Sebastian Armesto

Review Roundup: LAND OF THE FREE at Southwark Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 16, 2024

See what the critics are saying about Land of the Free at Southwark Playhouse. Playing in the lead up to the most contentious American presidential election since the time of the Civil War, Land of The Free, tells the full story for the first time in British theatre of the life of the actor John Wilkes Booth. Read all of the reviews.

Review: LAND OF THE FREE, Southwark Playhouse
by Josh Maughan - Oct 16, 2024

Land of the Free might be considered a success. Yes, its structure stumbles and feels a bit misguided at times, but it got a room full of people discussing some truly important issues. In a world facing such uncertainty, that’s exactly the kind of conversation theatre should be encouraging!

Review: MOBY DICK, Wilton's Music Hall
by Michael Higgs - Apr 26, 2024

A charming adaptation of Herman Melville’s masterpiece, Sebastian Armesto’s Moby Dick mixes music and drama in an effective, atmospheric production that never gets lost at sea, no matter how daunting a task it is to stage the novel.

New Play from Simple8 To Examine the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln This Autumn
by Stephi Wild - Apr 18, 2024

The award-winning ensemble Simple8 has announced the new play, Land of The Free, that dissects the life of the actor John Wilkes Booth and how he came to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.

Soho Theatre Presents BOYS ON THE VERGE OF TEARS
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 18, 2024

Get the latest updates on the world premiere of BOYS ON THE VERGE OF TEARS at Soho Theatre, featuring a cast and creative team of stage and screen stars.

Royal & Derngate Reveal Two Upcoming Shows For 2024
by Stephi Wild - Oct 11, 2023

Following the announcement of the re-opening timelines for both Royal & Derngate theatres and the Filmhouse, after the recent temporary closure for RAAC investigations, the organisation has announced two new productions for the next year as part of their produced work. Learn more about the upcoming shows here!

Review: BENEATHA'S PLACE, Young Vic
by Cindy Marcolina - Jul 7, 2023

Written a decade ago, the piece is perhaps more significant now than it was in 2013. Beneatha’s Place is unquestionably and ideologically hefty, academically relevant, and socio-politically topical. It very much rides on the coattails of Raisin, covering the same points with an added first-hand representation of the political climate of pre-independent Nigeria and an academic look at the current societal dynamics. It’s an explicit lecture on privilege and prejudice. 

Full Cast Revealed For The UK Premiere of BENEATHA'S PLACE at the Young Vic Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2023

The Young Vic Theatre has announced full casting for Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah's (The Collaboration) razor-sharp satire and UK premiere, Beneatha's Place, about the power of knowing your history and the cost of letting it go. The production runs in the Main House from 27 June to 5 August with opening night for press on 5 July. 

Photo: National Geographic Reveals First Look of A SMALL LIGHT
by Michael Major - Dec 20, 2022

National Geographic released a photo from the upcoming A SMALL LIGHT. Reflecting on the holiday’s themes of resistance, resilience and courage, it shows Miep and Jan Gies, the Frank family, the van Pels family, and Fritz Pfeffer in a scene from the show in which they gather to celebrate the Jewish Festival of Lights while hidden in the annex.

Tom Stoppard's Olivier Award-Winning LEOPOLDSTADT is Coming to Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 8, 2022

Tom Stoppard's Olivier Award-winning production of Leopoldstadt is coming to Broadway! Learn more about the production which opened in the West End in 2020.

Casting Announced for North American Premiere of LEOPOLDSTADT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 6, 2021

Meet the cast of the North American premiere of Leopoldstadt, the newest play by Tom Stoppard, directed by Patrick Marber. This Sonia Friedman Production comes to Toronto after a much lauded and sold-out engagement at London’s Wyndham’s Theatre.

Photos: Tom Stoppard's LEOPOLDSTADT Reopens at Wyndham's Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 19, 2021

Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt, directed by Patrick Marber, has returned to Wyndham’s Theatre for a 12-week run from 7 August – 30 October 2021. 

Casting Announced For Tom Stoppard's LEOPOLDSTADT at Wyndham's Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jul 13, 2021

The cast includes Cara Ballingall (Jana), Arty Froushan (Leo) Aidan McArdle (Hermann) and Macy Nyman (Hermine), alongside Sebastian Armesto (Jacob/Nathan/Ludwig), Jenna Augen (Rosa), Rhys Bailey (Young Nathan), Faye Castelow (Gretl), Joe Coen (Policeman/Zac), Felicity Davidson (Hilde), Mark Edel-Hunt (Civilian/Fritz), Clara Francis (Wilma), and more!

Acorn TV Features DVD Debut of BBC One's GOLD DIGGER
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 29, 2020

Acorn TV will feature the DVD debut of BBC One's thrilling romantic drama GOLD DIGGER on August 11, 2020. Emmy award-winning actress Julia Ormond (Mad Men, Howard's End) and acclaimed actor Ben Barnes star in this twisty British 'domestic noir' about a woman who meets a much younger man on her 60th birthday.

BWW Review: LEOPOLDSTADT, Wyndham's Theatre
by Marianka Swain - Feb 14, 2020

Tom Stoppard's latest - and possibly final - play has few of the dramatic hallmarks you might expect from him: the dazzling linguistic flourishes, the formal trickery, the knotty metaphors and giddy metatheatricality. Instead, we have a relatively straightforward, linear piece, initially overburdened by information, but with an immense accumulative power that leaves audiences awed and tearful.

Review Roundup: Tom Stoppard's LEOPOLDSTADT Opens at Wyndham's Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 13, 2020

Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt opens tonight at the Wyndham's Theatre.

Photo Flash: First Look at LEOPOLDSTADT at the Wyndham's Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Feb 10, 2020

Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt, directed by Patrick Marber and produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, continues at the Wyndham's Theatre until 13 June 2020.

Final Casting Announced For Tom Stoppard's LEOPOLDSTADT
by Stephi Wild - Nov 20, 2019

Sonia Friedman Productions today (20 November 2019) announces final casting for the world premiere of Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt to be directed by Patrick Marber.

Casting Announced For The World Premiere Of Tom Stoppard's LEOPOLDSTADT
by Stephi Wild - Oct 25, 2019

Sonia Friedman Productions today (25 October 2019) announces initial casting for the world premiere of Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt to be directed by Patrick Marber, as well as a four-week extension to the run which goes on sale today at 10am. Now booking to 13 June 2020, Leopoldstadt begins previews at Wyndham's Theatre on 25 January 2020 with opening night on 12 February 2020.

Netflix Announces Additional Casting for CURSED
by Kaitlin Milligan - Mar 4, 2019

Devon Terrell (Barry), Gustaf Skarsgård (Westworld, Vikings), Daniel Sharman (Fear the Walking Dead, Medici), Peter Mullan (Ozark), Lily Newmark (Pin Cushion), Shalom Brune-Franklin (The State, Our Girl), Sebastian Armesto (Poldark, Broadchurch), Emily Coates (Flack), Catherine Walker (Versailles, The Delinquent Season) and Billy Jenkins (The Crown, Holmes & Watson, Humans) join Katherine Langford (13 Reasons Why, Love, Simon) in the cast of Cursed.