/Bill/Jack’s Father) alongside previously announced cast members Mike Faist, Lucas Hedges, and Eddi Reader as the Balladeer with her onstage band – made up of Sean Green, Meelie Traill, Julian Jackson and BJ Cole.

Set in 1963 Wyoming, Brokeback Mountain follows the story of Ennis and Jack, who take jobs on the isolated mountain and find themselves struggling with unexpected emotional depths and an unresistible love that spans two decades.

The production marks the first world premiere play to be originated at @sohoplace and is the fourth production to open at the new venue, following Marvellous, As You Like It, and Medea. Brokeback Mountain is produced by Nica Burns with Adam Blanshay Productions, Lambert Jackson Productions, and Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment.

It opens on 10 May and runs for a limited season until 12 August, 2023. Tickets for the production are currently on sale.

The understudies are Rob Alexander-Adams, Tom Mahy and Sophie Reid. Completing the creative team alongside the previously announced Tom Pye (set and costume design), David Finn (lighting design), Christopher Shutt (sound design) are Shaheen Baig (casting director), Tommy Ross-Williams (intimacy director), Kevin McCurdy (fight director), Phil Wilding (production manager), Zeb Lalljee (costume supervisor), Sam Cox (wigs maker/supervisor), Lily Mollgaard (props supervisor), and Mary Irwin and Ben Furey (vocal/dialect coach).