Cool Hand Luke
From Theatre Breaks
Marc Warren plays Cool Hand Luke in a new stage adaptation at the Aldwych Theatre.
The play, written by Emma Reeves and based on the novel by Donn Pearce, begins previews on September 23rd 2011 and opens on October 3rd 2011, directed by Andrew Loudon.
'Wherever you go and what ever you do . Always play a real cool hand'
Beneath a scorching Florida sun, Boss Godfrey watches the chain gang. Keeps his eye on Cool Hand Luke. War hero, trouble-maker, inspiration to his fellow inmates. And just the man Boss wants to crush.
Starring Marc Warren (Hustle, Mad Dogs) as the charismatic rebel, Cool Hand Luke is the hard-hitting story of a true original. He'll play it real cool in the face of brutality. He'll always get back up after a beating. He'll eat fifty eggs in an hour, to win a bet. A man who won't conform no matter what it costs. In a powerful new adaptation for the stage by Emma Reeves, based on Donn Pearce's acclaimed novel, and directed by Andrew Loudon Cool Hand Luke is the raw, uncompromising tale of sticking it to 'The Man'.
Cool Hand Luke is the story of a World War II veteran turned convict and rebel, whose unquenchable spirit and refusal to be broken by the system becomes part of his fellow convicts’ mythology of survival. The classic 1967 film version of Pearce’s novel starred Paul Newman.
Cool Hand Luke cast
Joining Marc Warren as the lead will be Golden Globe nominee Lisa Eichhorn (Yanks, The Europeans) as Mrs. Jackson, Lee Boardman (Coronation Street) as Dragline, Rob Falconer as Bull Bill, Joshua McCord as Rabbit, Nathan Osgood as Carr, Tom Silburn as Curly, David Sturzaker as Society Red, Richard Brake as Boss Godfrey and Kenneth Jay as Boss Kean.
Joining Warren in the production are Rob Falconer as Bull Bill, Lee Boardman as Dragline, Joshua McCord as Rabbit, Tom Silburn as Curly, Nathan Osgood as Carr, David Sturzaker as Society Red, Kenneth Jay as Boss Kean, Richard Brake as Boss Godfrey and Lisa Eichhorn as Mrs Jackson. Set to star in the ensemble are Sandra Marvin, Tania Mathurin, Bret Jones, Michael Cuckson and Julie Rogers.
This production features musical direction by Reverend Bazil Meade, founder of the London Community Gospel Choir.
Theatre Breaks to see Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke is a hard-nosed, gritty and enthralling drama set in a Florida prison farm run, with sadistic brutality, by a Rayban-wearing, trigger-happy Captain who likes nothing better than inflicting punishment on the inmates who work in chain-gangs. Throw in some rightous gospel singing and some nifty banjo playing and you have the makings of a first-rate show. Who’d have thought Donn Pearce’s story would translate so successfully to the stage!
Cool Hand Luke dates and times
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Booking Until: 19 November 2011
Matinees: Thursday and Saturday 3pm Evenings: Monday to Saturday 7.30pm
“Cool Hand Luke” appears at the Aldwych Theatre from Monday 3rd October 2011 (previews from Friday 23 September 2011) to 19 November 2011.
