16 February – 2 April 2022
Young Vic Theatre, London
New York, 1984. Fifty-six-year-old Andy Warhol’s star is falling. Jean-Michel Basquiat is the new wonder-kid taking the art world by storm. When Basquiat agrees to collaborate with Warhol on a new exhibition, it soon becomes the talk of the city.
As everyone awaits the ‘greatest exhibition in the history of modern art', the two artists embark on a shared journey, both artistic and deeply personal, that re-draws both their worlds.
Paul Bettany (The Avengers, Wandavision) is the iconic Warhol and Jeremy Pope (Hollywood, Choir Boy, Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations) plays the magnetic Basquiat in the world premiere of Anthony McCarten’s thrilling new drama, directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah.
Andy Warhol - Paul Bettany
Jean-Michel Basquiat - Jeremy Pope
Maya - Sofia Barclay
Bruno Bischofberger - Alec Newman
Writer - Anthony McCarten
Director - Kwame Kwei-Armah
Scenic & Costume Designer - Anna Fleischle
Lighting Designer - Ben Stanton
Sound Designer - Emma Laxton
Projection Designer - Duncan McLean
Casting - Isabella Odoffin CDG
Composer - Ayanna Witter-Johnson
DJ/VJ - Xana
Assistant Director & Production Dramaturg - Olivia Nwabali
Associate Designer - Tina Torbey
★★★★
Packs a real punch.
The Times
★★★★
Kwame Kwei-Armah's hypnotic production!
Daily Mail
★★★★
Innately capitvating.
★★★★
Brings fireworks.
Evening Standard
