Details

1980s Pittsburgh, a city in decay. Against the backdrop of Reagan's America, King, an ex-con, is trying to rebuild his life and start a family. He's got hopes and dreams of opening a video store and building a new life. If only he can get ten thousand dollars together, if only he can catch a break. In his dusty backyard he plots and plans with his friend Mister, but is this all a pipe dream? August Wilson's touching and angry King Hedley II is a quest for redemption for one man and a whole community.

Cast/Performers

Lenny Henry (Elmore), Dexter Flanders (Mister), Martina Laird (Ruby), Aaron Pierre (King Hedley), Cherrelle Skeete (Tonya), Leo Wringer (Stool Pigeon)

Creatives/Company

Author: August Wilson
Producer: Theatre Royal Stratford East
Director(s): Nadia Fall, Shelley Maxwell (movement director), Rachel Brown-Williams (fight director), Ruth Cooper-Brown (fight director)
Design: Peter McKintosh
Costume: Peter McKintosh
Lighting: Howard Harrison
Sound: Christopher Shutt