One of the most anticipated productions to hit the West end this summer has started previewing. American playwright David Hirson’s La Bete is running at the Comedy Theatre and contains an all star cast.
La Bete centres around an acting troupe in need of a little motivation, which inevitably sees arts and egos clash. In this production there are three very well known actors taking the lead roles: Joanna Lumley, Mark Rylance and David Hyde Pierce.
Lumley has returned to the West End after becoming a hero for championing the rights of Ghurkhas to settle in the UK. Mark Rylance has also been busy starring in the sell out production of Jerusalem as well as Endgame in the past year. And David Hyde Pierce, most famous for playing Niles Crane on Frasier, is no stranger to stage work - one of his more famous roles was Lancelot in the Broadway production of Spamalot.
The cast has created a lot of hype surrounding this production, hopefully the story and the staging match the acting pedigree. La Bete is only running for a limited season, so be quick to see some very distinguished actors live on stage.
