Warren Mitchell in Visiting Mr. Green
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Warren Mitchell and Gideon Turner are set to star in Jeff Baron’s
Visiting Mr. Green in the West End. The play, directed by Patrick Garland, will begin performances on April 3 and open on April 8 at Trafalgar Studios.
The piece follows widower Mr. Green (Mitchell), who is almost hit by a speeding car driven by corporate executive Ross Gardiner (Turner). Found guilty of reckless driving, Ross is ordered to spend the next six months making weekly visits to Mr. Green. What starts off as a comedy about two people who resent being in the same room together develops into a gripping and poignant drama. Family secrets are revealed and old wounds reopened as both men come to understand and tolerate one another’s differences.
Mitchell is best known on television for his portrayal of Alf Garnett in Till Death Us Do Part. He began his stage career over 75 years ago, but his more recent theater credits include Death of A Salesman for the National Theatre, Art, The Caretaker and The Homecoming all in the West End, as well as most recently, Arthur Miller’s The Price both at the Tricycle Theatre and in the West End, for which he won the Olivier Award for Best Actor. He previously played Mr. Green on tour.
Turner’s stage credits include Laertes in Hamlet and Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, both for the Royal Shakespeare Company, and most recently, English Touring Theatre’s production of The Changeling. His television credits include Hotel Babylon, Cromwell, Bad Girls and Dalziel and Pascoe.
Visiting Mr. Green is booking until 10 May. Designs are by Sean Cavanagh with lighting by Ben Cracknell and sound by Peter Cox. It is produced by Ian Fricker.