The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh and London’s The Old Vic will present the world premiere of Local Hero, a stage adaptation of the 1983 film, co-written by David Greig and Bill Forsyth, with music and lyrics by Mark Knopfler, and directed by John Crowley.
Local Hero will open at The Lyceum on 23 March 2019 and The Old Vic run will open in June 2019.
The project sees The Lyceum’s artistic director David Greig collaborating with multi award-winning director and writer Bill Forsyth, with music and lyrics by acclaimed composer and Glasgow-born producer Mark Knopfler – founder of internationally celebrated band Dire Straits.
Greig says: “God, this is exciting! I’m thrilled The Lyceum will be working with a team of this calibre to make Local Hero. John Crowley is a director on top of his game. From The Pillowman to Brooklyn he has shown himself a master of complex emotional material. I was recently privileged to see his production of The Present on Broadway with Cate Blanchett and it was one of the defining experiences of my theatre-going life. We have a world class creative team in whom to trust the legacy of Bill’s much loved film.”
The Old Vic’s artistic director Matthew Warchus adds: “It’s very exciting to see Bill Forsyth’s masterpiece entrusted to such a classy line-up of international creative talent.”
Bill Forsyth and David Greig
The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh and London’s The Old Vic will present the world premiere of Local Hero, a stage adaptation of the 1983 film, co-written by David Greig and Bill Forsyth, with music and lyrics by Mark Knopfler, and directed by John Crowley.
Local Hero will open at The Lyceum on 23 March 2019 and The Old Vic run will open in June 2019.
The project sees The Lyceum’s artistic director David Greig collaborating with multi award-winning director and writer Bill Forsyth, with music and lyrics by acclaimed composer and Glasgow-born producer Mark Knopfler – founder of internationally celebrated band Dire Straits.
Greig says: “God, this is exciting! I’m thrilled The Lyceum will be working with a team of this calibre to make Local Hero. John Crowley is a director on top of his game. From The Pillowman to Brooklyn he has shown himself a master of complex emotional material. I was recently privileged to see his production of The Present on Broadway with Cate Blanchett and it was one of the defining experiences of my theatre-going life. We have a world class creative team in whom to trust the legacy of Bill’s much loved film.”
The Old Vic’s artistic director Matthew Warchus adds: “It’s very exciting to see Bill Forsyth’s masterpiece entrusted to such a classy line-up of international creative talent.”
John Crowley’s stage work includes The Present, Anton Chekhov’s Platonov adapted by Andrew Upton and starring Cate Blanchett; the London and Broadway runs of Martin McDonagh’s Tony-nominated The Pillowman starring David Tennant; McDonagh’s A Behanding in Spokane on Broadway starring Christopher Walken; the West End production of Love Song, starring Neve Campbell and Cillian Murphy, and the West End run of On An Average Day, starring Woody Harrelson and Kyle MacLachlan. He was associate director at the Donmar Warehouse.
Crowley returns to The Lyceum having directed the 1993 production of The Master Builder starring Brian Cox.
Produced by David Puttnam, the film is about an American oil company representative who is sent to the fictional village of Ferness on the west coast of Scotland to purchase the town and surrounding property for his company.
John Crowley’s stage work includes The Present, Anton Chekhov’s Platonov adapted by Andrew Upton and starring Cate Blanchett; the London and Broadway runs of Martin McDonagh’s Tony-nominated The Pillowman starring David Tennant; McDonagh’s A Behanding in Spokane on Broadway starring Christopher Walken; the West End production of Love Song, starring Neve Campbell and Cillian Murphy, and the West End run of On An Average Day, starring Woody Harrelson and Kyle MacLachlan. He was associate director at the Donmar Warehouse.
Crowley returns to The Lyceum having directed the 1993 production of The Master Builder starring Brian Cox.
The creative team further includes Tony Award-winning set and costume designer Scott Pask, lighting designer Paule Constable and sound designer Paul Arditti. Video design will be by Luke Halls, music supervisor is Dave Milligan and music director is Phil Bateman.
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