Photo Flash: BEN HUR Begins Tonight at the Tricycle Theatre

Tim Carroll directs Alix Dunmore, Richard Durden, John Hopkins and Ben Jones in the stage adaptation of BEN HUR. The production opens on 24 November, with previews from tonight, 19 November, and runs until 9 January 2016 at Tricycle THeatre. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the company in rehearsal below!

They said it was unachievable! They said it couldn't be done! But now the team behind the Olivier and Tony Award-winning comedy THE 39 STEPS are back with a sensational, awe-inspiring and unforgettable staging of General 'Lew' Wallace's timeless classic BEN HUR. The greatest book ever penned is brought to the stage by a towering team of just four actors, turning the Tricycle stage into one of the most authentic versions of ancient Rome ever seen. Complete with stunning combat (featuring the latest 3D technology), a 103% bona fide chariot race (with REAL CHARIOTS), an authentic sea battle (with REAL WATER) and a decadent and UNEXPURGATED Roman orgy (suitable for all ages), BEN HUR is the perfect winter tonic guaranteed to stir your very soul.

Patrick Barlow returns to the Tricycle where his adaptation of THE 39 STEPS opened in 2006 and in the same year transferred to the Criterion Theatre where it played for nine years. Tim Carroll began his career with the English Shakespeare Company before becoming Associate Director at the Northcott Theatre, Exeter. Since 1995 he has directed plays for theatres all over Britain.

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