Marsh and Freeman Sign on to West End 'Glengarry'

Whatsonstage.com reports that Matthew Marsh and Paul Freeman have been cast in the upcoming West End revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross.

They join the previously announced Jonathan Pryce and Aidan Gillen in James MacDonald's (Drunk Enough to I Say I Love You) West End revival of the play, which begins at the Apollo Theatre from September 27, 2007. Designed by Anthony Ward and with lighting by Howard Harrison, Glengarry Glen Ross will have its press night on October 10 and is now booking until January 12 2008. Pryce plays Shelly Levene and Gillen will play Richard Roma, with Marsh (West End The Goat, Copenhagen) as Dave Moss and Freeman (West End Art, Orpheus Descending) as George Aaronow.

"Glengarry Glen Ross is David Mamet's modern classic set in an office of cut-throat Chicago salesmen.  Pitched in competition against each other, they will do anything, legal or otherwise, to sell the most real estate.  In this world of high stakes and hard sell, the mantra is simple: close the deal and you've won a Cadillac; blow the lead and you're f***d," state press notes.

The Pulitzer and Tony Award winning Glengarry Glen Ross received its world premiere at The National Theatre in 1983 directed by Bill Bryden and was subsequently produced on Broadway under the direction of Gregory Mosher.  In 1992 Mamet adapted his play for the screen in a movie of the same name directed by James Foley which starred Jack Lemmon, Kevin Spacey, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin, Al Pacino (who was nominated for an Academy Award) and Alec Baldwin as well as Jonathan Pryce who played James Lingk.  Glengarry Glen Ross was last performed in London at the Donmar Warehouse in 1994.  2008 will mark the 25th anniversary of the original London premiere.

Glengarry Glen Ross is produced in the West End by Mark Rubinstein, Ron Kastner, Patrick Myles, Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel and JAM Theatricals.

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