The Nether - David Calder joins cast
Casting update
DAVID Calder (as Doyle) joins the cast of the West End transfer of Headlong and the Royal Court’s production of Jennifer Haley’s critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning The Nether, which runs at the Duke of York’s Theatre from February 23 (previews from January 30) to April 25, 2015.
Calder joins original cast members Amanda Hale (as Morris), Ivanno Jeremiah (Woodnut) and Stanley Townsend (Sims) who are in turn joined by Zoe Brough and Isabella Pappas, who will alternate the role of Iris as they did at the Royal Court.
The Nether offers complete freedom – a new virtual wonderland providing total sensory immersion. Just log in, choose an identity and indulge your every desire.
An intricate crime drama and a haunting thriller set in the year 2050, The Nether follows an investigation into the complicated, disturbing morality of identity in the digital world, and explores the consequences of making dreams a reality.
David Calder’s more recent theatre credits include The Doctor’s Dilemma, Hamlet and Marat Sade (National Theatre), Home (Theatre Royal Bath), the title role in King Lear (Shakespeare’s Globe), Rock ‘n’ Roll (Duke of York’s Theatre), The Merchant of Venice (Royal Shakespeare Company), Five Gold Rings (Almeida Theatre) and Little Foxes (Donmar Warehouse).
On screen, he has appeared in Cuckoo, Casualty, Utopia S2, Houdini, The Wrong Mans, Mr Selfridge, Lewis, Titanic, Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King and New Tricks (TV); Queen of the Desert, Rush, United, Red Riding 1980, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Goya’s Ghosts and Perfume (film).
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