Farragut North
Wednesday 11th of September 2013 -Saturday 5th of October 2013
Southwark Playhouse, 77-85 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BD
Stephen Bellamy (Max Irons) is a bright young man with a ruthless political ambition. At twenty-five, he is already press secretary to a candidate for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. He is self-confident, charismatic and strategically brilliant; a player on a meteoric rise to the top. But when Stephen receives an unexpected phone call at a crucial period in the campaign, a decision made in the heat of the moment unleashes a chain of events even he can’t control.
Farragut North is an extraordinary journey into the underworld of politics from Beau Willimon, head writer of the hit US version of House of Cards. Farragut North was adapted into The Ides of March, featuring an Oscar-nominated screenplay written by Beau Willimon and George Clooney and directed by George Clooney.
★★★★ ‘The play is cracking… Guy Unsworth’s production is seamless… the crowning glory is the acting’
Daily Mail
★★★★ ‘gripping… this is the kind of play you’ll see once and want to go straight back for more.’
Whatsonstage.com
‘a major coup… a terrific production’
The Stage
Creatives
Script Beau Williamson
Producer Peter Huntley
Associate Producer Daniel Krupnik
Associate Producer Southwark Playhouse
Director Guy Unsworth
Designer David Woodhead
Lighting Designer Richard Howell
Sound Designer Peter Malkin
Composer Jude Obermüller
Cast
Max Irons
Aysha Kala
Josh O’Connor
Alain Terzoli
Rachel Tucker
Andrew Whipp
Shaun Williamson