Lesley Manville and Anna Maxwell Martin to star in 'August: Osage County' in the West End

August: Osage County follows the dysfunctional Weston family as they reunite at their Oklahoma home after a family crisis.

Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play August: Osage County by Tracy Letts will return to London in 2027, running for a limited 12-week season at the Noël Coward Theatre from 18 January.

Directed by Jeremy Herrin (People, Places and Things, Wolf Hall), August: Osage County follows the dysfunctional Weston family as they reunite at their Oklahoma home after a family crisis. As the family spend time together, old wounds reopen and long-buried secrets come to light. First performed by Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre company in 2007, the play has since been performed on Broadway and at the National Theatre in London. It was adapted into a film in 2013.

The show will star two-time Olivier Award winner and Tony Award winner Lesley Manville as Violet Weston, alongside two-time BAFTA Award winner Anna Maxwell Martin as Barbara Fordham.

Manville said: “I’m delighted to be taking on August: Osage County with Jeremy Herrin directing. It’s an epic piece of American literature written by the truly great Tracy Letts. It has not been seen in London for almost 20 years, so I cannot wait to bring this complex, funny, tragic, ultimate family saga to the West End and create the matriarch, Violet Weston.”

Herrin added: “August: Osage County is one of the great plays of our time, and it firmly places Tracy Letts as heir to O’Neill, Miller and Williams in the continuum of the best American playwrights. It’s a darkly funny and gripping family drama that transcends its form. As a brilliant actor himself and long-standing member of Steppenwolf, Tracy knows how to write for actors. I’m excited to bring together a fantastic ensemble for the first major revival of this play.

"I’m thrilled to be reunited with Lesley Manville after her Tony Award win, and I can’t wait to see her square up against Anna Maxwell Martin, whose work I’ve long admired. I’ve loved this play since I saw it on Broadway in 2008, and I can’t wait to explore all its twists and turns in the Noël Coward Theatre, the perfect space for this searing and epically entertaining show.”

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Photo credit: Lesley Manville and Anna Maxwell Martin. (Courtesy of production)