Royal Exchange announces casting for Even These Things
The production is part of the venue’s 50th anniversary.
The Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester has announced that Elaine Cassidy and Katherine Pearce will lead the cast of Rory Mullarkey’s new play Even These Things, which premieres next month.
Running as part of the venue’s 50th anniversary season, the drama takes place in three different moments of Manchester’s history, including the day an IRA bomb exploded in the city centre in 1996. Directed by James Macdonald, it runs from 15 May to 15 June 2026, the final performance marking exactly 30 years to the day when the bomb exploded.
Irish actress Elaine Cassidy will play Annie Donovan/Kaz. Her film credits include Disco Pigs, for which she won the Irish Film and Television Award, Felicia’s Journey and The Wonder alongside Florence Pugh, while on stage she’s been seen in Aristocrats, Fathers and Sons and Les Liasons Dangereuses (Donmar Warehouse), as well as Scenes from the Big Picture (National Theatre), There Came a Gypsy Riding (Almeida Theatre), The Lieutenant of Inishmore and The Crucible (RSC).
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Photo: Katherine Pearce (photo by James Melia) and Elaine Cassidy (provided by the production)
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