The Pride (play)

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The Pride
Written by Alexi Kaye Campbell
Characters3 male, 1 female (all doubling)
Date premiered2008
Place premiered Royal Court Theatre, London
Original language English
GenreDrama

The Pride is a British drama by Alexi Kaye Campbell that counterpoints two parallel love stories.

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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. [1] [2]

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. [3] [4] 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. [5]

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. [6]

The play was produced in Seoul, South Korea at the Art One Theater in 2014, directed by Kim Dong-yeon. [7]

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. [8]

Cast and characters

CharacterOriginal Cast, 2008Original New York Cast, 2010Original Australian Cast, 2012Revival London Cast, 2013Original Korean Cast, 2014London Anniversary Cast, 2022
Director Jamie Lloyd Joe Mantello Gary Abrahams Jamie Lloyd Kim Dong-yeonAran 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 DoctorTim Steed Adam James Ben Prendergast Mathew Horne Kim Jong-gu
Choi Dae-hun
Daniel Bailey
Josh-Susan Enright
Michelle Tiwo

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References

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  2. Spencer, Charles. " 'The Pride' at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs" Telegraph, 2 December 2008
  3. Fullerton, Krissie. "PHOTO CALL: 'The Pride' Opens Off-Broadway" Playbill, February 17, 2010
  4. "Due to Ticket Demand, MCC Extends The Pride by One Week" broadway.com, 17 February 2010
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  6. "Theatre of the week: 'The Pride', Trafalgar Studios, London SW1" Independent, 30 August 2013
  7. Kwon Mee-yoo. " 'The Pride' counterpoints sexual minority in 1950s and 2010s" Korea Times, 29 September 2014
  8. "Jordan Luke Gage and Lauryn Redding join Omari Douglas for the Pride in the West End | WhatsOnStage".