James Norton to bring Hanya Yanagihara’s one million bestseller A Little Life alive on stage in 2023

    A Little Life

    Harold Pinter Theatre Sat 25 Mar – Sun 18 June 2023

    Richmond Theatre, London 14-18 March 2023 – Sold Out

    Stars James Norton, Omari Douglas, Luke Thompson, Zubin Varla, Nathalie Armin, Emilio Doorgasingh.


    James Norton, known for his role in Happy Valley and Grantchester, brings Hanya Yanagihara’s one million bestseller A Little Life alive on stage in 2023. Coming to London’s Harold Pinter theatre, this acclaimed production promises to stay with you forever.
    Poignant and gripping, A Little Life features a star studded cast of James Norton (Happy Valley),  It’s A Sin actor Omari DouglasBridgerton’s Luke Thompson and The Witcher’s Zack Wyatt, along with Elliot Cowan (The Crown2:22 A Ghost Story), Zubin Varla (Tammy FayeEquus), Nathalie Armin (Force MajeureThe Doctor), and Emilio Doorgasingh (Best of EnemiesThe Kite Runner), who come together on stage to play out the devastating lives of four college friends.
    Tue – Sat at 19:00
    Thu and Sat at 13:30
    Sun at 14:00
    Age guidance 16+ This production includes strong language, nudity, sexual violence, physical and emotional abuse, self-harm, and suicide

    This adaptation of Yanagihara’s hard-hitting novel follows the lives of four friends who have moved from a small college town to New York City. The handsome aspiring actor Willem, struggling artist JB, prominent architect Malcolm, and the bewildering, brilliant Jude, who is struggling with the reminders of his dark past. It is the group’s love and fascination with him that is often at the centre of their friendship – and this play.

    Dubbed ‘mesmerising’ by the Guardian and ‘emotionally gruelling’ by The TelegraphA Little Life is bound to leave a mark on you forever.

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