PRESS RELEASE – WED 20 NOV 2019 THE OLD VIC ANNOUNCES EILEEN ATKINS AND TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET TO STAR IN AMY HERZOG’S 4000 MILES, A NEW SHOW FOR MATTHEW WARCHUS’ SEASON 5 This spring The Old Vic will present Amy Herzog’s Pulitzer Prize for Drama nominated play 4000 Miles, directed by Matthew Warchus with Eileen Atkins and Timothée Chalamet in the lead roles, opening on 16 April 2020 with previews from 06 April. ‘It was to finish something I started. Micah and I started something. I finished it. That’s it. People want to make it really complicated but it’s not’ At the beginning of the summer 21-year-old Leo set out from the West Coast cycling across America with his best friend. After weeks of radio silence, no one is more surprised than his 91-year-old grandmother, Vera, when Leo turns up on her Manhattan doorstep in the middle of the night. His life just starting, hers nearly ended, in a faded Greenwich Village apartment their griefs collide. ‘A funny, moving, altogether wonderful drama’ The New York Times Artistic Director and Director, Matthew Warchus, said ‘Amy Herzog is one of my favourite living writers – she writes with a deceptively powerful simplicity, full of extraordinary grace, precision and radiance. I’m very much looking forward to working with this exceptional cast on her gorgeous play which abounds with intimate beauty and truth’ 4000 Miles is part of Matthew Warchus’ Season 5 joining the forthcoming productions of A Christmas Carol, Endgame (in a double bill with Rough for Theatre II) and Local Hero. Matthew Warchus Theatre includes: Lungs, Present Laughter, ‘Art’, The Caretaker, The Master Builder, Future Conditional, Speed-the- Plow (The Old Vic); A Christmas Carol, Groundhog Day, The Norman Conquests (The Old Vic/Broadway); Matilda the Musical (RSC/West End/Broadway/International tour); Ghost The Musical, La Bête, God of Carnage (West End/Broadway); Deathtrap, Endgame, Our House, Much Ado About Nothing (West End); Boeing-Boeing (West End/Broadway/UK tour); The Lord of the Rings (also co-writer, Toronto/West End); Buried Child, Volpone (National Theatre); Follies (Broadway); Life x 3 (National Theatre/The Old Vic/Broadway); True West (Donmar/Broadway); The Unexpected Man (RSC/West End/Broadway); ‘Art’ (Broadway/West End/Los Angeles); Hamlet, Henry V (RSC); Betrayal, Death of a Salesman, The Plough and the Stars, Fiddler on the Roof, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Leeds Playhouse). Opera includes: Falstaff, Così Fan Tutte (ENO); The Rake’s Progress (ROH/WNO). Film includes: Pride — BIFA Best British Independent Film and Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy, Simpatico. Matthew was an Associate Director at the Leeds Playhouse and Artistic Associate at The Old Vic before being appointed Artistic Director of the theatre in 2015. Eileen Atkins Theatre includes: Sargeant Musgrave’s Dance, The Lady’s Not For Burning (The Old Vic); The Killing of Sister George – Evening Standard Award for Best Actress (The Old Vic/West End/Broadway); The Height of the Storm (West End/UK tour/Broadway); Female of the Species, The Birthday Party (West End); Honour – Olivier Award for Best Actress, The Winter’s Tale – Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress (National Theatre); Ellen Terry (Shakespeare’s Globe); Doubt, Retreat From Moscow (Broadway); The Unexpected Man – Olivier Award for Best Actress (RSC/Barbican/Broadway). Television includes: The Crown, Doc Martin, Upstairs Downstairs, Cranford – BAFTA Award for Best Actress, Emmy Award for Supporting Actress, Miss Marple. Film includes: Carnage, Paddington, Last Chance Harvey, The Hours, Gosford Park. Timothée Chalamet Theatre includes: Prodigal Son (Manhattan Theater Club). Film includes: Little Women, The King, Beautiful Boy, Lady Bird, Hostiles, Call Me By Your Name – Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor, Miss Stevens, Interstellar. Upcoming films include: Dune, The French Dispatch. Amy Herzog Theatre includes: Belleville (Yale Repertory Theatre/New York Theatre Workshop/Donmar); 4000 Miles – Obie Award for Best New American Play (Lincoln Center, New York/South Coast Repertory/Theatre Royal, Bath); Mary Jane – Horton Foote Playwriting Award 2019, New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, Obie Award for Playwriting (Yale Repertory Theatre/New York Theatre Workshop); The Great God Pan (Playwrights Horizons, New York); After the Revolution – New York Times Award for Outstanding Playwright (Williamstown Theatre Festival/Playwrights Horizons, New York). NOTES TO EDITORS PRESS CONTACTS For production press enquiries: Jo Allan | E [email protected] | M 07889 905 850 | T 020 7520 9392 Kitty Greenleaf | E [email protected] | M 07545 131 539 | T 020 7520 9392 For general Old Vic press enquiries: Amy Dowd | E [email protected] | M 07737 007 016 | T 020 3432 5839 BOX OFFICE INFORMATION: Suitable for ages 13+ Box Office 0344 871 7628 | oldvictheatre.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube @oldvictheatre The Old Vic, The Cut, London SE1 8NB Priority booking: Wed 20 Nov 2019 General public booking: Tue 03 Dec 2019 Please see our website for more information on how to become a Member and access priority booking 4000 MILES By Amy Herzog Directed by Matthew Warchus Starring Eileen Atkins and Timothée Chalamet Mon 06 Apr 2020–Sat 23 May 2020 Mon–Sat: 7.30pm; Wed & Sat 2.30pm Press night: 16 Apr 2020 7pm Audio Described: Thu 07 May, 7.30pm 2020 (touch tour at 6pm) Captioned: Fri 15 May 2020 SEASON LISTINGS A CHRISTMAS CAROL A version by Jack Thorne Directed by Matthew Warchus Starring Paterson Joseph Sat 23 Nov 2019–Sat 18 Jan 2020 Mon–Sat: 7pm/7.30pm; Wed & Sat 1pm/2.30pm Press night: 04 Dec 2019 7pm Audio Described Performance: 06 Jan 2020 (touch tour at 5:15pm) Captioned Performance: 10 Jan 2020 Relaxed Performance: 11 Jan 2020 Recommended age 8+ TICKETS: £12, £20, £30/£35, £40/£45, £55/£57.50, £65/£67.50 ENDGAME (in a double bill with ROUGH FOR THEATRE II) By Samuel Beckett Directed by Richard Jones Starring Alan Cumming and Daniel Radcliffe With Jane Horrocks and Karl Johnson Mon 27 Jan–Sat 28 Mar 2020 Mon–Sat: 7.30pm; Wed & Sat 2.30pm Press night: 04 Feb 2020, 7pm Audio Described Performance: 16 Mar 2020 (touch tour at 6pm) Captioned Performance: 20 Mar 2020 Recommended age 14+ TICKETS: £12, £20, £30, £40, £55, £65 LOCAL HERO Book by David Greig Music and lyrics by Mark Knopfler Directed by John Crowley An Old Vic & Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh production Thu 18 Jun–Sat 05 Sep 2020 Mon–Sat: 7.30pm; Wed & Sat 2.30pm Press night: 30 June 2020, 7pm Audio Described Performance: 10 Aug 2020 (touch tour at 6pm) Captioned Performance: 14 Aug 2020 Recommended age 11+ TICKETS: £12, £20, £30, £40, £55, £65 CONCESSIONS: PwC £10 PREVIEWS: Available to everyone with half of the house priced at £10 for selected previews. 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