Tickets to JUDAS KISS with Rupert Everett in Toronto on Sale Tomorrow

David Mirvish will present Rupert Everett starring in the North American premiere of Neil Armfield's production of David Hare's The Judas Kiss. This production began at London's Hampstead Theatre in 2012, where it received unanimous raves and broke the theatre's box office record. Due to popular demand, it transferred to London's West End, where it also had a brilliant engagement.

Now it is coming to North America, playing Toronto's Ed Mirvish Theatre from March 22 to May 1, 2016 (media night Wednesday, March 30). It will then travel to New York at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, from May 11 to June 12, 2016.

Tickets for The Judas Kiss go on sale at 12:01AM Saturday February 6th at www.mirvish.com or by phone at TicketKing at 416-872-1212 or 1-800-461-3333. Tickets can also be purchased in person beginning at 11AM at the Royal Alexandra Theatre Box Office, 260 King Street West.

Rupert Everett's performance as Oscar Wilde won him rapturous reviews in London. The Times wrote, "Rupert Everett carries Wilde's tragedy to perfection." The Guardian stated, "Rupert Everett gives the performance of his career." And the Evening Standard said, "Rupert Everett is magnificent!"

Directed by Neil Armfield, The Judas Kiss is a fascinating insight into Oscar Wilde's relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas. David Hare's play focuses on two critical moments in Wilde's last years - the eve of his arrest at the Cadogan Hotel and a night in Naples after his release from two years imprisonment; The Judas Kiss speculates on the consequences of his self-destructive fatalism, betrayal and love without trust.

Rupert Everett's many stage credits include Another Country (Greenwich and West End), Pygmalion (Chichester Festival Theatre/Garrick Theatre), Blithe Spirit (Shubert Theatre/Broadway), Amadeus (Chichester Festival Theatre) and The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore (Lyric Hammersmith). His numerous film credits include My Best Friend's Wedding, Another Country, The Importance of Being Earnest and An Ideal Husband.

David Hare is the author of more than 30 plays including Plenty, Pravda (with Howard Brenton), The Secret Rapture, Racing Demon, Skylight, Amy's View, The Blue Room, Via Dolorosa, Stuff Happens, South Downs, The Absence of War, The Judas Kiss, and The Moderate Soprano. He has written more than 20 screenplays for film and television. They include Licking Hitler, Dreams of Leaving, Saigon: Year Of The Cat, Wetherby, Damage, The Hours, The Reader and the Worricker Trilogy: Page Eight, Turks & Caicos, Salting The Battlefield. His first work of memoir The Blue Touch Paper was published in the autumn of 2015. His new film Denial has just finished shooting, and the National Film Board of Canada full-length animated film of Wall will soon be completed.

Neil Armfield is Australia's leading theatre and opera director. He was Belvoir Street Theatre's Artistic Director for 17 years and helped to make it Sydney's most exciting and beloved theatre. He has nurtured some of Australia's finest actors including Richard Roxburgh, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Bille Brown, Jacqueline McKenzie and, particularly, Geoffrey Rush. His extensive opera work includes Royal Opera Covent Garden, the Lyric Opera Chicago, the Zurich Opera, the Canadian Opera, Houston Grand Opera, the Welsh National Opera and the English National Opera. Neil directed Geoffrey Rush in the acclaimed version of Ionesco's Exit The King on Broadway for which Rush won a Tony Award.

Also starring:

Charlie Rowe as Lord Alfred Douglas (aka Bosie). His stage credits include The Winslow Boy at the Old Vic and The Snowman in the West End. For film, he starred in Never Let Me Go, The Golden Compass and Walking With Dinosaurs.

Cal Macaninch as Robbie Ross. His stage credits include John Tiffany's production of The Bacchae for the national Theatre of Scotland and Lincoln Centre, New York.

Elliot Balchin as Alfred. His credits include Macbeth for directors Kenneth Branagh and Rob Ashford.

Alister Cameron as Moffat. His West End credits include The Real Thing, House Guest and Volpone.

Jessie Hills as Phoebe. Her stage credits include Spring Awakening and Vernon Got Little.

Tom Coley as Galileo. His stage credits include As Is, Antigone and The Two World of Charlie F, in which he toured the UK and played in Toronto at the Princess of Wales Theatre.

The Judas Kiss by David Hare, directed by Neil Armfield, set design by Dale Ferguson, costumes by Sue Blane, lighting by Rick Fisher and sound by Paul Groothuis.

Audience Advisory: Mature themes; sexual content; nudity.

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