Casting revealed for 'Till the Stars Come Down' in the West End

Beth Steel's play follows a working-class, larger-than-life family during the course of a hot summer’s day, as they come together for Sylvia and Marek’s wedding day.

Casting has been revealed for the West End transfer of Till the Stars Come Down, which runs at Theatre Royal Haymarket from 1 July to 27 September.

Joining the cast are Dorothy Atkinson (Ludwig, Saltburn) as Aunty Carol, Adrian Bower (Gangs of London, Teachers) as John, Julian Kostov (The White Lotus, Shadow and Bone) as Marek, Aisling Loftus (Girls and Boys, Sherwood) as Maggie, and Ruby Thompson (Three Sisters, Aftersun) as Leanne.

Reprising their roles are Lucy Black (Top Girls, The Durrells) as Hazel, Sinéad Matthews (The Antipodes, Hullraisers) as Sylvia, Philip Whitchurch (Boys from the Blackstuff, Peterloo) as Uncle Pete, and Alan Williams (Faith, Hope and Charity, Chernobyl) as Tony.

Beth Steel's play, which is directed by Bijan Sheibani, follows a working-class, larger-than-life family during the course of a hot summer’s day, as they come together for Sylvia and Marek’s wedding day.

In a five-star review for LondonTheatre.co.uk from the National Theatre run, our critic said: "Beth Steel makes an early bid for play of the year with the properly funny, fiercely loving and piercingly perceptive Till the Stars Come Down. It’s a state-of-the-nation drama told through the prism of one family, and a generational tale boiled down to one day; brilliantly specific in its references, yet universal in its hilarious, heart-stopping storytelling."

Further casting is to be announced.

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Photo credit: Julian Kostov, Lucy Black, and Aisling Loftus. (Photos courtesy of production)