This production began performances on 6th August and closed on 13th October 2013.
★★★★★
Epic, exhilarating, exceptional
Daily Telegraph
Tiananmen Square, 1989. As tanks roll through Beijing and soldiers hammer on his hotel door, Joe – a young American photojournalist – captures a piece of history. When a cryptic message is left in a Beijing newspaper more than 20 years later, Joe is driven to discover the truth behind the unknown hero he captured on film. Who was he? What happened to him? And could he still be alive?
★★★★★
Lucy Kirkwood’s magnificent drama. A towering achievement
Evening Standard
The Headlong and Almeida Theatre's five-star sold-out co-production of Lucy Kirkwood's new play Chimerica will play at the Harold Pinter Theatre from 6 August for a strictly limited 11-week run.
Directed by Lyndsey Turner, Chimerica received its world premiere last month at the Almeida Theatre where it has subsequently been acclaimed by critics and audiences alike.
Sonia Friedman Productions, Tulchin Bartner Productions, Jean Doumanian and the Almeida Theatre, in association with 1001 Nights, Scott M Delman, JFL Theatricals/Tanya Link Productions, Burnt Umber Productions, Michael Ostin, present The Headlong & Almeida Theatre co-production of “CHIMERICA” by Lucy Kirkwood.
★★★★★
A dazzling, thoughtful, wonderfully ambitious drama
Financial Times
CAST
STEPHEN CAMPBELL MOORE – Joe Schofield
BENEDICT WONG – Zhang Lin
CLAUDIE BLAKLEY – Tessa Kendrick
ELIZABETH CHAN – Liuli/Jennifer
VERA CHOK/WENDY KWEH – Michelle/Marcy Chang/Deng
KARL COLLINS – David/Peter/Paul/Office Hyte
TREVOR COOPER – Frank
NANCY CRANE – Susanna Schofield
SEAN GLIDER – Mel Stanwyck
SARAH LAM/LIZ SUTHERLAND – Feng Meihiu/Ming Xiaoli
ANDREW LEUNG – Young Zhang Lin/Benny
DAVID K S TSE – Zhang Wei/Wang Pengsi
ROSIE ARMSTRONG – Ensemble
TINA CHIANG – Ensemble
CHRIS HOLLNSHEAD – Ensemble
MATH SAMS – Ensemble
KEVIN SHEN – Ensemble
CREATIVES
LUCY KIRKWOOD – Playwright
LYNDSEY TURNER – Director
ES DEVLIN – Set Designer
TIM LUTKIN – Lighting Designer
CAROLYN DOWNING – Sound Designer
FINN ROSS – Video Designer
CHRISTINA CUNNINGHAM – Costume Designer