Robert Sean Leonard and Paten Hughes are now on stage in Interview, a new stage adaptation of the two-handed psychological thriller playing at Riverside Studios until September 27, 2025.
She’s done being the headline. Now she’s writing it.
Katya (Hughes,) a fiercely intelligent influencer turned movie star, is sick of being underestimated, objectified…and misrepresented by journalists…especially the male ones. When the fading political journalist Pierre Peters (Leonard) is assigned to interview her, he’s bitter and dismissive, but Katya has her own reasons for agreeing to the encounter. A tense evening in her New York apartment swiftly spirals into a volatile game of confession, confrontation, and manipulation.
The story was first popularised by Theo van Gogh’s 2003 film with a screenplay by Theodor Holman, before a European stage production and its 2007 US film remake with Steve Buscemi.
This London show is adapted and directed by Teunkie Van Der Sluijs, with scenic design by Derek McLane, costume design by Bernat Buscato, lighting design by Jackie Shemesh, sound design by Ata Güner and projection design by idontloveyouanymore (Anna West and Davi Callanan).
The creative team are joined by associate designer Ben Davies, associate director Zoë Templeman-Young, movement and intimacy director Christina Fulcher. Casting is by Julia Crampsie and Wayne Linge for Crampsie Linge Casting. Interview is general managed by Smart Entertainment and produced by Douglas Denoff, with coproducers Kevin Kinsella, Alexander “Sandy” Marshall and Broadway Rainbows.
Tickets here.
Top image: Robert Sean Leonard and Paten Hughes – Interview (Riverside Studios) – Photo Credit Helen Murray (image supplied)