August Wilson’s FENCES
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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‘Some people build fences to keep people out, and other people build fences to keep people in.’
Troy Maxson has cheated death once, but the past keeps closing in. On Pittsburgh’s streets, he cracks jokes and spins stories, yet at home, the pressure is building.
His wife, Rose holds the family together. She sees a changing world and hopes their son Cory might step into it with more freedom than Troy ever had. But when dreams collide, and tempers flare, the Maxsons edge towards a reckoning that could reshape everything they know.
August Wilson’s landmark play, set in the 1950s, returns in a vital new production directed by the award-winning Daniel Bailey (Red Pitch, West End). From one of America’s most influential 20th-century writers, this is a story of ambition for our time.
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
Associate Designer - EMILY KING
Casting Director – HEATHER BASTEN CDG
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.
Artwork by studio DOUG and Madison CobyThis production is generously supported by Charles Holloway OBE
