“Extraordinary… Everything theatre can be.”
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ The Yorkshire Post
A Headlong, Leeds Playhouse, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre and HOME Manchester production.
Tour dates
11 – 26 September Leeds Playhouse
30 September – 3 October Oxford Playhouse
6 –31 October Lyric Hammersmith
3 – 7 November HOME MAnchester
10 – 14 November Nottingham Playhouse
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A gripping story of family, race and the American Dream.
"You born with two strikes on you before you come to the plate."
Troy is a former baseball player who could’ve gone pro. He spends his days collecting garbage and his evenings spinning stories for family and friends. He is funny, charismatic and fiercely proud.
He’s also a man with flaws, shaped by a lifetime battling a world that denies his dreams. And the scars run deep.
His wife, Rose, sees America changing. She dares to believe life can be different and dreams that their son, Cory, will have the freedom that Troy never did. But as she works to break the cycles holding her family back, Troy’s frustration and bitterness threatens to tear them apart.
“Fearon gives a tour-de-force performance as Troy”
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Time Out
About the production
Alive with rhythms of blues and jazz, humour and heartbreak, Fences is August Wilson’s Pulitzer prize-winning masterpiece. Set in the 1950’s, it is a timeless and deeply human portrait of grief, love and what it means to be a family in post-war Black America.
One of the defining plays of the 20th century, it returns to the UK for the first time in over a decade in a vital new production directed by award-winning director Daniel Bailey (Red Pitch, West End).
“An immensely powerful and vivid production, this revival shows why Fences remains one of the most important plays of the 20th century.” London Theatre
“Fizzing drama”
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ The Times
“Classy, brassy, superbly accomplished”
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ The Stage
“A striking blend of gritty realism and playful theatricality”
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ The Guardian
“A tremendous piece of theatre”
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Evening Standard
AGE GUIDANCE
Age 12+
CONTENT GUIDANCE
The story contains themes of death, injury, and implied sexual assault. There is occasional strong and racially explicit language, including use of the n-word.
Access Performances
There are access performances at every venue including BSL, audio description and captioning. Please check the venue websites for full details.
CAST
More about Fences…
How we use music in the show
In the rehearsal room
Meet the director and designer
Getting ready with Josh Tedeku
Creative Team
Writer – AUGUST WILSON
Director – DANIEL BAILEY
Set and Costumer Designer – LILY ARNOLD
Composer and Sound Designer – KHALIL MADOVI
Lighting Designer – JAI MORJARIA
Movement Director – SHELLEY MAXWELL
Fight Director – KEV MCCURDY
Voice & Dialect Coach – AUNDREA FUDGE
Costume Supervisor - CLAIRE POWELL
Props Supervisor - NATHAN ROSE
WHAM Supervisor – DOMINIQUE HAMILTON
Associate Director – AMBER RUBY
Associate Designer – EMILY KING
Casting Director – HEATHER BASTEN CDG
Children’s Casting and General Management – KESTON AND KESTON
Production Manager – CHLOE STALLY-GIBSON
Company Stage Managers – STEVE CRESSY, JULES ISSOTT, GRACE PATTINSON
Deputy Stage Manager – ANNA SHEARD
Assistant Stage Manager – AFRICA BLAGROVE
Head of Wardrobe - GEORGINA POINTON
Head of WHAM – TEGAN SCUDDER
BSL Consultant - CHERIE GORDON
BSL Interpreter - IRMINA ST CATHERINE
Dramatherapist - WABRIYA KING
Art Direction: studio DOUG
Artwork Photography: Rich Lakos
Rehearsal and Production Photography: Tyler Fayose
Filming: Tea Films and DMLK“August Wilson’s Fences” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk
This production is generously supported by Charles Holloway OBE.
