Cast announced for Cul-de-Sac, a witty and wine-soaked post-mortem dissection of contemporary Britain.
The cast has been announced for Cul-de-Sac, the new play from esteemed playwright David Shopland (Saving Britney, Raising Kane, Lessons Learned). Presented by Fake Escape, the acclaimed company behind the multi-five-star, sell-out Off Broadway hit Saving Britney, Cul-de-Sac is heading to Clapham’s Omnibus Theatre for its first-ever performances from late May 2025.
Joining the cast in the role of Ruth Townsend is Shereen Roushbaiani (The Boy, Midsummer Murders, Doctors). Ellis J. Wells (A Midsummer’s Night Dream, Edge, Last Chancers) will perform the character of Frank Townsend, with Lucy Farrett (Sally4Ever, Genius: Einstein, Alice’s Adventures in Underground) as Marie Gilchrist. Callum Patrick Hughes (Godspell, THIRST, The Canterville Ghost) takes on the role of Simon Waller, with Behkam Salehani (Cleopatra’s Antony, Springboard Showcase, Tales of Babylon) completing the cast as Hamza Al-Haytham.
Set in deep suburbia in Northwood Hills, Zone 6 London, we follow four characters across the course of one evening. Ruth is questioning every decision she’s ever made; Simon is grappling with a personality he can’t quite define; Marie is keeping a secret that could shatter everything, and Frank just desperately wants his driveway back. In this wine-soaked post-mortem dissection of contemporary Britain, Shopland explores the broken millennial suburbanite experience, peeling back the layers of Millennial civility with unflinching honesty. What starts as a quiet evening rapidly unravels, as polite smiles give way to sharp words, truths spill as freely as the booze, and when an unexpected guest arrives, the night explodes into chaos.
Cul-de-Sac pulls back the net curtains on the quiet desperation of suburbia like never seen before.
Listings
Cul-de-Sac: Sunday 27th May – Saturday 14th June 2025
Omnibus Theatre, 1 Clapham Common North Side, London SW4 0QW
Running Time: 2 and a half, including interval
Tickets: CUL DE SAC - Omnibus Theatre