Cast announced for Women, Beware The Devil at Almeida Theatre

Casting has been announced for Women, Beware The Devil at Almeida Theatre this spring.

Almeida Artistic Director, Rupert Goold (Tammy Faye, Patriots) will direct the piece by The Sunday Times Playwriting Award-winner Lulu Raczka (Antigone, Nothing).

Described as a “deadly new play of treachery and trickery”, the world premiere runs 11 February – 25 March 2023.

Making up the cast are Leo Bill (The Duchess of Malfi; Posh), Carly-Sophia Davies (Spring Awakening; The Eternal Daughter), Aurora Dawson-Hunte (Queens; Cherry Orchard), Ioanna Kimbook (The Duchess of Malfi; Bitter Wheat), Nathan Laryea (Spring Awakening; Tartuffe), Lydia Leonard (Little Eyolf; Wolf Hall), Alison Oliver (Best Interest; Conversations with Friends) and Lola Shalam, who is making her professional debut.

A war is brewing. Rumours are flying. A household is in crisis.

…and the Devil’s having some fun.

For Lady Elizabeth nothing is more important than protecting her family’s legacy and their ancestral home. When that comes under threat, she elicits the help of Agnes, a young servant suspected of witchcraft.

But Agnes has dark dreams of her own for this house.

The production has set design by Miriam Buether and costume design by Evie Gurney, with lighting design by Tim Lutkin. Adam Cork is both sound designer and composer, and casting director is Amy Ball.

For more information and tickets, visit almeida.co.uk