Photo Credit – Nadav Kander

The Almeida Theatre announces the full cast of Desire Under the Elms

Joining the previously announced Zackary Momoh are Jamie Beamish, Antony Byrne, Thomas Coombes, Kelly Gough, Choolwe Laina Muntanga, Tendai Humphrey Sitima and Nathaniel Wade.

Former Almeida Resident Director Ebenezer Bamgboye (The Lonely Londoners) directs Zackary Momoh (Seven Seconds; Harriet) in four-time Pulitzer Prize winner Eugene O’Neill’s twentieth-century classic. The production opens on Tuesday 17 November with previews from Tuesday 10 November, and runs until Wednesday 23 December.

DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS

by Eugene O’Neill

Director: Ebenezer Bamgboye; Set Designer: Basia Bińkowska; Costume Designer: Camilla Dely; Lighting Designer: Jack Knowles; Sound Designer: George Dennis; Composer: XANA; Movement and Intimacy Director: Rose Ryan; Casting Director: Julia Horan CDG; Costume Supervisor: Heidi Bryan; Assistant Director: Maxi Himpe

Tuesday 10 November – Wednesday 23 December 2026
Press Night: Tuesday 17 November, 7pm

You said it yourself, you can’t beat nature.

As Eben and his half-brothers toil on their family farm, they dream of the future.

Peter and Simeon plan to escape, while Eben longs to have the farm all to himself.

Any fantasies are on hold until the return of their patriarch Ephraim, who disappeared without a word two months ago. And when he does finally resurface, he is not alone. An unexpected companion instantly explodes both the status quo and their imagined futures.

Former Almeida Resident Director Ebenezer Bamgboye (The Lonely Londoners) directs Zackary Momoh (Seven Seconds; Harriet) in a new version of four-time Pulitzer Prize winner Eugene O’Neill’s twentieth-century classic. Inspired by Greek tragedy, this shattering family drama is a raging battle between the passion of the heart and the reason of the mind.

Desire Under the Elms is supported by the Huo Family Foundation.

To book tickets go to – https://almeida.co.uk/whats-on/desire-under-the-elms/

Address                  Almeida Theatre, Almeida Street, London, N1 1TA 

Box Office              Online almeida.co.uk 
                  Phone 020 7359 4404  
                  Nearest Tube Angel / Highbury & Islington 

Performance times   Evenings: 7.30pm, Matinees: 2pm 

 Access                   BSL Interpreted performance:
                  Tuesday 24 November, 7.30pm
                  Audio Described performance:
                  Saturday 28 November, 2pm (Touch Tour 12pm)
                  Captioned performance: 
                  Monday 30 November, 7.30pm
                  Relaxed Environment performances: 
                  Wednesday 9 December, 2pm & 7.30pm