Michael Maloney, Alex Bhat and Lucy Gray have joined the cast of Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky, a new stage adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s play that will have its world premiere at Southwark Playhouse Borough this September.
Adapted by Simon Reade and directed by Matthew Iliffe, Maloney plays Ernest Eccles, Bhat is George Perry and Gray is Prunella//Landlady/Waitress.
They join Yanexi Enriquez (Jenny Maple), Rosalind Lailey (Ella Dawson)and Jordan Scowen (Bob).
Based on Hamilton’s classic novel set in late 1920s London, the play follows the lives of three lonely Londoners and their desire for connection and mutual obsession.
‘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…
Produced by Troupe, the creative team includes set and costume designer Ellie Wintour, lighting designer Alex Musgrave, sound designer and composer Elizabeth Purnell, movement director Sam Spencer-Lane and intimacy director Jess Tucker Boyd.
Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky plays Southwark Playhouse Borough from September 10 to October 17, 2026.
Tickets here.
Top image: Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky artwork (image supplied)