Joe Thomas, best known for his role in E4’s The Inbetweeners, is to star in a play at Theatre Royal, Glasgow. What’s In a Name? will run at the city centre venue from Tuesday 1 October until Saturday 5 October as part of a UK tour.
The witty production, which opened at the Birmingham Rep in 2017, tells the story of father-to-be Vincent and his partner Anna who are invited to dinner by his sister Elizabeth and her husband, Peter. They are joined by childhood friend Carl for a mature and sophisticated gathering. The meal is lovingly prepared, and wine carefully selected. The friends are prepared for the usual humorous exchanges they’ve come to expect.
But then a startling revelation about the name chosen for Vincent’s and Anna’s expected child becomes the catalyst for a destructive argument which spirals hysterically out of control. Egos, childish resentment and unspoken feelings are relentlessly and hilariously exposed for the first time.
Joe, who plays Vincent will be joined on stage by, James Lance (Jeeves and Wooster, Northern Soul), Summer Strallen (Top Hat, Young Frankenstein) and Alex Gaumond (Company, Dirty Rotten Scoundrel, Matilda).
The original play premiered in 2010 at the Théâtre Édouard VII in Paris, France, where the production received six Molière Award nominations and ran for over 300 performances. Matthew Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière then wrote the screenplay for the film, which won several César awards from the French Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques. The play has now been translated into over 22 languages.
What’s In A Name? is written byMatthew Delaporte and Alexandre De La Patellière with adaptation, translation and direction by Jeremy Sams. Set will be designed by Francis O’Connor and lighting design is by Rick Fisher.
You can buy tickets here.