Jermyn Street Theatre and Glass Mask Theatre today announced full casting for the UK premiere of Simon Stephens’ A Slow Fire, a remarkable post-apocalyptic story of hope and survival.
Glass Mask Theatre’s Artistic Director Rex Ryan directs Ross Gaynor (Ashton), Fionn Ó Loingsigh (Presley) and Ian Toner (Reece), who reprise their roles from the Dublin production, which premiered at Glass Mask Theatre in Dublin earlier this year.
Years after the apocalypse, Ashton and Reese survive in a bunker on the edge of an imaginary city. Searching for hope, they spend their days acting out stories from the before times. When a stranger appears, is he here to save them? Or is he telling a tale too good to be true?
The staggering new play from Tony and Olivier award winning Simon Stephens is part thriller, part excavation of the soul. Rex Ryan directs this UK premiere.
Rex Ryan said, “What a special opportunity to bring this Pandora’s box of a play to the intrepid Jermyn Street Theatre. Simon Stephens is one of the most extraordinary artists working in theatre today and his relationship with Glass Mask has become very important to me and all of our collaborators. I hope for this to be an opportunity to introduce London to our brand of intense firebrand acting, showcase our commitment to new work and welcome three of Ireland’s great theatre actors to the London stage.”
Jermyn Street Theatre, 16B Jermyn Street, London, SW1Y 6ST from 20 August – 26 September 2026.
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