Photo Flash: First Look at THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING UK Tour, Opening Tonight in Greenwich

Following acclaimed runs at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival, Oxford Playhouse and 2015 VAULT Festival, Dawn State Theatre Company presents the UK tour of The Man Who Would Be King, an adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's novella. Christopher Birks and Dan Nicholson reprise their roles in Dan Coleman's production, which tours to 14 venues around the UK this autumn, opening tonight 22 September at Greenwich Theatre. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

This is the story of Peachy Carnehan (Dan Nicholson) and Daniel Dravot (Christopher Birks), soldiers-for-hire amidst the shifting borders of the Middle East. Tired of the mercenary life, Peachy and Daniel have come up with a plan, head to Northern Afghanistan, enslave the natives, and install themselves as kings. Dawn State Theatre Company combines searing text, bold physicality and original music to bring Kipling's ground-breaking debut novella to life, in a thrilling new play exploring Britain's place in the world today.

Joseph Rudyard Kipling remains one of Britain's most popular authors. Writing in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Kipling was a journalist, short-story writer, poet and novelist. His best known works include The Jungle Book, The White Man's Burden and the poem If-. His ground-breaking debut novella The Man Who Would Be King was written in 1888 and was later turned into the classic 1975 film of the same name starring Sean Connery and Michael Caine.

Photo Credit: Karla Gowlett

Christopher Birks and Dan Nicholson

Christopher Birks and Dan Nicholson

Christopher Birks and Dan Nicholson

Christopher Birks and Dan Nicholson

Christopher Birks

Christopher Birks

Christopher Birks

Christopher Birks

Dan Nicholson and Christopher Birks

Dan Nicholson and Christopher Birks

Dan Nicholson

Dan Nicholson