Menier Chocolate Factory to present European premiere of Power of Sail

The Menier Chocolate Factory will present the European premiere of Power of Sail this spring.

Written by Paul Grellong (Manuscript) and billed as a “moral thriller”, the piece explores the tenuous relationship between hate and freedom of speech through the lens of a Harvard University symposium, where a white nationalist has been invited to attend.

The production will be directed by Dominic Dromgoole (Marjorie Prime) and will also feature designs by Paul Farnsworth and lighting by Oliver Fenwick.

The play originally debuted at the Waterhouse Theatre in South Carolina in 2019 and went on to be staged in a 2022 production at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, starring Bryan Cranston and Amy Brenneman.

Power of Sail begins previews on 20 March 2024, ahead of a press night on 28 March, and is scheduled to run until 18 May.

Menier Chocolate Factory’s current offering of Stephen Sondheim, John Weidman and Hugh Wheeler’s Pacific Overtures continues until 25 February.