David Harbour and Bill Pullman star in MAD HOUSE, the world premiere of Theresa Rebeck‘s dark and funny new play at the Ambassadors Theatre for a strictly-limited season!
A family reunion. Time to pay your last disrespects.
Don’t miss your final chance to see David Harbour (Stranger Things, Black Widow, The Newsroom) and Bill Pullman (The Sinner, All My Sons, Independence Day) as they return to the West End, in the world premiere of the bitingly funny new play MAD HOUSE.
This dark comedy from Theresa Rebeck (Seminar, Smash, Bernhardt/Hamlet) is directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel (Hand to God, Present Laughter), with set design by Frankie Bradshaw, costume design by Tilly Grimes, lighting design by Prema Mehta, sound design by Beth Duke for Autograph Sound and composition by Isobel Waller-Bridge. The cast also includes Hanako Footman, Akiya Henry, Sinéad Matthews, Charlie Oscar and Stephen Wight.
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In rural Pennsylvania, Michael (David Harbour) has returned to his childhood home to look after his dying father, Daniel (Bill Pullman). His siblings soon arrive, determined to work out how much money Dad actually has left and how they’re getting their hands on it.
MAD HOUSE marks David Harbour’s first return to the West End after he starred in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at the Apollo Theatre, reprising his Tony Award nominated role. His prolific theatre career includes Glengarry Glen Ross (Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre), Romeo and Juliet (Delacorte Theatre 50th Anniversary reading), The Merchant of Venice (Broadhurst Theatre), and The Rainmaker (Brooks Atkinson Theatre).
His performance as Jim Hopper in Stranger Things has won a multitude of awards including a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, a Critics Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, and nominations for Emmy and Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actor. Harbour has also starred in movies such as Black Widow and Hellboy.
Bill Pullman was most recently seen on a London stage in All My Sons at The Old Vic. A veteran of stage and screen, Pullman also starred in The Other Place (Samuel J. Friedman Theatre), Oleanna (John Golden Theatre), and the Tony Award and Pulitzer Award-winningThe Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? (John Golden Theatre).
Most well known for his Critics Choice-nominated role on Netflix’s The Sinner, Pullman has had a prolific film career, starring in movies like Spaceballs, Sleepless in Seattle, and Independence Day.
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2 hours 30 minutes, including interval.
David Harbour (Michael), Bill Pullman (Daniel), Hanako Footman (Devon), Akiya Henry (Lillian), Sinead Matthews (Pam), Charlie Oscar (Skylar), and Stephen Wight (Nedward).
Theresa Rebeck (Playwright), Moritz von Stuelpnagel (Director), Frankie Bradshaw (Set Design), Tilly Grimes (Costume Design), Isobel Waller-Bridge (Composer), Beth Duke (Sound Design)
Contains discussion of death, mental illness and self-harm, transphobic and racist language, sexual content and swearing.
'Both stars are brilliant'
'An absolutely tremendous cast'
'Performances are magnificent across the board'
'Sometimes a new play comes along that has all the right ingredients for a delectable theatrical recipe'
'Mad House is theatrical brilliance, a story we can all identify with, but beautifully told and elevated by complex characters'
'David Harbour is tremendous'
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