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Apr 29, 2022 · Covered in blood, myth and glory, Mark Rylance returns in triumph, 13 years on, to the career-defining role of Johnny “Rooster” Byron in Jez Butterworth ’s dazzling exploration of Englishness.
May 2, 2017 · Jez Butterworth is back. Even before the critics have uttered a single word of praise The Ferryman, directed by Sam Mendes and set in rural Derry in 1981 at the height of the IRA hunger strikes, sold out its run at the Royal Court in hours. It transfers to the West End in June.
Writer Jez Butterworth is no stranger to black comedy. Best-known for award-winning plays such as Mojo, Jerusalem and The Ferryman, his work has tackled heavy-duty themes such as toxic...
Apr 30, 2022 · Jerusalem, Jez Butterworth’s masterpiece, takes on new meaning in 2022. This stirring, slick play on Englishness returns 13 years later, with the same lead actors, Mark Rylance and Mackenzie Crook. In a new context, its message has changed.
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Apr 26, 2022 · Rapt by the actor’s cadences, Butterworth bashed out a new draft of Jerusalem in a month, working on it at night while doing an uncredited polish on someone else’s film script during the day.
Apr 29, 2022 · None of this will surprise those familiar with this play by Jez Butterworth, which premiered with Rylance in the lead role at the Royal Court here in 2009; two years later, it transferred to...
Apr 23, 2020 · Getting original director Ian Rickson and Mark Rylance back on board is the speed-spiked icing on the cake. ‘Jerusalem’ by Jez Butterworth will return to the London stage, venue TBC, in 2021.
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