A Prayer for Owen Meany: On Faith

Lyttelton Theatre, London, UK - 2002

Adapted by Simon Bent

Directed by Mick Gordon

Written by John Irving

Ran from 10 - 13 June (preview & press ), 14 - 29 June 2002 public

Cast:

Aidan McArdle

Daniel Tuite

Debbie Chazen

Demetri Goritsas

Gillian Barge

Harriet Thorpe

Hugh Ross

Kelly Reilly

Marlene Sidaway

Michael Bray

Rafe Spall

Rebecca Vere

Richard Hope

Robin Soans

Sandy McDade

Stuart Milligan

Synopsis

A modern American epic that explodes onto the stage in a paradoxical challenge to memory, life, God and prayer.  In the summer of 1953, 11-year-old Owen Meany is playing in a Little League baseball game in New Hampshire when he hits a foul ball that kills his best friend's mother.  Owen does not believe in accidents and believes he is God's instrument.  What happens to him afterwards is extraordinary and terrifying - he is Irving's most heartbreaking hero.

Reviewers' comments on Kelly Reilly:

" ... there is enticing support from Kelly Reilly as an inadvertent maternal victim." - from Michael Billington, The Guardian.

"Richard Hope's John is gently affable, with strong support from ... Kelly Reilly as his sweet, flirty mum." - from K Bassett, Independent on Sunday.

"In a large cast with lots of doubling, Kelly Reilly stands out as John's mother, who becomes a symbol throughout the play of both sexuality and salvation. " - from Gerald Berkowitz, Theatre Guide London

Memorabilia and merchandise:

Pictures:

coming soon