Eight New Performers Join ‘White Rabbit Red Rabbit’ West End Run
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Eight new performers have been added to the West End run of "White Rabbit Red Rabbit" at London's Duchess Theatre, according to a report from Variety. The Monday-evening residency, which runs until Nov. 2, will feature Christopher Eccleston, Mel Giedroyc, Steve Pemberton, Munya Chawawa, Nish Kumar, Adam Buxton, John Bradley and Ginger Johnson. The production, staged by the newly founded company There & Then, places a different performer onstage each week to read from a previously unseen script without preparation or directorial input. The play was written by Nassim Soleimanpour while he was barred from leaving Iran, and since its 2011 premiere it has logged over 4,000 performances across more than 25 languages. There & Then was founded in 2026 by Soleimanpour and director Omar Elerian, whose decade-long collaboration includes "Echo" at the Royal Court Theatre and "Nassim" at the Bush Theatre. The company also counts executive producer Roz Coleman and producing advisor Malú Ansaldo among its core team.
What’s reported
Eight new performers have joined the West End run of "White Rabbit Red Rabbit" at London's Duchess Theatre.
The Monday-evening residency runs until Nov. 2.
New performers include Christopher Eccleston, Mel Giedroyc, Steve Pemberton, Munya Chawawa, Nish Kumar, Adam Buxton, John Bradley and Ginger Johnson.
Specific performance dates: Chawawa on Aug. 3; Johnson on Aug. 10; Giedroyc on Aug. 24; Buxton on Sept. 7; Eccleston on Sept. 28; Pemberton on Oct. 5; Kumar on Oct. 19; Bradley on Oct. 26.
Two dates shifted: David Harewood moves to Aug. 17; Riz Ahmed is newly dated for Oct. 12.
Lucian Msamati, David Tennant and Jo Joyner have already performed since the run opened June 8.
Upcoming performers include Asim Chaudhry on June 29, Luke Thompson on July 6, Jodie Whittaker on July 13, Kathryn Hunter on July 20, Kunal Nayyar on July 27 and Archie Madekwe on Sept. 21.
The production is There & Then's inaugural staging, with each performer reading from a previously unseen script without preparation or directorial input.
Nassim Soleimanpour wrote the play while barred from leaving Iran; since its 2011 premiere it has logged over 4,000 performances across more than 25 languages.
There & Then was founded in 2026 by Soleimanpour and director Omar Elerian.
The company also includes executive producer Roz Coleman and producing advisor Malú Ansaldo.
The Duchess Theatre run is cast by Matilda James CDG.
Key figures
Christopher Eccleston, performer
Mel Giedroyc, performer
Steve Pemberton, performer
Munya Chawawa, performer
Nish Kumar, performer
Adam Buxton, performer
John Bradley, performer
Ginger Johnson, performer
David Harewood, performer
Riz Ahmed, performer
Lucian Msamati, performer
David Tennant, performer
Jo Joyner, performer
Asim Chaudhry, performer
Luke Thompson, performer
Jodie Whittaker, performer
Kathryn Hunter, performer
Kunal Nayyar, performer
Archie Madekwe, performer
Nassim Soleimanpour, playwright and co-founder of There & Then
Omar Elerian, director and co-founder of There & Then
Roz Coleman, executive producer
Malú Ansaldo, producing advisor
Matilda James CDG, casting director
Sources: Variety
