First Look: A Day in the Death of Joe Egg at Trafalgar Studios
Posted on 24 September 2019
The first production shots have been released for the limited Trafalgar Studios run of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg. Previews for the production started exactly two weeks after the tragic death of its playwright, Joe Nichols, at age 92 on 7 September 2019. The Trafalgar Studios run marks the first posthumous production of Nichols' 1967 masterwork. Tickets for the limited run of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg are selling quickly, so book your tickets now. While you're waiting to catch the show, take a look at the newly released production shots!
The incredible cast of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
The new production images from Marc Brenner offer a first-hand look at the cast hard at work on this new production. Storme Toolis (The Inbetweeners, New Tricks) plays the titular role. The actress is a great advocate for the rights of disabled actors to play disabled roles, and her portrayal marks the first time the West End history of the show that this has been done. Playing her parents are Toby Stephens (Die Another Day, Oslo, Lost in Space) and Claire Skinner (Outnumbered, The Glass Menagerie, The Father, Nightfall) with Patricia Hodge (Miranda, Hotel du Lac, Money, Downton Abbey) as her grandmother. They are joined by Athena Stevens, Clarence Smith, Harry Attwell, Lucy Eaton, and Rebecca Hands-Wick.
Joe Nichol's A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
Based on the author's own experiences raising his daughter, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg focuses on a pair of parents who use humour and escapism to cope with the daily stresses of life as they raise their disabled daughter. Funny, heartbreaking, touching and urgent, this show is one that must be seen. The show is playing at London's Trafalgar Studios through 30 November. It is directed by Simon Evans (Killer Joe) with design by Olivier Award-winner Peter McKintosh (Crazy for You, Hello, Dolly!, The 39 Steps), with lighting by Prema Mehta and sound and composition by Ed Lewis.
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By Sarah Gengenbach
Sarah's love of theater was sparked by an enthusiastic drama teacher who wouldn't take no for an answer. These days she's much more comfortable in the audience than on the stage. She's an English teacher and enjoys reading and writing when she's not teaching or at the theater.