August Wilson’s Fences is now touring the UK and will visit Lyric Hammersmith Theatre this October.
Currently playing at Leeds Playhouse, Fences is directed by Daniel Bailey. It is a coproduction with Leeds Playhouse, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre and HOME Manchester, marking the first major revival in more than a decade of this American blockbuster.
This landmark play is a story of ambition for our time, exploring ever-present themes including masculinity, motherhood, music and the abiding hope for a different future.
Troy Maxson has cheated death once, but the past keeps closing in. On Pittsburgh’s streets, he cracks jokes and spins stories, yet at home, the pressure is building. His wife, Rose holds the family together. She sees a changing world and hopes their son Cory might step into it with more freedom than Troy ever had. But when dreams collide, and tempers flare, the Maxson’s edge towards a reckoning that could reshape everything they know.
The cast includes Ray Fearon as Troy, Madeline Appiah as Rose, Michael Ahomka-Lindsay as Lyons, Josh Tedeku as Cory, Simon-Anthony Rhoden as Gabriel and Everal A Walsh as Jim Bono.
A cast of young performers will alternate the role of Raynell across the tour – they include Aita Mushuku, Daphne Muli, Eliana Musongole, Kaiya Tomlinson, Kezia Alanna-Ama and Pelo Thithi.
The creative team for Fences includes set & costume designer Lily Arnold, composer and sound designer Khalil Madovi, lighting designer Jai Morjaria, movement director Shelley Maxwell, fight director Kev McCurdy, design associate Emily King, WHAM designer and supervisor Dominique Hamilton, props manager Nathan Rose, casting director Heather Basten, voice and dialect Aundrea Fudge and associate director Amber Ruby.
Fences plays Lyric Hammersmith Theatre from Tuesday, October 6 to Saturday, October 31. Tickets here.
Top image: Michael Ahomka-Lindsay as Lyons Maxson, Madeline Appiah as Rose Maxson, Everal A Walsh as Jim Bono in Fences c Tyler Fayose (image supplied)