Ewan McGregor has signed on to tread the boards for the primary time in 17 years with a remake of Henrik Ibsen’s 1892 play The Grasp Builder.
The brand new undertaking was written by American playwright Lila Raicek and shall be directed by Michael Grandage. The play will run on London’s West Finish between April and July 2025.
Talking this morning with the BBC, McGregor stated his 17-year absence from the stage is “the longest I haven’t been on stage, and in honesty, I’ve missed it.”
“The comic story is, I had actually simply completed studying Ibsen’s The Grasp Builder for pleasure – a unprecedented learn,” McGregor continued. “Michael bought in contact out of the blue and I discussed how a lot I’d like to get again on stage.”
The Grasp Builder follows Halvard Solness, an acclaimed architect of a small Norweigan city who begins to unravel over fears his younger rival will overtake him. The play was tailored for the large display in 2013 by Jonathan Demme.
The manufacturing will start previews on the Wyndham’s Theatre in London on 17 April, and run till 12 July. Grandage and McGregor beforehand collaborated on Othello and Guys and Dolls on the Donmar Theatre the place Grandage was the inventive director.
“Theatre teaches you a lot about appearing, the viewers teaches you. What works, and what doesn’t. It’s excellent for the soul,” McGregor added. “The stay expertise. The facility of storytelling. “Additionally I really like the routine of it, waking up within the morning with the day aiming in direction of this occasion, this electrical expertise.”
