Ruth Wilson announced in cast for A Moon for the Misbegotten

A Moon for the Misbegotten

By Eugene O’Neill, Directed by Rebecca Frecknall

Almeida Theatre, London

Tue 17 Jun – Sat 16 Aug 2025

It has been announced that a new production of Eugene O’Neill’s A Moon for the Misbegotten will play at the Almeida Theatre from 17 June – 16 August 2025.

Almeida Associate Director and multi–Olivier Award winner Rebecca Frecknall directs Golden Globe winner Ruth Wilson (The Affair) and Academy Award-nominated Michael Shannon (George & Tammy) in this “scorching play about the eternal American theme of reality and illusion” (The Guardian) from one of the great 20th century playwrights.

There is no present or future – only the past, happening over and over again – now.

On a barren farm in Connecticut, Josie Hogan dreams of more. Abandoned by her brothers and trapped with her volatile father, the desire for change feels urgent.

Haunted by the death of his mother, James Tyrone Jr drinks to cover the pain. Trapped in a spiral of guilt and shame he longs for connection.

When the two are brought together, a single night reveals a devastating truth and both will be altered forever.

Almeida Associate Director and multi–Olivier Award winner Rebecca Frecknall (A Streetcar Named Desire; Cabaret) directs Academy Award-nominated Michael Shannon (George & Tammy; Boardwalk Empire) and Golden Globe-winner Ruth Wilson (The Affair; Luther) in this “scorching play about the eternal American theme of reality and illusion” (The Guardian) from Eugene O’Neill, one of the great 20th century playwrights.