Brokeback Mountain play is currently playing a strictly limited run in London’s West End. It stars Lucas Hedges (Boy Erased) and Mike Faist (West Side Story) as ill-fated lovers Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist.The production, which features a band and country-flavored songs, has earned positive reviews.
The Guardian called it “perfectly pitched” and gave it 4/5, while the Evening Standard praised its “potent, subtle… dramatic alchemy.”Check out the Queerty Brokeback Mountain review here.
The question on many people’s lips now is: Will it transfer to the US?The man responsible for taking Annie Proulx’s much-loved novella and transforming it for the stage responded to that very question in a recent interview.Ashley Robinson spoke to Brooklyn about the production.
Asked if there were plans to bring it to New York (where Robinson lives), he said, “We’re exploring many avenues to bring it to New York.