Milly Alcock To Lead ‘Miss Julie’ at London’s Old Vic Theater
“Supergirl” star Milly Alcock has set her next project – an adaptation of August Strindberg’s play “Miss Julie” at the Old Vic theater in London.
Adapted and directed by Old Vic associate director Rebecca Frecknall, “Julie” will see Alcock in the titular role. The play is set to debut at the theater April 10 and will run through May.
The original play, which was written in Swedish in 1888, tells the story of aristocrat’s daughter Miss Julie who finds herself drawn to one of the family’s married servants.
“Stumbling into the kitchen on the night of her 21st birthday party, Julie seeks out her father’s employees John and Christine,” reads the Old Vic logline. “As one room becomes a battlefield of class and sexual politics, a reckless flirtation becomes a merciless contest sending all three people hurtling towards destruction.”
The modern adaptation was originally produced by Internationaal Theater Amsterdam.
Alcock, who has also starred in “House of the Dragon,” has previously tread the boards in London, appearing in a 2023 production of “The Crucible” at the National Theatre.
“Julie” is the first new project Alcock has been attached to since “Supergirl” debuted earlier this year to mixed reviews and a disappointing box office.
On Monday it was announced that DC Studios CEOs and chairmen James Gunn and Peter Safran would be stepping down following Skydance’s acquisition of DC parent company Warner Bros. Discovery. They are set to be replaced by Marvel veteran Jeremy Latcham.
“Julie” was unveiled as part of a new season of programming at the Old Vic, and the first since Rupert Goold took over as artistic director earlier this year.
Other titles announced as part of the lineup are Shakespeare’s “Henry V” starring Damian Lewis in January and an adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s “Assassins,” about a group of misfits attempting to assassinate the U.S. President, which Goold will direct, in June.
“I am thrilled to be presenting my first season with a collection of plays that speaks to the Old Vic’s rich history of classical theatre, European repertoire and musical revivals,” said Goold. “I hope my Old Vic will be able to draw on this theatre’s storied legacy of sensational acting in groundbreaking and accessible productions.”
