The Pride is a British drama by Alexi Kaye Campbell that counterpoints two parallel love stories.
Productions In 2008 The Pride premiered at the Royal Court Theatre to critical acclaim, winning the Laurence Olivier Award under the direction of Jamie Lloyd and starring Bertie Carvel, JJ Feild and Lyndsey Marshal."The Pride Royal Court" royalcourttheatre.com, retrieved 12 June 2019 Spencer, Charles. " 'The Pride' at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs" Telegraph, 2 December 2008
It made its US premiere Off-broadway in the MCC Theater production at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in February 2010 starring Hugh Dancy, Andrea Riseborough and Ben Whishaw and directed by Joe Mantello.Fullerton, Krissie. "PHOTO CALL: 'The Pride' Opens Off-Broadway" Playbill, February 17, 2010"Due to Ticket Demand, MCC Extends The Pride by One Week" broadway.com, 17 February 2010 The play was nominated for the 2010 Drama League Award, Outstanding Production of a Play and 2010 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play." 'The Pride' Off-Broadway" Internet Off-Broadway Database, retrieved 12 June 2019
In 2011, the play made its Japanese premiere in Theatre Project Tokyo production at d-soko theatre in Tokyo, starring Takamasa Suga, Erika Mabuchi, Makiya Yamaguchi and Ayumi Tanida, directed by Eriko Ogawa.
In 2012 The Pride made its Australian debut at Red Stitch Actors Theatre, starring Lyall Brooks, Ben Geurens and Ngaire Dawn Fair under Gary Abrahams' direction.
The play was revived in London at Trafalgar Studios in 2013."Theatre of the week: 'The Pride', Trafalgar Studios, London SW1" Independent, 30 August 2013
The play was produced in Seoul, South Korea at the Art One Theater in 2014, directed by Kim Dong-yeon.Kwon Mee-yoo. " 'The Pride' counterpoints sexual minority in 1950s and 2010s" Korea Times, 29 September 2014
On 27 June 2022, Ambassador Theatre Group produced a one-off script in hand performance of The Pride at the Fortune Theatre starring Omari Douglas, Jordan Luke Gage, Lauryn Redding, Daniel Bailey, Michelle Tiwo and Josh-Susan Enright. The performance celebrated 50 years since the UK's first gay pride rally.
Cast and characters Character Original Cast, 2008 Original New York Cast, 2010 Original Australian Cast, 2012 Revival London Cast, 2013 Original Korean Cast, 2014 London Anniversary Cast, 2022 Director Jamie Lloyd Joe Mantello Gary Abrahams Jamie Lloyd Kim Dong-yeon Aran Cherkez Philip J. J. Feild Hugh Dancy Lyall Brooks Harry Hadden-Paton Lee Myung-haeng Jung Sang-yun Jordan Luke Gage Oliver Bertie Carvel Ben Whishaw Ben Geurens Al Weaver Oh Jong-hyuk Park Eun-suk Omari Douglas Sylvia Lyndsey Marshal Andrea Riseborough Ngaire Dawn Fair Hayley Atwell Kim So-jin Kim Ji-hyun Lauryn Redding The Man/Peter/The Doctor Tim Steed Adam James Ben Prendergast Mathew Horne Kim Jong-gu Choi Dae-hun Daniel Bailey Josh-Susan Enright Michelle Tiwo
References
External links MCC Theater In Korean