FULL CAST ANNOUNCED FOR TIM PRICE’S NEW STAGE ADAPTATION OF RUBEN ÖSTLUND’S AWARD-WINNING COMEDY FILM FORCE MAJEURE

FULL CAST ANNOUNCED FOR

TIM PRICE’S NEW STAGE ADAPTATION OF

RUBEN ÖSTLUND’S AWARD-WINNING COMEDY FILM FORCE MAJEURE

WithLove and Other Acts of Violencecurrently running at the theatre, following the completion of essential building works, Michael Longhurst, Artistic Director, and Henny Finch, Executive Director of the Donmar Warehouse, today announce the full cast for Tim Price’snew stage adaptation of Ruben Östlund’s award-winning comedy film Force Majeure. Joining the previously announced Rory Kinnear (Tomas) is Nathalie Armin (Charlotte), Holly Cattle (Female Skier), Raffaello Degruttola (Photographer/Man/Cleaner), Siena Kelly (Jenny), Lyndsey Marshal (Ebba), Kwami Odoom (Brady/Male Skier), Sule Rimi (Mats) and Arthur Wilson (Receptionist). Bo Bragason and Florence Hunt share the role of Vera, and Henry Hunt and Oliver Savell share the role of Harry. The production, directed by Longhurst, opens on 16 December, with previews from 10 December, and runs until 5 February 2021.

The season continues with Kit Harington starring in Shakespeare’s Henry V, directed by Donmar Associate Director Max Webster, 11 February – 9 April 2022; and concluding with Marys Seacole by Jackie Sibblies Drury, and directed by Nadia Latif, 15 April – 4 June 2022.

Donmar Warehouse presents

The World Première of

FORCE MAJEURE

From the film by Ruben Östlund

Adapted for the stage by Tim Price

Director: Michael Longhurst; Designer: Jon Bausor; Lighting Designer: Lucy Carter

Sound Designer: Donato Wharton; Movement Director: Sasha Milavic Davies

Casting Director: Anna Cooper CDG

10 December 2021 – 5 February 2022

“Stop it. Stop it! Everyone! We’re on holiday, we’re meant to be having a nice time. What the hell is wrong with you?”

Tomas and Ebba are determined to have quality family time with their children, so they head to the Alps on a skiing trip.

But when disaster strikes, their family unit is tested to breaking point with hilarious and tragic consequences. 

Ruben Östlund’s award-winning comedy premièred at Cannes Film Festival in 2014, where it won the Jury Prize. In the Swedish Film Institute’s Guldbagge Awards it won six awards including Best Film, and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards.

Tim Price is a playwright and screenwriter. His previous credits for the company include Salt Root and Roe. His other credits include Isla (Royal Court Theatre/Theatr Clwyd), How To Ruin Someone’s Life From The Comfort of Your Own Beanbag and Demos (Traverse Theatre), I’m With the Band (Traverse Theatre/Wales Millennium Centre), Elevenses (Somerset House), The Insatiable and Inflatable Candylion (National Theatre Wales), Teh Internet is Serious Business (Royal Court Theatre), Protest Song (National Theatre), Praxis Makes Perfect (National Theatre Wales/Barbican tour), The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning – winner of the James Tait Black Prize (National Theatre Wales) and For Once (Pentabus Theatre/Hampstead Theatre).

Nathalie Armin plays Charlotte. Her theatre credits include Ralegh: The Treason Trial (Shakespeare’s Globe), Machinal (Almeida Theatre), Limehouse (Donmar Warehouse), Another World: Losing Our Children to Islamic State, The Motherf**ker with the Hat, Dara, Behind the Beautiful Forevers, Anna (National Theatre), The Complaint (Hampstead Theatre), On the Record (Arcola Theatre), The Tempest (Barbican) and Arabian Nights and Othello (RSC). Her television credits include HomeMarcellaUnforgottenHumansDerailedWilliam and Mary and The Jury; and for film, Final ScoreDenial and Grow Your Own

Bo Bragason plays Vera. Her television credits include Creeped OutMoving On and Three Girls, and for film, Censor.

Holly Cattle makes her professional stage debut as Female Skier.

Raffaello Degruttola plays Photographer/Man/Cleaner. His theatre credits include The Talented Mr. Ripley (Watford Palace Theatre). His television credits Ted Lasso, Avenue 5, Jabberwock, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Thief Takers and Press Gang; and for film, Transference: A Love StoryThe HustleBurning MenMuteUnlockedHeartbeatGuns for HireSeeking Dolly PartonBlood MoonFlim: The MovieDianaRushMoniKaWest of ThunderQuantum of SolaceSasquatch MountainHouse of 9Dot.KillWing CommanderSaving Private Ryan and In Love and War.

Florence Hunt plays Vera. Her theatre credits include Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (UK tour) and Sleeping Beauty (Lichfield Garrick). Her television credits include Bridgerton and Cursed.

Henry Hunt plays Harry. His theatre credits include Handle With Care (Dante or Die). His television includes Ridley Road; and for film, Letters From The Blue and Bump.

Rory Kinnear returns to the Donmar Warehouse to playTomas – he previously appeared in Mary Stuart. Other theatre includes Macbeth, Threepenny Opera, Othello – Olivier Award for Best Actor and Evening Standard Award for Best Actor, The Last of the Hausmans, Hamlet – Evening Standard Award for Best Actor, Burnt By The Sun, The Revenger’s Tragedy, Philistines – Ian Charleson Award, Man of the Mode – Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor, Southwark Fair (National Theatre), Young Marx (Bridge Theatre), Measure For Measure (Almeida Theatre – Evening Standard Award for Best Actor), Hamlet (The Old Vic), Cymbeline, The Taming of the Shrew (RSC), The Tempest (Theatre Royal Plymouth) and The Seagull (Theatre Royal Northampton). His television credits includeRidley RoadPenny Dreadful: City of AngelsYears and Years, Catherine the Great, Brexit, Watership Down, Guerrilla, Quacks, The Casual Vacancy, Lucan, Count Arthur Strong, Southcliffe, Edwin Drood, Lennon Naked, The First Men in the Moon, Vexed, The Curse of Steptoe, Messiah: The Rapture Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to FinchleyMansfield Park and Five Days; and for film, No Time To DiePeterloo, iBoy, Spectre, Trespass Against UsMan Up, The Imitation Game, Cuban Fury, Skyfall, Broken – British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, Wild Target and Quantum of Solace.

Siena Kelly returns to the Donmar Warehouse to play Jenny – she previously appeared in Teenage Dick. Other theatre credits include Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Curve/UK tour), Describe the Night (Hampstead Theatre), A Christmas Carol (The Old Vic), On the Town (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre). Her television credits include Hit & RunAdult Material – BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actress, Temple and Vanity Fair.

Lyndsey Marshal returns to the Donmar Warehouse to play Ebba – she previously appeared in Absurdia and Boston Marriage (and New Ambassadors Theatre). Other theatre credits include The Wild Duck, Blood Wedding (Almeida Theatre), Diminished (Hampstead Theatre), The Oresteia (HOME, Manchester), Othello, Greenland, A Matter of Life and Death (National Theatre), Three Days of Rain (Apollo Theatre), The PrideFire FaceRedundant (Royal Court Theatre), Sleeping Beauty (Young Vic/Barbican/ The New Victory Theater), The Crucible (Sheffield Theatres), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bristol Old Vic), Bright (Soho Theatre) and Top Girls (New Vic). Her television credits include Agatha and The Curse of IshtarDraculaHannaTraumaFrom DarknessInside No.9That Day We SangBlackoutTitanic, Garrows LawThe Cricklewood GreatsBeing HumanA Short Stay in SwitzerlandKiss of DeathGreenRome, The Shadow in the NorthThe Young VisitorsSons & Lovers and The Gathering Storm; and for film, 1,2,3,4Trespass Against UsThe ForgottenHereafterFestivalFrozenThe Calcium Kid and The Hours.

Kwami Odoom plays Brady/Male Skier. His theatre credits include Hunger (Arcola Theatre), The Liquid Earth (Royal Court Theatre), The Half God of Rainfall (Kiln Theatre/Birmingham Repertory Theatre), BOYS (The Vaults), A Christmas Carol (RSC), Queen Margaret (Royal Exchange Theatre), and Barber Shop Chronicles (National Theatre). His television credits include LadhoodHomeThe Rook and The Athena.

Sule Rimi returns to the Donmar Warehouse toplay Mats – he previously appeared in Sweat and Measure for Measure. Other theatre credits include Jitney (Leeds Playhouse), Three Sisters, The Suicide (National Theatre) Glass! Kill! Bluebeard! Imp! (Royal Court Theatre), All My SonsThe American Clock (The Old Vic), Love and InformationDesire Under the Elms (Sheffield Theatres) Barber Shop Chronicles (National Theatre/Australia and New Zealand tour), Mary StuartThey Drink it in the Congo (Almeida Theatre), The Rolling Stone (Royal Exchange Theatre/West Yorkshire Playhouse/Orange Tree Theatre), The Odyssey: Missing Presumed Dead (ETT/Liverpool Everyman), Bordergame (National Theatre of Wales), Othello (Fluellen Theatre Company), Muscle (Shock N Awe) and Serious Money (Waking Exploits). His television credits include Manhunt: The Night StalkerBlack Earth RisingStrikebackUnforgottenStella and DNN: Definitely Not Newsround; and for film, Ear For EyeAshens and the Polybius HeistAshens and the Quest for the GamechildBad F*ckingThe Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box, The Machine, Elfie Hopkins: Cannibal Hunter and Starter for Ten.

Oliver Savell returns to Donmar Warehouse to play Harry – he previously appeared in Appropriate. His film credits include The Piper and Belfast.

Arthur Wilson plays Receptionist. His theatre credits include The Tempest (US tour), She Ventures and He Wins (Young Vic), Genesis Inc (Hampstead Theatre), Persuasion (Royal Exchange Theatre), The Crunch (Look Left Look Right), Richard II (Shakespeare’s Globe), Man and Superman (National Theatre), Comedy of ErrorsA Midsummer Night’s DreamThe Taming of the Shrew and Twelfth Night (Propeller), Hard TimesIf I Were YouTom’s Midnight Garden (Library Theatre Company), Resurrection (Òran Mór), A Hole in the Fence (White Bear Theatre), Home – Edinburgh (National Theatre of Scotland), Amid the Clouds (Tron Theatre) and The Borrowers (Citizens Theatre). His television credits includeCall The MidwifeThe Academy: SpecialLaw & Order: UK, and Sea of Souls.

Michael Longhurst is Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse.  His multicast revival of Nick Payne’s Constellations broke box office records at the Vaudeville this Summer whilst the Donmar completed essential building works. Constellations previously ran on Broadway (Samuel J Freidman Theater, for MTC), West End (Duke of York’s, Evening Standard Award Best Play), UK tour, originating at the Royal Court. His Chichester Festival Theatre production of Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori’s Caroline, or Change just reopened Studio 54 for Roundabout Theater on Broadway with Sharon D Clarke reprising her Olivier Award-winning performance (also West End and Hampstead).  Other theatre includes Midnight Your TimeTeenage Dick, Europe, Belleville (Donmar Warehouse), Amadeus (National Theatre/NTatHome), The Son (Kiln Theatre/Duke of York’s Theatre), Gloria (Hampstead Theatre), Bad Jews (Theatre Royal Haymarket/Theatre Royal Bath/UK tour), They Drink It In The Congo and Carmen Disruption (Almeida Theatre), ‘Tis Pity She’s A WhoreThe Winter’s Tale (Shakespeare’s Globe), If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet (Off-Broadway for Roundabout), LindaThe Art of DyingRemembrance Day (Royal Court Theatre), A Number (Nuffield Southampton Theatres/Young Vic), Cannibals (Royal Exchange Theatre), The History Boys (Sheffield Theatres), Dealer’s Choice (Royal & Derngate), The World of Extreme Happiness (NT Shed), Stovepipe (site-specific promenade with the National Theatre, HighTide and Bush Theatre), Midnight Your Time (HighTide), On The Beach (Bush Theatre), On The RecordGaudeamus (Arcola Theatre), dirty butterfly (Young Vic – winner of the Jerwood Directors Award) and Guardians (Pleasance/Theatre503 – Fringe First Award).

Force Majeure is supported by Cockayne Grants for the Arts, a donor advised fund at London Community Foundation, Adam Kenwright and Ian & Beth Mill.

FORCE MAJEURE

LISTINGS

Donmar Warehouse, 41 Earlham Street, Seven Dials, London WC2H 9LX

10 December 2021 – 5 February 2022

Captioned: 24 January at 7.30pm

Audio-Described: 29 January at 2.30pm, touch tour at 1pm

British Sign Language Interpreted: 31 January at 7.30pm 

Box Office: www.donmarwarehouse.com / 020 3282 3808

PERFORMANCE TIMES

Evenings Mon – Sat: 7.30pm

Matinees Thu & Sat: 2.30pm

TICKET PRICES

£45 | £32.50 | £20 | £10

PREVIEW PRICES – 7, 8, 9 & 11 October

£42.50 | £30 | £17.50 | £10

YOUNG+FREE

YOUNG+FREE tickets for 16-25 year olds released by ballot. Sign up at www.donmarwarehouse.com.

Generously supported by IHS Markit.

DONMAR DAILY

New tickets on sale every day at the Donmar. Allocations of tickets from £10 will be made available every day for performances 7 days later. Tickets will be available across the auditorium at every price band.

STANDING TICKETS

£10 standing tickets available from two weeks in advance 10am online, by phone and in person. (Except Press Nights. Subject to availability)

ACCESS

The Donmar Warehouse is fully wheelchair accessible. Guide dogs and hearing dogs are welcome in the auditorium. There is a Loop system and a Radio Frequency system fitted in the main auditorium and there are also hearing loops at all the front of house counters.

ASSISTED PERFORMANCES

If you require a companion to attend the Donmar, their ticket will be free. To book call 020 3282 3808 or email [email protected].

For all other access enquiries or bookings call 020 3282 3808.

SEASON AT A GLANCE:

LOVE AND OTHER ACTS OF VIOLENCE

Until 27 November 2021

Captioned: 8 November at 7.30pm

Audio-Described: 6 November at 2.30pm, touch tour at 1pm

British Sign Language Interpreted: 15November at 7.30pm 

FORCE MAJEURE

10 December 2021 – 5 February 2022

Captioned: 24 January at 7.30pm

Audio-Described: 29 January at 2.30pm, touch tour at 1pm

British Sign Language Interpreted: 31 January at 7.30pm 

HENRY V

11 February – 9 April 2022

Captioned: 28 March at 7.30pm

Audio-Described: 2 April at 2.30pm, touch tour at 1pm

British Sign Language Interpreted: 26 March at 2.30pm 

MARYS SEACOLE

15 April – 4 June 2022

Captioned: 23 May at 7.30pm

Audio-Described: 21 May at 2.30pm, touch tour at 1pm

British Sign Language Interpreted: 30 May at 7.30pm

The season is presented in partnership with Wessex Grove.