Casting has been announced for Life of Galileo directed by BAFTA winner Joe Wright at The Young Vic. Brendan Cowell takes the title role and is joined by Billy Howle as Andrea, Paul Hunter as Sagredo and Anjana Vasan as Virginia.
Galileo Galilei: father, hero, heretic. When a chance discovery leads to evidence of a seismic shift in scientific thinking, Galileo sparks a dangerous dispute with authority. To challenge the idea that the earth is the centre of the universe is to challenge the all-powerful Roman Catholic Church.
Brecht’s dramatisation of the battle between belief and reason considers whether proof matters when it inspires dissent.
The full cast is: Ayesha Antoine, Jason Barnett, Brendan Cowell, Billy Howle, Paul Hunter, Joshua James, Bettrys Jones, Alex Murdoch, Brian Pettifer, Anjana Vasan and Sarah Wright.
Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht, translated by John Willett and directed by Joe Wright runs 6 May – 24 June 2017 in the Young Vic’s Main House.
