God of Carnage at Lyric Hammersmith - First Look

Production images have been released for the revival of Yasmina Reza's award-winning play God of Carnage now playing at the Lyric Hammersmith.

Ariyon Bakare, Martin Hutson, Dinita Gohil and Freema Agyeman. Photo: The Other Richard Yasmina Reza's Olivier and Tony Award-winning dark comedy God Of Carnage is now playing at the Lyric Hammersmith in a revival directed by Lyric Associate Director Nicholai La Barrie. BOOK GOD OF CARNAGE TICKETS The other day in the park, 11-year-old Ferdinand knocked 11 year old Bruno’s two front teeth out. Their parents meet up to have a civil conversation about the misdemeanours of their children in a suitably calm and rational way… what can go wrong? As night falls chaos ensues with explosive tantrums, name-calling and tears.

The cast of God of Carnage. Photo: The Other Richard

Making her Lyric stage debut is Freema Agyeman as Veronica Novak, best known for her role as the companion Martha Jones in Doctor Who (BBC) as well as Trish in Dreamland (Sky). Also in the company is Ariyon Bakare who previously appeared in BBC series His Dark Materials, playing Alan Raleigh; Dinita Gohil, recently seen in The Father and the Assassin (National Theatre) takes on the role of Annette Raleigh; and Martin Hutson, seen in Small Island (National Theatre), plays Michael Novak.

Dinita Gohil, Freema Agyeman, Ariyon Bakare and Martin Hutson. Photo: The Other Richard

God of Carnage is designed by Lily Arnold who returns to the Lyric following the triumph of A Doll’s House (2019), the lighting design is by Richard Howell, sound design and composition by Asaf Zohar, casting by Heather Basten CDG, fight direction by Bethan Clark, vocal coaching by Christopher Holt, assistant direction by Mo Korede, senior casting assistance by Fran Cattaneo, and casting assistance by Iman Wilson.

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Freema Agyeman and Martin Hutson. Photo: The Other Richard A Lyric Hammersmith Theatre production God of Carnage By Yasmina Reza Translated by Christopher Hampton Directed by Nicholai La Barrie Dates: Friday 01 – Saturday 30 September 2023 Open Captioned Performance: Fri 15 September, 7.30pm Chilled Environment Performance: Wednesday 20 September, 2.30pm BSL Performance: Thursday 21 September, 7.30pm Audio Described Performance: Tuesday 26 September, 7.30pm

Martin Hutson and Ariyon Bakare. Photo: The Other Richard

Dinita Gohil and Freema Agyeman. Photo: The Other Richard

Aryion Bakare. Photo: The Other Richard