Dreyfus, Harman and Shearsmith to star in Gray’s The Common Pursuit
Simon Gray’s The Common Pursuit is to be revived at London’s Menier Chocolate Factory, in a new production starring James Dreyfus, Nigel Harman and Reece Shearsmith.
The comedy, which charts the progress of a group of Cambridge undergraduates who launch a literary publication, will run from May 9 to July 20 and will be directed by Fiona Laird with design by Anthony Lamble and lighting by Hartley T A Kemp. It will also feature Ben Caplan, Robert Portal and Mary Stockley.
It will be produced by David Babani for Menier Chocolate Factory Productions.
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