Ten new performers announced to star in Iranian playwright Nassim production ECHO.
The Royal Court Theatre has revealed ten new performers who will star in Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour’s (White Rabbit, Red Rabbit, NASSIM) critically acclaimed production ECHO (Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen) at the Royal Court Theatre.
Following its sold-out premiere in 2024, ECHO returns to the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs from 27 June - 5 July, ahead of embarking on an international tour. Directed by Omar Elerian (Rhinoceros, Misty, two Palestinians go dogging) Soleimanpour’s boundary pushing production sees a different performer take to the stage for each show - with no idea what’s going to happen next. Unrehearsed and unprepared, the script becomes their guide as they journey through the story of the playwright, connected live from his flat in Berlin. Or is he? Adventuring across time and space, performer and audience embark on a global journey of belonging, connection, and the meaning of home.
Reece Shearsmith (Inside No.9 ) will perform on 27 June; Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out) will perform at 6.30pm on 28 June; James Corden (Gavin and Stacy) will perform on 30 June; Dominic West (The Affair) will perform on 1 July; Lolly Adefope (Ghosts) will perform on 2 July; Nish Kumar (The Mash Report) will perform at 2.30pm on 3 July; Milly Alcock (House of The Dragon) will perform at 7.30pm on 3 July; Mel Giedroyc (The Great British Bake Off) will perform on 4 July; Simon McBurney (Nosferatu) will perform at 1.30pm Saturday 5 July; and Juliet Stevenson (Reawakening) will perform at 6.30pm on 5 July with a final guest performer to be announced.
ECHO is an ambitious, magical and uncompromising production where no one travels yet everybody can be present.
★★★★★ ‘Magically uplifting and soulful’ The Telegraph
Listings
ECHO: Friday 27 June - Saturday 5 July 2025
Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square, SW1W 8AS
Post show talk: Tuesday 1 July, 7:30pm
Chilled Performance: Saturday 5 July 2025, 1.30pm
Captioned Performance: Thursday 3 July 2025, 2.30pm
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