Pomona - casting announced
Preview by Lizzie Guilfoyle
CASTING has been announced for Pomona, which runs in the National’s Temporary Theatre from September 10 to October 10, 2015.
The line up includes Nadia Clifford, Rebecca Humphries, Sarah Middleton, Sean Rigby, Guy Rhys, Sam Swann and Rochenda Sandall.
Previously Posted: Pomona, by Alistair McDowall, runs in the National’s Temporary Theatre from September 10 to October 10, 2015. The production is presented by the Orange Tree Theatre, where it had an acclaimed run in 2014, in association with the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, where it will play from October 29 to November 21.
Ollie’s sister is missing. Searching Manchester in desperation, she finds all roads lead to Pomona, an abandoned concrete island at the heart of the city. Here at the centre of everything, journeys end and nightmares are born.
Pomona is a sinister and surreal thriller from Alistair McDowall, writer of Talk Show (Royal Court), Brilliant Adventures (Royal Exchange Theatre, Bruntwood Prize-winner) and Captain Amazing (Live Theatre Newcastle).
Pomona is directed by Ned Bennett, who has just directed Bruntwood Prize-winner Anna Jordan’s new play Yen at the Royal Exchange Theatre. He also directed the first major revival of Philip Ridley’s Mercury Fur, which transferred to the West End, and the UK premiere of Tracy Letts’ Superior Donuts at Southwark Playhouse. And in July, he will direct Tom Basden’s new play The Crocodile, based on Dostoevsky, at the Manchester International Festival.
Pomona is designed by Georgia Lowe, with lighting by Elliott Griggs, sound by Giles Thomas and movement by Polly Bennett.
Pomona contains adult themes and is suitable for those aged 14+.