Mably, Kinnear & Moore Take on Festen

Luke Mably, Rory Kinnear and Stephen Moore are replacing original cast members Jonny Lee Miller, Tom Hardy and Robert Pugh for the West End transfer of the Almeida Theatre production of Festen. The rest of the Almeida cast will remain onboard for the move.

A rising film actor, Mably was featured in 28 Days Later and as the Prince in the Julia Stiles vehicle The Prince & Me. Kinnear's credits include Hamlet, The Tempest and the Royal Shakespeare Company productions of The Taming of the Shrew and The Tamer Tamed which also ran at the Kennedy Center. Moore's numerous theatrical credits include My Fair Lady, The Cherry Orchard, An Enemy of The People, Peer Gynt, Dalliance, The Alchemist, Peter Pan and All's Well That Ends Well.

Festen centers on Helge Klingenfeltand Mooore his family. He is celebrating his 60th birthday with his family at a magnificent old house in the Danish countryside. Gathered together are his loyal wife Else Jane Asher, his daughter Helene Claire Rushbrook, and sons Christian Mably and Michael Kinnear. As the evening progresses Christian feels compelled to break the silence surrounding a dark family secret.

In addition to performers listed above, the cast of Festen will include Sam Beazley as Grandfather, Sam Cox as Poul, Andrew Maud as Lars, Gary Oliver as Kim, Lisa Palfrey as Mette, Michael Thomas as Helmut, Ruth Millar as Pia and Patrick Robinson as Gbatokai.

Festen, directed by Rufus Norris, is an adaptation of the original Danish Dogme film and play, will begin performances at the Lyric Theatre on September 15 and open there on September 23.