In the centenary year since Arthur Miller’s birth, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of the 1949 Pulitzer Prize-winning play Death of a Salesman is transferring to the West End
A moving revival of the American play
Following its critically-acclaimed run at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has announced Death of a Salesman is coming to the Noel Coward Theatre in May 2015.
A full original cast transfer
The entire cast, which is led by Antony Sher and Harriet Walter as Willy and Linda Loman, is transferring for a ten-week run in London, beginning on. The Loman’s sons, Buff and Happy, are played by Alex Hassell and Sam Marks.
Gregory Doran, RSC’s artistic director who also directs the production, spoke of his excitement of bringing Arthur Miller’s play to the West End.
“Death of a Salesman is, without doubt in my mind, the greatest American play of the 20th century and it has taken its rightful place, alongside Shakespeare, on our main stage in Stratford-upon-Avon, to mark the centenary of Arthur Miller’s birth. I am delighted we are able to share this production with London audiences at the Noel Coward Theatre,” said Doran.
A ‘superlative’ revival
In Stratford-Upon-Avon Death of a Salesman has been described as a “moving” and “superlative” revival, in which Anthony Sher gives the “performance of his career.”
Arthur Miller’s 1949 slice of American slow-death will run at the Noel Coward Theatre from 9 May until 18 July 2015.
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