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EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Scott (All Of US Strangers) and George MacKay (1917) person been group to lead nan sound formed successful Russell Tovey‘s (American Horror Story: NYC) debut caller Starlings, which is being published arsenic an Audible Original.
Set successful nan bosom of Clapham successful London, nan play will research family estrangement and queer identity. Release is group for July 1st.
The synopsis reads: “Starlings introduces Donald (Andrew Scott), a forty-something aspiring resistance queen, who has spent years masking heavy bitterness down crisp wit and painted nails. Exiled from his bluish hometown aft his begetter discovered him wearing women’s clothes, Donald has avoided confronting his past for decades, surrounding himself pinch an unruly group of friends arsenic he navigated his identity.
“When Donald’s enigmatic younger brother, Owen (George MacKay) unexpectedly appears astatine his doorway owed to their father’s death, Donald is forced to reckon pinch aged wounds arsenic nan brothers reunite aft years apart. From visiting resistance shows, to dive bars, nan caller follows Donald and Owen arsenic they effort to reconcile their shared history and heal past trauma.”
The ensemble sound formed besides includes Michele Austin (Hard Truths), Julian Kostov (The White Lotus) and Jason Patel (Unicorns), alongside resistance performers Dosa Cat, Gigi Zahir and That Girl, pinch Tovey himself appearing successful nan production.
Tovey shared: “It’s been nan biggest privilege to bring this communicative and these characters live pinch nan champion squad astatine Audible and nan astir cleanable and talented formed of actors. This is simply a world and a organization that I respect and emotion truthful overmuch and dream successful move listeners will autumn successful emotion pinch too.”
The Being Human actor has antecedently opened up astir really his ain parents struggled to judge his homosexuality. When nan character came retired astatine property 18, his begetter initially did not understand and suggested his boy return hormone treatments to “cure” him.
