Simon-Anthony Rhoden and Everal A Walsh have joined the cast of August Wilson’s Fences, which will play Lyric Hammersmith Theatre this October as part of a UK tour.
Rhoden will play Gabriel and Walsh is Jim Bono, joining previously announced Ray Fearon as Troy, Madeline Appiah as Rose, Michael Ahomka-Lindsay as Lyons and Josh Tedeku as Cory.
From theatre company Headlong, Fences will be 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.
From August Wilson, one of one of America’s most influential 20th century writers, 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 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, casting director Heather Basten, voice and dialect Aundrea Fudge and associate director Amber Ruby.
Fences will play Lyric Hammersmith Theatre from October 6-31, 2026.
For more information and tickets, visit headlong.co.uk.
Top image: Fences cast artwork (image supplied)