Full cast announced for UK premiere of THE UNSEEN

The cast has been announced for The Unseen.

It will feature BAFTA Cymru Award-winning actor Richard Harrington (Fisherman’s Friends: One and All; Home I’m Darling) as Wallace and Waj Ali (Carnival Row; King Lear) as Valdez, two prisoners incarcerated together, with Ross Tomlinson (Allelujah; This Is Going To Hurt) as Smash, a prison guard.

Directed by Iya Patarkatsishvili, The Unseen delves into the human spirit's resilience under oppressive regimes. The show follows two strangers who are imprisoned for reasons unknown. Communicating only through their cell walls, Wallace and Valdez navigate waves of hope and disillusionment whilst seeking a route to escape.

These two characters find solace in one another and create their own philosophies in an attempt to assign meaning to their confinement. Meatheir torturer finds himself torn between his duty and his own self-revulsion.

Patarkatsishvili will be joined on the creative team by set and costume designer Simon Kenny, lighting designer Anna Watson, sound designer Mike Walker with James Robert Moore as associate director. The composer is Danny Short, who also executive produces alongside, Peter Huntley and Callum Runciman for Smart Entertainment.

The Unseen will run at the Riverside Studios from 15 November - 14 December 2024.

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