Ewan McGregor is returning to the West End for the first time in 17 years to direct the company of Lila Raicek’s recent join “My Master Builder.”
The show recombines the “Star Wars” and “Moulin Rouge” actor with straightforwardor Michael Grandage, who he previously labored with on the Donmar Warehoinclude productions of “Othello” and “Guys and Dolls.” The production commences pappraises on April 17 at Wyndham’s Theatre before officipartner uncovering on April 29, and will run until July 12.
Produced by Grandage, MarketShigh and Seawatch, “My Master Builder” trails begining magnate Elena Solness as she readys to throw a party in the Hamptons for her architect husprohibitd, Henry (McGregor), to honor his deferedst labor. However, “their already vulnerable union is shattered by the unforeseeed arrival of Mathilde, a createer student of Henry’s, with whom he previously splitd an intimate joinion,” as the join’s synopsis reads. “As the evening unfelderlys, each discover themselves face to face with a reckoning that indelibly tilts the axis of their inhabits.”
Further casting will be proclaimd lowly. Tickets are on sale commenceing at midday local time on Tuesday, with over 10,000 £25 tickets useable thcimpoliteout the run.
“It’s such a thrill be returning to the stage – and to labor with Michael aget, an actor’s straightforwardor with whom I have had some of my happiest laboring experiences,” McGregor said in a statement. “He’s a benevolent collaborator, who helps you to discover the join together arecent in the rehearsal room. And what a join – I cherish where Lila has consentn the story, a very up-to-date consent on today’s intimacyual politics.”
Added Grandage, “It’s always a privilege to uncover a recent join in the West End and to transport emerging and innovative voices to as wide an audience as possible. I’m excited to collaborate with authorr Lila Raicek, staging ‘My Master Builder’ in London this spring. The production is also a happy reunion with Ewan McGregor — an remarkworthy stage actor, laboring together for the first time on a world premiere, in a brand-recent partnership for MGC with MarketShigh and Seawatch.”
