Natalie Dormer to Star in Young Vic's AFTER MISS JULIE for March-April

Natalie Dormer, leading actress in HBO's Game of Thrones and BBC dramas The Tudors and Silk, has been cast in the title role of AFTER MISS JULIE by Patrick Marber, which plays 15th March to 14th April at the Young Vic.

John will be played by Kieran Bew (Reasons to be Pretty, The Knot of the Heart) with Polly Frame (Earthquakes in London) cast as Christine. Natalie Abrahami, former co-artistic director of The Gate, directs Patrick Marber's passionate tragedy.

After Miss Julie will be directed by Natalie Abrahami, designed by Patrick Burnier, with light by Oliver Fenwick and music direction by Phil Bateman.

About the show: "England, July 1945. The Labour Party's landslide election triumph. Victory in the class struggle. Celebrations in every street. Miss Julie descends into the servants' kitchen of her father's country mansion in search of the chauffeur John. Over one long midsummer's night, Miss Julie's world is turned head over heels."

This is the Young Vic's first 'Classics for a New Climate production' with a goal to halve the amount of CO2 used during rehearsals. The run and is supported by environmental sustainability organisation Julie's Bicycle.

Tickets and information www.youngvic.org 020 7922 2922

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