Elizabeth McGovern to Headline David Mamet's The Shawl in London

Elizabeth McGovern is set to headline David Mamet’s The Shawl at London’s Arcola Theatre. The production, directed by Amelia Nicholson, will also star Matthew Marsh and Paul Rattray. It begins performances on September 9 and officially opens on September 11.

Mamet’s 1985 play follows a troubled woman as she seeks guidance from a silver-tongued clairvoyant, who in turn reveals to a manipulative young trick the art of his craft. The pieces explores trust, greed and betrayal, and the power of spiritual knowledge in a secular world.

McGovern’s stage credits include Hamlet and Love Letters on Broadway. Hurlyburly at the Old Vic, Dinner with Friends at the Hampstead Theatre, Three Days of Rain at the Donmar Warehouse and most recently Complicit at the Old Vic. Her film credits include Ordinary People, Ragtime (which earned her an Academy Award nomination), Once Upon a Time in America, The Favor, Buffalo Soldiers and House of Mirth. On TV, she has appeared on the ITV remake of A Room with A Few and the BBC hit Freezing.

The production features set and costume design by Anna Bliss Scully, sound design by Tom Gibbons and lighting design by Richard Howell.

The limited engagement ends October 3.