It's 1969 London. The brash young Rupert Murdoch purchases a struggling paper, The Sun, and sets out to make it a must-read smash which will destroy - and ultimately horrify - the competition. He brings on rogue editor Larry Lamb who in turn recruits an unlikely team of underdog reporters. Together, they will go to any lengths for success and the race for the most ink is on!
Inspired by real events and a recent hit in London's West End, James Graham's electrifying new play comes to Broadway in the exhilarating Almeida Theatre production, directed by Rupert Goold. In its London run, The Guardian called it "riveting," and Time Out hailed it as "an incredibly brilliant stunner."
Directed with vaudevillian flair and firecracker snap by Rupert Goold, 'Ink' is set in London, in the gory glory days of a quaint phenomenon: print journalism. The show begins in 1969, with the purchase of a dying newspaper. Old, er, news, right? On the contrary. Mr. Graham's account of the resurrection of that paper - into a tabloid behemoth that hypnotizes its readership while forever altering its competition's DNA - foretells the age of populist media in which we now live and squirm.
And so is the exciting new play about it, 'Ink,' which opened on Broadway Wednesday night after its West End run. James Graham's down-and-dirty dramedy tells the story of the 1969 purchase of the struggling paper by a scrappy Australian named Rupert Murdoch.
2017 | West End |
Duke of York's Theatre Revival West End |
2019 | Broadway |
Manhattan Theatre Club American Premiere Broadway |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2019 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Play | Rupert Goold |
2019 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Feature Actor in a Play | Bertie Carvel |
2019 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design | Neil Austin |
2019 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Ink |
2019 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Scenic Design | Bunny Christie |
2019 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Play | Rupert Goold |
2019 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Play | Neil Austin |
2019 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Bertie Carvel |
2019 | Tony Awards | Best Play | James Graham |
2019 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | Bunny Christie |
2019 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Play | Adam Cork |
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