Clarkston with Joe Locke, Sophie Melville and Ruaridh Mollica – in rehearsals

Take a first look at rehearsals for Clarkston’s limited season in the West End.

WhatsOnStage Award-winner Joe Locke will make his West End debut this autumn in the show, penned by Samuel D Hunter. The production will run for a limited season at the Trafalgar Theatre and is directed by Jack Serio. Locke stars opposite Ruaridh Mollica and Sophie Melville, who complete the cast.

Clarkston follows Jake, a young man travelling west in search of meaning, who crosses paths with Chris during a night shift at a Costco in a small American town. As their relationship grows, they begin to imagine a new future.

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Hunter’s work includes The Whale, A Case for the Existence of God and A Bright New Boise. The West End production follows Hunter and Serio’s recent collaboration on Grangeville in New York.

Clarkston was first seen as part of a double bill of plays at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in 2018, and now makes its UK premiere.

The production’s creative team includes set and costume designer Milla Clarke, lighting designer Stacey Derosier, sound designer George Dennis, casting director Stuart Burt and dramaturg John Baker.

The show runs from 17 September to 22 November for a limited nine-week season.

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