The Spoils, Written by & Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Will Receive London Premiere

The Spoils, written by and starring Oscar nominee Jesse Eisenberg, will play a limited run at London’s Trafalgar Studios. Joining him is Kunal Nayyar; the two also appeared in the show’s off-Broadway premeire last year. Performances will run from May 27 through August 13, with opening night set for June 2.

Eisenberg received an Oscar nomination for his performance in The Social Network. He also wrote and appeared in The Revisionist and Asuncion off-Broadway. His additional screen credits include Adventureland, Zombieland and Batman v Superman. Nayyar is best known for his work as Raj Koothrappali on The Big Bang Theory. He is also the voice of Vijay on the Nickelodeon animated series Sanjay and Craig.

The play follows Ben (Eisenberg), who’s been kicked out of grad school, lives off his parents’ money and bullies everyone in his life—including his Nepalese roommate Kalyan (Nayyar). When he discovers that his former crush is marrying a banker, he is determined to destroy the relationship and win her back.

Additional casting will be announced at a later date. The production features set design by Derek McLane, costumes by Susan Hilferty, lighting design by Peter Kaczorowski, sound design by Rob Milburn and Michael Bodeen and projection design by Olivia Sebesky.