Trevor Nunn is set to direct Sienna Miller in Terence Rattigan’s World War II drama Flare Path, the first production in his debut season as the new Artistic Director of the Theatre Royal Haymarket this spring.
Opening on 10 March, with previews from 4 March, Flare Path is set in 1942 at the Falcon Hotel, on the edge of an airfield in Lincolnshire. Teddy, a young bomber pilot, is celebrating a reunion with his actress wife Patricia, but events take an unexpected turn when Peter, a famous heartthrob film star, arrives and an urgent bombing mission over Germany is ordered. As the night gives way to dawn, Patricia finds herself at the centre of a passionate conflict of love and loyalty as unpredictable as the war in the skies.
Miller was most recently seen on stage starring in the title role of the Broadway hit After Miss Julie in 2009. The British actress is best known for her work on screen, with her extensive film credits including Layer Cake, Alfie, Casanova, Factory Girl, The Edge Of Luck and G.I. Joe. In 2005 Miller made her professional stage debut in As You Like It at the Wyndham’s theatre, starring alongside Helen McCrory and Dominic West.
Nunn, who recently directed Birdsong at the Comedy theatre, has directed numerous West End productions in his career which spans four decades. His career highlights include musicals Cats, Starlight Express, My Fair Lady and Sunset Boulevard, and world premiere productions of Arcadia, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour and Rock ‘n’ Roll. The winner of many Laurence Olivier Awards and several Tony Awards, Nunn has enjoyed a hugely successful career on both sides of the Atlantic and is the longest ever serving Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Full details of Nunn’s season as Artistic Director of the Theatre Royal Haymarket and full casting for Flare Path will be announced shortly.
2011 marks the centenary of acclaimed playwright Rattigan’s birth and Flare Path is presented as part of the celebrations which will include several major revivals of his plays in both London and abroad.
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