The Shawshank Redemption – 2023 Tour

THE ACCLAIMED STAGE VERSION OF THE NATION’S FAVOURITE MOVIE

Despite protests of his innocence, Andy Dufresne is handed a double life sentence for the brutal murder of his wife and her lover. Incarcerated at the notorious Shawshank facility, he quickly learns that no one can survive alone. Andy strikes up an unlikely friendship with the prison fixer Red, and things take a slight turn for the better. However, when Warden Stammas decides to bully Andy into subservience and exploit his talents for accountancy, a desperate plan is quietly hatched…

Based on Stephen King’s 1982 novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, this thrilling stage production examines desperation, injustice, friendship and hope behind the claustrophobic bars of a maximum security facility. The 1994 feature film starred Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman and was nominated for seven Academy Awards.

Joe Absolom’s impressive TV career has barely seen him off our screens in twenty-five years: from Matthew Rose in EastEnders to Al Large in Doc Martin, Christopher Halliwell in A Confession and Andy Warren in The BayBen Onwukwe boasts a 30-year stage career including leading roles with the RSC and the Royal Court, as well as 11 years on TV as Recall McKenzie in London’s Burning and, more recently, the role of Jackson Donckers in Professor T.

Cast & Creative

CAST

JOE ABSOLOM

Andy Dufresne

BEN ONWUKWE

Ellis ‘Red’ Redding

MARK HEENEHAN

Warden Stammas

KENNETH JAY

Brooksie

JOE REISIG

Hadley

OWEN OLDROYD

Entwistle

JAY MARSH

Bogs Diamond

LEIGH JONES

Rooster

JULES BROWN

Rico

KIERAN GARLAND

Dawkins

COULTER DITTMAN

Tommy Williams

SAMARGE HAMILTON

Kelly

CREATIVE

Original Novel By

STEPHEN KING

Adapted by

OWEN O’NEILL and DAVE JOHNS

Directed by

DAVID ESBJORNSON

Associate Director

TIM WELTON

Design by

GARY MCCANN

Lighting Design by

CHRIS DAVEY

Sound Design by

ANDY GRAHAM

Quotes

‘Electrifying- It truly is a must-see show.’

THE OBSERVER

Book Tickets

12 January – 14 January

THEATRE ROYAL WINDSOR

17 January – 21 January

THEATRE ROYAL NEWCASTLE

23 January – 28 January

THEATRE ROYAL BRIGHTON

30 January – 04 February

RICHMOND THEATRE

06 February – 11 February

OXFORD PLAYHOUSE

13 February – 18 February

EVERYMAN THEATRE, CHELTENHAM

20 February – 25 February

REGENT THEATRE, STOKE-ON-TRENT

27 February – 04 March

THEATR CLWYD, MOLD

06 March – 11 March

BELGRADE THEATRE, COVENTRY

13 March – 19 March

CAMBRIDGE ARTS THEATRE

20 March – 25 March

ALHAMBRA THEATRE, BRADFORD

27 March – 01 April

THEATRE ROYAL BATH

03 April – 08 April

AYLESBURY WATERSIDE THEATRE

10 April – 15 April

THE ORCHARD THEATRE, DARTFORD

17 April – 22 April

NEW VICTORIA THEATRE, WOKING

24 April – 29 April

FESTIVAL THEATRE, EDINBURGH

01 May – 13 May

GAIETY THEATRE, DUBLIN