good canary

Rose Theatre

director: John Malkovich

sound design: Jon Nicholls

Award-winning actor and director John Malkovich made his London theatre directing debut in the UK Premiere of Zach Helm’s gripping play Good Canary. Malkovich’s previous productions of the play enjoyed sell-out performances in Mexico City and Paris, where it was nominated for six French Moliere Awards, winning for Best Director and Best Design.

Harry Lloyd (Marcella, Game of Thrones) led the cast as Jack with Freya Mavor (Skins, The White Queen) as Annie. Following rave reviews for his first novel, Jack is on the verge of signing a multi-million-dollar deal with a leading publisher. With his wife Annie struggling with addiction and mental illness, will she cope with the public scrutiny that comes with success?

Set in New York, Good Canary is a hard-hitting play exploring the spiral of self-destruction and the cost of creativity.