Clarke Peters and Sule Rimi Join The American Clock
News Desk, January 22nd, 2019The pair take over from Giles Terera
Star of the silver screen Clarke Peters has stepped into Arthur Miller's American Clock at the The Old Vic Theatre. The star replaces Giles Terera who has had to leave the production due to personal reasons. Sule Rimi will also step in for Peters from the fourth of March through to the end of the run.
Having appeared in countless TV shows and movies like The Wire, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri and True Detective, Clarke Peters is a true acting legend. As well as appearing in The American Clock (from 4th February through to the 2nd of March) you can catch Peters' in the upcoming Television Series 'His Dark Materials', which also stars Lin-Manuel Miranda and The Mandela Effect.
The American Clock's cast also includes Everybody's Talking About Jamie Star Josie Walker as well as Amber Aga, Paul Bentall, Greg Bernstein, Clare Burt, Flora Dawson, Abhin Galeya, Fred Haig, Jyuddah Jaymes, John Marquez, Francesca Mills, Taheen Modak, Christian Patterson, Golda Rosheuvel and Abdul Salis.
What is The American Clock about?
The Great Depression is laid bare in this 'mural for theatre' by Arthur Miller, based upon the oral history 'Hard Times' by Stud Terkel. Beginning with the fortunes of the once prosperous Baum family who lost their wealth in the crash of '29, and told through the eyes of aspiring writer son Lee, Miller unravels a vast and compelling examination of the financial catastrophe and the impact felt across the entire country.
The American Clock runs at The Old Vic from 4th February through to the 30th March.
