The cast has been announced for the highly anticipated revival of Jez Butterworth’s Parlour Song at Greenwich Theatre. This darkly comic play, written by the multi-award-winning playwright known for The Ferryman and Jerusalem, will receive its first major London revival since 2009.
Following the success of their production of The River in 2024, Greenwich Theatre will present Parlour Song, an exploration of deceit, paranoia, and desire. The play stars Naveed Khan (Death on the Nile, Humans, Survivor) as Ned, a demolition expert whose seemingly perfect life in the English countryside begins to unravel.
Kellie Shirley (In The Long Run, Casualty, Eastenders) will play Joy, Ned’s wife who longs for escape from their suburban life. Completing the cast is Jeremy Edwards (The Locke Inn, Hollyoaks, Holby City) as Dale, adding to the compelling narrative of madness and melancholy in suburbia.
Artistic Director James Haddrell commented, “We are delighted to be continuing our relationship with Jez Butterworth after the success of last year’s production of The River. Parlour Song is a theatrical comedy of manners wrapped up in an unsettling satire of suburban life. These three characters are utterly real, but there are very blurred lines between reality and the gradual breakdown of Ned’s mental state. I honestly think that, though rarely produced, Parlour Song offers a glimpse of Jez Butterworth at his best.”
Parlour Song will run from May 2nd to May 24th, 2025, with press night on May 7th, 2025. Listings and ticket information can be found here.
