Samuel Barnett is to star as composer Benjamin Britten in 'Ben and Imo', a brand new play about two of the 20th Century's most brilliant musical minds.
He stars opposite Victoria Yeates who plays Imogen Holst, daughter of Gustav Holst. The play focuses on their often tumultuous creative relationship, whilst writing the opera Gloriana for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
It opens on 21st February at the RSC's Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon and runs until 6th April. Book tickets now.
A preview trailer has just been released, along with images, taken at Benjamin Britten’s former home, The Red House in Aldeburgh, Suffolk.
The official synopsis reads, "Set in 1953 in the lead up to Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation, Britten has just nine months to write a new opera, Gloriana, about her predecessor, Elizabeth I. Into the world of the disheartened composer enters the exuberant and passionate Imogen Holst. Her candid and can-do attitude proves to be the perfect foil for the capricious and often maddening Britten, and what begins as an arrangement of practical support turns into a bond that not only sees Gloriana to its premiere but endures throughout the rest of their lives."
Samuel Barnett is available for voiceovers from Anthea Represents. Click his image for his profile page and voiceover showreel.
