Andrew Scott Joins Cast Of COCK At The Royal Court

COCK, a new play by Mike Bartlett, will open in the Jerwood tTheatre Upstairs at the Royal Court on November 18 (previews from November 13). Directed by James Macdonald, the cast will include AnDrew Scott and Ben Whishaw, with design by Miriam Buether and lighting by Peter Mumford.

"But that's what this is, isn't it? The ultimate bitch fight."

When John takes a break from his boyfriend, he accidentally meets the girl of his dreams. Filled with guilt and indecision, he decides there is only one way to straighten this out...

Mike Bartlett's punchy new story takes a playful, candid look at one man's sexuality and the difficulties that arise when you realise you have a choice.

Mike Bartlett's previous work includes Contractions, My Child (both Royal Court) and Artefacts (Bush). He has worked with various companies including Paines Plough, Soho and Hampstead Theatres. He was the Pearson Writer in Residence at the Royal Court in 2007, and is a graduate of the Royal Court's Young Writers Programme.

AnDrew Scott last appeared at the Royal Court in Christopher Shinn's Dying City. His other Royal Court credits include A Girl In A Car With A Man, Playing The Victim, Crave and Dublin Carol, while his other stage work includes Sea Wall (Bush), The Vertical Hour (Broadway), The Aristocrats (NT) and extensive work with Druid and The Abbey Theatre, Dublin.

Ben Whishaw's stage credits include ...Some Trace of Her (NT), Leaves of Glass (Soho), The Seagull (NT), Mercury Fur (Paines Plough) and Hamlet (Old Vic). His film credits include Bright Star (dir. Jane Campion), Brideshead Revisited (dir. Julian Jarrold) and Perfume (dir. Tom Tykwer), while his TV credits include Criminal Justice (BBC TV) and Nathan Barley (Talkback/Channel 4).

 

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