Touching the Void 2019

Run Time:
2 hours and 25 minutes, including intermission
Ages: 15+
Opened: November 14, 2019
Closing: February 29, 2020

Touching the Void - 2019 - West End History , Info & More

Duke of York's Theatre
St Martin's Ln, Charing Cross, London WC2N 4BG, United Kingdom London WC2N 4BG

Directed by the award-winning Tom Morris (War Horse) and based on Joe Simpson's best-selling memoir, turned BAFTA-winning film, this extraordinary story charts Joe Simpson’s and Simon Yates’ struggle for survival on the perilous Siula Grande mountain in the Peruvian Andes.

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TOUCHING THE VOID and Samaritans will Host a Panel on Mental Wellbeing
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 13, 2020

Touching The Void, currently running at the Duke of York's Theatre in London's West End, is set to host a pre-show event with Samaritans on 20th January, discussing mental wellbeing, resilience and weathering the storm.

BWW Interview: Josh Williams Talks TOUCHING THE VOID at Duke Of York's Theatre
by Anthony Walker-Cook - November 18, 2019

After a premiere at Bristol Old Vic, and a tour including Inverness and Hong Kong, Touching the Void is now at the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End. Writer David Greig and director Morris have managed the astonishing feat of translating to stage the story of Joe Simpson, who was stranded in the Peruvian Andes after his climbing partner Simon Yates had to make the terrible decision to cut the rope connecting them. BroadwayWorld spoke with Josh Williams about the physical intensity demanded by the show and how it depicts the men who set their minds on scaling these mountains.

Review Roundup: TOUCHING THE VOID in the West End
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 15, 2019

Following critically acclaimed runs at the Bristol Old Vic, Royal & Derngate, Northampton, Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, Hong Kong Festival and on Tour in the UK Tom Morris' production of Touching the Void opened in the West End last night at the Duke of York's Theatre.

BWW Review: TOUCHING THE VOID, Duke of York's Theatre
by Marianka Swain - November 15, 2019

How can you possibly put Joe Simpson's account of his hellish mountaineering accident on stage? Curiosity alone might well draw in viewers for this new adaptation, which premiered last year at Bristol Old Vic a?' swiftly followed by awe as they see just how inventively writer David Greig and director Tom Morris have engineered the translation.

Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsal For TOUCHING THE VOID at the Duke of York's Theatre
by Stephi Wild - October 30, 2019

Rehearsal images have today been released for the West End production Touching the Void. War Horse co-director Tom Morris' production of Touching the Void will open in the West End at the Duke of York's Theatre previewing from November 9th for a strictly limited season with an opening night of November 14th.

Touching the Void FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Touching the Void have there been?
Touching the Void has had 1 productions including West End which opened in 2019.

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