The Young Vic’s world premiere of Anthony McCarten’s The Collaboration, starring Paul Bettany (The Avengers, WandaVision) as Andy Warhol and two-time Tony nominee Jeremy Pope (Hollywood, Choir Boy, Ain’t Too Proud) as Jean-Michel Basquiat, will play the London venue February 16-April 2. The two are joined by Sofia Barclay and Alec Newman.
Take a look inside rehearsal below.
Jeremy Pope and Paul Bettany
Jeremy Pope
Paul Bettany and Jeremy Pope
Paul Bettany
Jeremy Pope, Paul Bettany, Sofia Barclay, and Alec Newman
Paul Bettany and Sofia Barclay
Alec Newman and Paul Bettany
Company of The Collaboration
Jeremy Pope, Anthony McCarten, and Paul Bettany
Jeremy Pope and Kwame Kwei-Armah
Sofia Barclay, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Pope, and Kwame Kwei-Armah
Alec Newman and Paul Bettany
Alec Newman
Sofia Barclay
Kwame Kwei-Armah, Olivia Nwabali, Denis O'Sullivan, Anthony McCarten, and Teunkie Van Der Sluijs
Kwame Kwei-Armah
Anthony McCarten
Directed by Young Vic Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah, The Collaboration is set in 1984 New York, where 56-year-old Andy Warhol’s star is falling and Jean-Michel Basquiat is taking the art world by storm. When Basquiat agrees to collaborate with Warhol on a new exhibition, the two artists embark on a shared journey that re-draws both their worlds.
The production will have set and costume design by Anna Fleischle, lighting design by Mark Henderson, sound design by Emma Laxton, projection design by Duncan McLean, composition by Ayanna Witter-Johnson, DJ/VJ by Xana, and assistant direction and production dramaturgy by Olivia Nwabali. Casting for the production is by Isabella Odoffin.
