Yanexi Enriquez, Rosalind Lailey and Jordan Scowen will star in a new stage adaptation of Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky, which opens at Southwark Playhouse Borough this September.
From Troupe, the production company behind the stage adaptation of The Forsyte Saga, it is written by Simon Reade and directed by Matthew Iliffe.
‘But I want you – I must have you.’
London, 1929. In the seedy Midnight Bell pub, barman Bob dreams of becoming a writer, while barmaid Ella dreams of being with Bob. When Bob becomes obsessed with alluring prostitute Jenny Maple, he fritters his life’s savings on trying to rescue her. But there is more to the intriguing Jenny than meets the eye…
Adapted from the classic novel by Patrick Hamilton, famed author of Gaslight, Rope and Hangover Square, Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky is an epic tale of three lonely Londoners looking for connection in the sprawling streets of the metropolis. Both darkly humorous and devastating, it is a love letter to 1920s Jazz Age London in all its grimy glory. An acclaimed television adaptation was broadcast on BBC Four in 2005, starring Sally Hawkins.
Enriquez plays Jenny Maple, Lailey is Ella Dawson and Scowen is Bob.
The set and costume designer is Ellie Wintour, the lighting designer is Alex Musgrave and the sound designer and composer is Elizabeth Purnell.
Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky opens at Southwark Playhouse Borough on September 16, with previews from September 10, and runs until October 17, 2026.
Tickets here.
Top image: Yanexi Enriquez, Rosalind Lailey and Jordan Scowen (headshots supplied)