Doctor Who star Freema Agyeman lands role in Tony Award-winning show
Doctor Who star Freema Agyeman has been cast in a revival of Yasmina Reza's Tony and Olivier Award-winning play God of Carnage.
The dark comedy follows two set of parents who meet after one of their children, an 11-year-old boy, knocks out his classmate's teeth in a playground brawl (via BBC News).
The parents of both children meet to discuss the incident in a civilised manner, but as the evening progresses, the parents themselves become increasingly childish and chaos ensues.
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Agyeman, who's known for her roles as Doctor Who companion Martha Jones and New Amsterdam's Dr Helen Sharpe – and who most recently starred in Sky comedy Dreamland – will play one of the parents, Veronique Vallon, at the Lyric Hammersmith theatre from September 1 to September 30.
"I'm happy to be staying in the genre of dark comedy post-Dreamland. God of Carnage made me gasp and guffaw in equal measure," the actress said in a statement.
"I look forward to performing in this play alongside the fantastic cast and am very excited to be working with director Nicholai La Barrie whose enthusiasm is infectious!"
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"God of Carnage pokes fun at wealth, power and money. It lifts the lid on civility which is immensely funny to watch," La Barrie added. "From the moment I read this play, I imagined it to be a reflection of the cosmopolitan cities that we live in."
God of Carnage will also star Carnival Row's Ariyon Bakare, The Sandman's Dinita Gohil and Endeavour's Martin Hutson.
The play premiered in the West End in 2008 and won an Oliver Award for best comedy, before moving to Broadway in 2009, where it went on to win Tonys for best comedy, best play and best actress for The Morning Show's Marcia Gay Harden.
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