American Buffalo Tickets
Wyndham's Theatre
Damian Lewis leads a stellar cast including John Goodman and Tom Sturridge in a major revival of David Mamet’s award-winning drama American Buffalo. Brought to the stage by director Daniel Evans, American Buffalo examines the fickle nature of thieves, with amusing yet disastrous results.
Daniel Evans directs an all-star cast in a major new revival of David Mamet’s 1975 heralded play American Buffalo. Originally premiering at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre in 1977, the play was later adapted into a 1996 film starring Dustin Hoffman. Opening at London’s Wyndham’s Theatre, American Buffalo follows a trio of small-time hustlers in an attempt to steal a rare nickel.
Set entirely in a junk shop owned by Don Dubrow, American Buffalo examines the fickle and explosive nature amongst thieves, which can lead to comical and disastrous results. After selling a rare buffalo nickel to a coin collector, Dubrow suspects that is was worth more than what he sold it for. Wanting to steal it back from the customer with help from his delivery boy Bobby, their plans are soon scuppered by poker-playing Walter “Teach” Cole, who wants in on the scheme. Teach offers to steal the entire coin collection, but the group’s plans soon fall apart as each man develops his own ideas about the nickel.
Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning Homeland actor Damian Lewis stars as Teach, with theatre credits comprising Laertes in Hamlet with Ralph Fiennes, and The Misanthrope opposite Keira Knightley. Lewis’ extensive screen credits include Band of Brothers, Life and Henry VIII in Wolf Hall amongst many others. Esteemed screen actor John Goodman plays Don Dubrow, after an acclaimed performance in Broadway’s revival of Waiting for Godot. Upcoming actor Tom Sturridge plays Bobby, after featuring in Orphans as well as The Hollow Crown and The Boat That Rocked.
American Buffalo is brought to the stage by Sheffield Crucible’s Artistic Director Daniel Evans, who is well-known for acting in West End productions such as Candide and Merrily We Roll Along. The production also features design by Paul Willis and lighting by Mark Henderson. Mamet’s gripping play is considered to be an American classic, winning the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play. A darkly humorous play about divided loyalties, insatiable greed and the unpredictable nature of thieves, American Buffalo promises to be a highly entertaining theatrical event.
Set entirely in a junk shop owned by Don Dubrow, American Buffalo examines the fickle and explosive nature amongst thieves, which can lead to comical and disastrous results. After selling a rare buffalo nickel to a coin collector, Dubrow suspects that is was worth more than what he sold it for. Wanting to steal it back from the customer with help from his delivery boy Bobby, their plans are soon scuppered by poker-playing Walter “Teach” Cole, who wants in on the scheme. Teach offers to steal the entire coin collection, but the group’s plans soon fall apart as each man develops his own ideas about the nickel.
Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning Homeland actor Damian Lewis stars as Teach, with theatre credits comprising Laertes in Hamlet with Ralph Fiennes, and The Misanthrope opposite Keira Knightley. Lewis’ extensive screen credits include Band of Brothers, Life and Henry VIII in Wolf Hall amongst many others. Esteemed screen actor John Goodman plays Don Dubrow, after an acclaimed performance in Broadway’s revival of Waiting for Godot. Upcoming actor Tom Sturridge plays Bobby, after featuring in Orphans as well as The Hollow Crown and The Boat That Rocked.
American Buffalo is brought to the stage by Sheffield Crucible’s Artistic Director Daniel Evans, who is well-known for acting in West End productions such as Candide and Merrily We Roll Along. The production also features design by Paul Willis and lighting by Mark Henderson. Mamet’s gripping play is considered to be an American classic, winning the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play. A darkly humorous play about divided loyalties, insatiable greed and the unpredictable nature of thieves, American Buffalo promises to be a highly entertaining theatrical event.
Sorry this show closed 27 June 2015, we recommend these similar productions.
