Photo Flash: First Look at Mike Poulton's KENNY MORGAN at the Arcola Theatre

Arcola Theatre presents KENNY MORGAN, the World Premiere of a new play by Mike Poulton, directed by Lucy Bailey with designer Robert Innes Hopkins, sound designer Neil McKeown and lighting designer Jack Knowles. KENNY MORGAN runs now through Saturday June 18th, with Press Night set for Monday May 23rd at 7.30pm. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast onstage below!

"Say what you like but there's been a crime committed. More than one I should say." February 1949. The tenants of a boarding house in Camden Town, alerted by a smell of gas coming from one of the rooms, discover a young man lying unconscious, and signs of what might be a botched suicide attempt. In an attempt to make contact with the victim's family or friends, they decide to telephone the first person listed in his book of personal telephone numbers. It is the celebrated playwright Terence Rattigan....

Mike Poulton (Tony-nominated for his Broadway versions of Fortune's Fool, Wolf Hall, and Bring Up The Bodies) in his new play makes a conjectural reconstruction of a day in the life of a young man who nine years previously had received the British Film Industry's 'Most Promising Newcomer' award.

KENNY MORGAN, directed by Lucy Bailey, reveals a volatile story of secrets and lies, of
destructive passions and unrequited love... and draws on the real events behind the creation of what would become arguably Terence Rattigan's best and most celebrated play: The Deep Blue Sea.

Paul Keating, twice nominated for an Olivier award, takes on the title role. Also in the cast are Matthew Bulgo, Simon Dutton, George Irving, Lowenna Melrose, Pierro Niel-Mee and Marlene Sidaway.

Photo Credit: Idil Sukan

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