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First Look: The York Realist in Rehearsal at Donmar Warehouse

by Staff Writer
January 19, 2018
Reading Time: 1 min read
First Look_ The York Realist in Rehearsal at Donmar Warehouse

First Look_ The York Realist in Rehearsal at Donmar Warehouse

Donmar Associate Director and Sheffield Theatres Artistic Director Robert Hastie’s new revival of Peter Gill’s modern masterpiece The York Realist is in rehearsal ahead of a run at The Donmar Warehouse.

Jonathan Bailey plays as John, opposite Ben Batt who will play George. Full casting also includes Lucy Black, Brian Fletcher, Lesley Nicol, Katie West and Matthew Wilson.

Peter Gill’s influential play about two young men in love is a touching reflection on the rival forces of family, class and longing.

 

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Lesley Nicol (Mother) in rehearsals for The York Realist at the Donmar Warehouse. Directed by Robert Hastie. Photo Johan Persson
Katie West (Doreen) in rehearsals for The York Realist at the Donmar Warehouse. Directed by Robert Hastie. Photo Johan Persson
Jonathan Bailey (John) in rehearsals for The York Realist at the Donmar Warehouse. Directed by Robert Hastie. Photo Johan Persson
Jonathan Bailey (John) in rehearsals for The York Realist at the Donmar Warehouse. Directed by Robert Hastie. Photo Johan Persson (2)
Brian Fletcher (Jack) in rehearsals for The York Realist at the Donmar Warehouse. Directed by Robert Hastie. Photo Johan Persson
Ben Batt (George) in rehearsals for The York Realist at the Donmar Warehouse. Directed by Robert Hastie. Photo Johan Persson
Ben Batt (George) in rehearsals for The York Realist at the Donmar Warehouse. Directed by Robert Hastie. Photo Johan Persson (2)
Robert Hastie in rehearsals for The York Realist at the Donmar Warehouse. Directed by Robert Hastie. Photo Johan Persson
Matthew Wilson (Arthur) in rehearsals for The York Realist at the Donmar Warehouse. Directed by Robert Hastie. Photo Johan Persson
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1. THE YORK REALIST by Gill, , Writer - Peter Gill, Director - Robert Hastie, Designer - Peter McKintosh, The Donmar Warehouse, 2018, Credit: Johan Persson/

Lesley Nicol (Mother) in rehearsals for The York Realist at the Donmar Warehouse. Directed by Robert Hastie. Photo Johan Persson

2. THE YORK REALIST by Gill, , Writer - Peter Gill, Director - Robert Hastie, Designer - Peter McKintosh, The Donmar Warehouse, 2018, Credit: Johan Persson/

Katie West (Doreen) in rehearsals for The York Realist at the Donmar Warehouse. Directed by Robert Hastie. Photo Johan Persson

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3. Jonathan Bailey (John) in rehearsals for The York Realist at the Donmar Warehouse. Directed by Robert Hastie. Photo Johan Persson

Jonathan Bailey (John) in rehearsals for The York Realist at the Donmar Warehouse. Directed by Robert Hastie. Photo Johan Persson

4. THE YORK REALIST by Gill, , Writer - Peter Gill, Director - Robert Hastie, Designer - Peter McKintosh, The Donmar Warehouse, 2018, Credit: Johan Persson/

Jonathan Bailey (John) in rehearsals for The York Realist at the Donmar Warehouse. Directed by Robert Hastie. Photo Johan Persson (2)

5. THE YORK REALIST by Gill, , Writer - Peter Gill, Director - Robert Hastie, Designer - Peter McKintosh, The Donmar Warehouse, 2018, Credit: Johan Persson/

Brian Fletcher (Jack) in rehearsals for The York Realist at the Donmar Warehouse. Directed by Robert Hastie. Photo Johan Persson

6. THE YORK REALIST by Gill, , Writer - Peter Gill, Director - Robert Hastie, Designer - Peter McKintosh, The Donmar Warehouse, 2018, Credit: Johan Persson/

Ben Batt (George) in rehearsals for The York Realist at the Donmar Warehouse. Directed by Robert Hastie. Photo Johan Persson

7. THE YORK REALIST by Gill, , Writer - Peter Gill, Director - Robert Hastie, Designer - Peter McKintosh, The Donmar Warehouse, 2018, Credit: Johan Persson/

Ben Batt (George) in rehearsals for The York Realist at the Donmar Warehouse. Directed by Robert Hastie. Photo Johan Persson (2)

8. THE YORK REALIST by Gill, , Writer - Peter Gill, Director - Robert Hastie, Designer - Peter McKintosh, The Donmar Warehouse, 2018, Credit: Johan Persson/

Robert Hastie in rehearsals for The York Realist at the Donmar Warehouse. Directed by Robert Hastie. Photo Johan Persson

9. THE YORK REALIST by Gill, , Writer - Peter Gill, Director - Robert Hastie, Designer - Peter McKintosh, The Donmar Warehouse, 2018, Credit: Johan Persson/

Matthew Wilson (Arthur) in rehearsals for The York Realist at the Donmar Warehouse. Directed by Robert Hastie. Photo Johan Persson

The York Realist is at The Donmar Warehouse 8th February – 24th March.

 

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