Jennifer Haley's THE NETHER to Transfer to the West End This Winter

The Royal Court Theatre and Headlong's co-production of THE NETHER by Jennifer Haley is coming to the West End.

According to the Daily Mail, the play will run at the Duke of York's Theatre from January 30, 2015, starring original cast members Amanda Hale, Stanley Townsend, Zoe Brough and Isabella Pappas.

THE NETHER invites the audience to examine provocative and difficult questions in our increasingly technological age where even in a virtual world there can be real moral consequences. Set in the not-too-distant future, THE NETHER offers complete freedom -- a wonderland that provides total sensory immersion. Just log in, choose an identity and indulge your every desire. But when a young detective uncovers a disturbing brand of entertainment, she triggers an interrogation into the darkest corners of imagination. Winner of the 2012 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, THE NETHER is both an intricate crime drama and a haunting sci-fi thriller that explores the repercussions of making dreams a reality.

Jennifer Haley is an L.A. based playwright. Her play The Nether premiered at Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre in 2013, where it won the Susan Smith Blackburn prize, the Ovation Award for Best New Play and an L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award. Her other credits include Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, Breadcrumbs at the Contemporary American Theatre Festival and Sustainable Living, featured at the Ojai Playwrights Conference. Her play Froggy is in development with The Banff Centre and American Conservatory Theatre. Jennifer currently writes for the Netflix original series Hemlock Grove.

Stanley Townsend's Royal Court credits include Tribes, The Alice Trilogy, Shining City and The Weir. Other theatre credits include King Lear and Phedre at the National, Broken Glass at the Tricycle and A View from a Bridge at the Lyceum, Edinburgh. His screen credit include 24: Live Another Day, Ripper Street and Quirke.

Amanda Hale last appeared for Headlong in King Lear (Liverpool Everyman/Young Vic). She appeared in Wastwater for the Royal Court. Other theatre credits include Eldorado at the Arcola, The Domino Heart at the Finborough, The House of Bernarda Alba at the Almeida and King Lear for Headlong. Her television credits include Dates, The White Queen and Being Human. Her film credits include The Invisible Woman and The Look of Love.

Zoe Brough and Isabella Pappas are making their professional stage debuts with THE NETHER.

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