The Almeida Theatre today announces initial casting for Artistic Director Rupert Goold’s production of The Hunt, based on the critically acclaimed Danish film thriller Jagten, adapted by David Farr.
We are a small community. The happiness of our children is everything. Our hopes and dreams rest in these tiny souls.
In a small town in northern Denmark, the children celebrate Harvest Festival. In the forest by the water the men of the lodge stand naked in the cold. This is their country. This is their song. In the shadows a lonely child gives a strange man her heart. The hunt begins.
Almeida Artistic Director Rupert Goold directs The Hunt by David Farr (The Night Manager, Spooks), based on the critically acclaimed Danish film thriller Jagten, by Thomas Vinterberg and Tobias Lindholm.
The cast includes: Michele Austin, Danny Kirrane, Tobias Menzies and Howard Ward, with further casting to be announced soon.
Also announced today is Botis Seva as Movement Director. He is the founder and Artistic Director of Far From The Norm, a dance collective renowned for experimenting with hip hop form whilst tackling socio-political concerns. Seva’s show BLKDOG which ran at Sadler’s Wells in 2018 has been nominated for Best New Dance Production at the Olivier Awards.
The Hunt is at The Almeida Theatre 17th June to 3rd August 2019.
