Don’t miss Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor Billy Crudup’s West End debut in Harry Clarke, a comedic thriller in which Crudup impressively plays all 19 characters. Book Harry Clarke tickets on London Theatre.
Harry Clarke has been a hit for years. The show's world premiere in 2017, produced by New York’s Vineyard Theatre, was sold out and twice extended. In November and December 2023, it was staged at Berkeley’s Repertory Theatre in California, where it broke records.
Now in the West End, Crudup is once again showing his immense talent, playing all the characters in the darkly comedic thriller. The Harry Clarke play tells the story of Philip Brugglestein, a bumbling Midwesterner who moves to New York City and reinvents himself as Harry Clarke, a charismatic Londoner who uses his charm to become close with a wealthy family. As the show progresses, Philip/Harry’s behavior becomes increasingly risky, threatening to have his web of lies fall apart.
As Crudup told the San Jose News during the play’s Berkeley run, “It’s part charm show, it’s part thrill ride, and then it’s a claustrophobic attack in the style of film noir.”
The show marks Crudup’s West End debut, but he is no stranger to the theatre. In 2007, he earned a Tony Award for his role as Vissarion Belinsky in Tom Stoppard’s The Coast of Utopia. Audiences may also recognize Crudup for his roles on the big and small screen—in 2020, he received an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series for his role as Cory Ellison in The Morning Show. He is also known for his starring film roles in Almost Famous and Big Fish.
Harry Clarke in London also boasts a star-studded creative team. Writer David Cale won an Obie in 1999 for Lillian, and two-time Obie-winning director Leigh Silverman stages the production. The minimal set highlights the incredible writing, directing, and acting.
Access performances
Captioned - 10th April
1hr 20min. No interval.
Ages 12+. Parental guidance. Anyone aged under 16 must be accompanied by an adult over 18.
9th March, 2024
11th May, 2024
Location: West End
Railway station: Charing Cross
Bus numbers: (Charing Cross Road) 14, 19, 38, 24, 29, 176
Night bus numbers: (Charing Cross Road) 14, 24, 176, N5, N19, N29, N38, N41, N279
Car park: Chinatown (5mins)
Directions from tube: (5mins) Take Cranbourn Street away from Leicester Square until St Martin’s Lane, where you head left up to West Street. The theatre’s on your left past St Martin’s Theatre.
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Emmy and Tony Award winner Billy Crudup shines in the West End debut of Harry Clarke, a one-man comedic thriller about an awkward con man who moves to New York City and adopts the persona of a charming Londoner.
Harry Clarke is playing at Ambassadors Theatre. The theatre is located at West Street, London, WC2H 9ND.
The running time of Harry Clarke is 1hr 20min. No interval.
Book tickets for Harry Clarke on London Theatre.
The recommended age for Harry Clarke is Ages 12+. Parental guidance. Anyone aged under 16 must be accompanied by an adult over 18..
David Cale is the writer of Harry Clarke. Cale is known for his solo plays, and in 2018, he received a Lucille Lortel Award in New York for Harry Clarke.
Tony Award-nominated and Obie Award-winning director Leigh Silverman stages Harry Clarke in the West End.
This show may not be suitable for children as there is strong language and mentions of sexual acts, violence, and drug use.
Even before its West End debut, Harry Clarke was a hit show. Its world premiere in 2017 was extended twice, and Crudup earned numerous awards for his role, including an Outer Critics Circle Award, Off-Broadway Alliance Award, Lucille Lortel Award, and Drama Desk Award. After the show’s world premiere, The New York Times’s critic wrote that Crudup has the “time of his life in a sly role terrifically suited to his gifts.”
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