A Moon for the Misbegotten
By Eugene O'Neill, Directed by Rebecca Frecknall
Event details
Tue 17 Jun - Sat 16 Aug 2025
There is no present or future – only the past, happening over and over again – now.
On a barren farm in Connecticut, Josie Hogan dreams of more. Abandoned by her brothers and trapped with her volatile father, the desire for change feels urgent.
Haunted by the death of his mother, James Tyrone Jr drinks to cover the pain. Trapped in a spiral of guilt and shame he longs for connection.
When the two are brought together, a single night reveals a devastating truth and both will be altered forever.
Almeida Associate Director and multi–Olivier Award winner Rebecca Frecknall (A Streetcar Named Desire; Cabaret) directs Golden Globe-winner Ruth Wilson (The Affair; Luther) and Academy Award-nominated Michael Shannon (George & Tammy; Boardwalk Empire) in this “scorching play about the eternal American theme of reality and illusion” (The Guardian) from Eugene O’Neill, one of the great 20th century playwrights.
Presented in association with Smith & Brant Theatricals.
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Cast & Creatives
Further casting to be announced.
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Cast
Michael Shannon
Ruth Wilson
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Creatives
Eugene O'Neill
Writer
Rebecca FrecknallRebecca Frecknall
Director
Rebecca Frecknall
Rebecca is a multi-Olivier Award-winning director, who has directed in the UK and internationally. She is Associate Director at the Almeida Theatre and was previously on the Almeida’s Resident Director scheme supported by the Eranda Rothschild Foundation.
For the Almeida: Romeo and Juliet; A Streetcar Named Desire (also West End, Olivier Award for Best Revival, Olivier Award nomination for Best Director); Nine Lessons and Carols: stories for a long winter; The Duchess of Malfi; Three Sisters; Summer and Smoke (also West End; Olivier Award for Best Revival, Olivier Award nomination for Best Director).
Theatre includes: Cabaret (West End/ Broadway, seven Olivier Awards, including Best Director and Best Musical Revival, nine Tony Award nominations including Best Revival of a Musical and Critics’ Circle Award for Best Director); Julie (Internationaal Theater Amsterdam); The House of Bernarda Alba (National Theatre); Sanctuary City (New York Theatre Workshop; Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play).
