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Charlie Cox is returning to the London stage this winter to lead 'The King's Ransom,' a new play by Stuart Slade.
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World premiering at the Donmar Warehouse, “The King’s Ransom” is set in 1977 Memphis and stars Cox as Vince Black, a small-time crook who is offered the opportunity of a lifetime.
“The plan is simple: Kidnap Elvis Presley’s corpse. Stash him in a chest freezer. Collect the million-dollar ransom,” the play’s synopsis says.
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Matthew Dunster directs.
“The King’s Ransom” will open on Dec. 16, with previews starting Dec. 5, and runs through Feb. 6, 2027. Cox previously starred in the 2010 production of “The Prince of Homburg” at the Donmar Warehouse. His other theater credits include the West End revival of Harold Pinter’s “Betrayal” in 2019, which he transferred with to Broadway.
“The King’s Ransom” creative team includes set designer Anna Fleischle, costume designer Jean Chan, lighting designer Sally Ferguson, sound designer Holly Khan, illusion designer Chris Cox, fight and intimacy directors Ruth Cooper-Brown and Rachel Bown-Williams of Rc-Annie, and casting director Lotte Hines CDG. Jorge Alonso’s Spanish Romance Drama ‘All That We Never Were’ Sells to France and India ‘I Play Rocky’ Premieres at TIFF: A Movie About a Best Picture Winner That’s a Best Picture Contender?
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