THE MADDENING RAIN Plays Brits Off Broadway At 59E59

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) will welcome Darbourne Luff and UpstArt Theatre to Brits Off Broadway with THE MADDENING RAIN, written by Nicholas Pierpan, directed by Matthew Dunster and featuring Felix Scott. THE MADDENING RAIN begins performances on Tuesday, November 1 for a limited engagement through Sunday, November 20. Press opening is Sunday, November 6 at 4:30 PM. THE MADDENING RAIN is part of THREE BRITISH SOLOS, three solo shows performed in rep, at Brits Off Broadway. Single tickets are $25 ($17.50 for 59E59 Members). Part of Three British Solos at Brits Off Broadway, a three-show package is available for $50; a two show package is $35. To purchase tickets, call Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200 or go to www.59e59.org. For more information, visit www.britsoffbroadway.com.

The performance schedule for THE MADDENING RAIN is:
Tuesday, November 1 - Sunday, November 6
Tue at 8:30 PM, Thur at 6:30 PM, Fri at 8:30 PM, Sat at 7:30 PM, Sun at 4:30 PM

Tuesday, November 8 - Sunday, November 13
Wed at 6:30 PM, Thur at 8:30 PM, Sat at 2:30 PM & 9:30 PM, Sun at 7:30 PM

Tuesday, November 15 - Sunday, November 20
Tue at 6:30 PM, Wed at 8:30 PM, Fri at 6:30 PM, Sat at 4:30 PM, Sun at 2:30 PM

Torn between Chilean lithium deals and reuniting with his first love, a broker battles his way through the tough worlds of love and finance. A brutally funny tale of lust and betrayal in 21st Century London, THE MADDENING RAIN cuts to the heart of the global recession, with Felix Scott turning in a "blistering performance" (The Guardian).

Nicholas Pierpan (playwright) writes plays, screenplays and poetry. He is the two-time winner of the Cameron Mackintosh Award for New Writing for The Problem With The Seventh Year and Too Much In The Sun (published by Samuel French Ltd in 2008). In 2009, Nicholas was a finalist for the Yale Drama Prize for Devolution. In the past year he has had short plays produced with The Miniaturists and the Off Cuts Festival, as well as a full-length production at Theatre Ulm (Germany). He is currently developing two film scripts, one with The Script Factory and another with The Faber Academy, and a television series with Little Brother Productions. Nicholas was recently selected for the 2010 BBC Sparks Radio Residency, and commissioned for the BBC's Man In Black series. His poetry has appeared in Poetry Review, The Guardian Review, Granta/British Council New Writing, Tower Poetry Review and elsewhere.

Matthew Dunster (director) has already achieved a reputation as one of the UK's most exciting young directors, playwrights and actors with recent directing work including Love The Sinner (Royal National Theatre); 1984 (Royal Exchange, Manchester); Macbeth (Royal Exchange, Manchester); Doctor Faustus and The Frontline (Shakespeare's Globe); Testing The Echo (Out of Joint); The Member Of The Wedding (Young Vic); Love And Money (Young Vic and Royal Exchange: nominated for Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement In An Affiliate Theatre); Some Voices (Young Vic), Cruising (Bush Theatre), Project D: I'm Mediocre (The Work) and Port Authority (Liverpool Everyman).

Felix Scott (actor) has most recently been seen in Doctor Faustus at The Globe Theatre and as Philip De Vox in Chistopher Nolan's Inception. Other stage work includes Sudden Loss Of Dignity (Bush Theatre); The Man Who Had All The Luck (Donmar Warehouse); In The Heart Of America (John Gielgud Theatre), Sentenced (Union Theatre), 16 Minutes (nabokov), Breaktime (Pleasance Theatre), Lost Yet Found (Hampstead Theatre). He plays Jason in the BBC Series Missing, and has also appeared in Holby City, Plus One, Lewis, Wire In The Blood and was a regular in Family Affairs.