The likes of Paul Mescal, Ian McKellen, Omari Douglas, Jenna Russell, Lydia West, Emma D’Arcy, Phoebe Dynevor, Max Harwood and Lydia Wilson were all in attendance, cheering on the new cast led by Callum Scott Howells and Madeline Brewer.
The production is directed by Rebecca Frecknall with set and costume design by Tom Scutt and choreography by Julia Cheng. Musical supervision is by Jennifer Whyte and musical direction by Ben Ferguson with lighting design by Isabella Byrd and sound design by Nick Lidster. The casting director is Stuart Burt and the associate director is Jordan Fein.
Mescal will be appearing on stage in Frecknall’s production of A Streetcar Named Desire later this year at the Almeida.