'Kenneth Lonergan weaves large ideas into everyday life': The Starry Messenger cast and director Sam Yates

The presence of Pulitzer Prize-nominated writer Kenneth Lonergan returns to the West End with The Starry Messenger, soon to open at the Wyndham's Theatre. Matthew Broderick will make his West End debut in the production as Mark, alongside Elizabeth McGovern in a production directed by Sam Yates, recently directing The Phlebotomist at Hampstead Theatre.

First performed at an off-Broadway venue in 2009, The Starry Messenger follows an astronomy teacher, facing a rocky marriage and dealing with the recent passing of his father. When he meets Angela, a trainee nurse, he trusts that his path his written in the stars.

Before the production opens at the Wyndham's, we spoke to Broderick, McGovern, Rosalind Eleazar, Jim Norton and director Sam Yates about the show, the script and Kenneth Lonergan's ability to encapsulate large ideas into everyday life.

The Starry Messenger is at the Wyndham's Theatre from 16th May.

The Starry Messenger tickets are available now.