S tar of The Inheritance Kyle Soller has said that the show should be heading across the pond soon.
The actor is on the shortlist for the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor in partnership with Ambassador Theatre Group, the winner of which will be announced at tonight’s ceremony.
Soller spoke on the red carpet about starring in Matthew Lopez’s play. Asked if there could be life for the show on Broadway, Soller said: “Hell yeah! This play needs to live in New York.”
The Inheritance is up for two other awards at tonight’s ceremony: Best Play in partnership with Chanel and the Milton Shulman Award for Best Director, for which Stephen Daldry is nominated.
Soller said that his first reaction to Lopez’s script was “a swear word I’m not allowed to say right now probably” adding that he read the first page repeatedly for 24 hours and “laughed and cried more than I ever have from reading a novel or watching a film or reading a script”.
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Rita Ora
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Jenna Coleman
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Ralph Fiennes
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Colin Morgan
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Vanessa Redgrave, Joely Richardson and Daisy Bevan
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Richard Madden
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Kyle Soller
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Jack Fox and Laurence Fox
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Rupert Everett
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Gwilym Lee
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Michael Jibson, Jason Pennycooke, Tarinn Callender, Christine Allado, Obioma Ugoala, Leomie Anderson, Jamael Westman, Cleve September and Giles Terera
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Tom MacRae
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge
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Susie McKenna and Sharon D Clarke
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Letitia Wright
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Sir Ian McKellen
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Rosalie Craig
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Cressida Bonas
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Colin Morgan
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Christine Allado
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Jenna Coleman
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Ria Zmitrowicz
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Tamara Harvey
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Lady Emma Weymouth
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Cressida Bonas arrives in Audi
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Pino Quartullo and Beverley Knight
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Jamie Lloyd
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Andrew Garfield arrives in an Audi, Official Car of the Evening Standard Theatre Awards
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Joely Richardson
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Franco Nero and Vanessa Redgrave
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Douglas Booth
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Lady Kitty Spencer and Lady Emma Weymouth
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Poppy Jamie, Immy Waterhouse and Suki Waterhouse
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Stella McCartney
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Suki Waterhouse
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Idina Moncreiffe
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Immy Waterhouse
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Jessica Barden
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Gala Gordon
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Rupert Everett
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Emily Berrington
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Rita Ora
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Claire Foy
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Paapa Essiedu
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Rosie Day
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Cressida Bonas
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Michael Le Poer Trench and Cameron Mackintosh
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Rona Morison
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Andrew Garfield
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Christopher Kane
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Rosalie Craig
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Phyllida Lloyd
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Arinzé Kene
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Rona Morison
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Phyllida Lloyd
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Bee Carrozzini and Anna Wintour
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Beverley Knight
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Jonathan Bailey
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Layton Williams
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Antonia Thomas
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Ophelia Lovibond
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Pippa Bennett-Warner
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Clifford Samuel
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Paapa Essiedu
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Poppy Jamie
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Kyle Soller
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Chris Harper and Marianne Elliott
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Matthew Lopez
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Christopher Hampton
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The Inheritance is a two part play with an overall run time of around seven hours. He said that being involved has “changed my life”.
“I’ve never been part of something that’s had such a profound impact on people and also speaks for such an incredible community and is bringing people together from different generations and different walks of life.”
Joining Soller on the shortlist for best actor are Bryan Cranston for Network, Ralph Fiennes for Antony and Cleopatra, Ian McKellen for King Lear and Colin Morgan for Translations.
He says that he was drawn to London’s theatre scene by the talent he is up against for the award, saying: “It’s part of the reason I came to train in this city is the amazing pedigree of actors that have come out of London theatre. It’s the best in the world, it’s incredible.”
Actor and writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge is presenting this year’s Evening Standard ceremony. Claire Foy and Idris Elba are co-hosting alongside Vogue editor-in-chief Dame Anna Wintour and the Evening Standard’s owner Evgeny Lebedev.
The awards are held in association with fashion label and official platinum partner Michael Kors.
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Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for Best Actor in partnership with Ambassador Theatre Group Bryan Cranston , Network (National Theatre, Lyttelton)
Jan Versweyveld
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for Best Actor in partnership with Ambassador Theatre Group Ralph Fiennes , Antony and Cleopatra (National Theatre, Olivier)
Johan Persson
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for Best Actor in partnership with Ambassador Theatre Group Ian McKellen , King Lear (Chichester & Duke of York’s)
Johan Persson
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for Best Actor in partnership with Ambassador Theatre Group Colin Morgan , Translations (National Theatre, Olivier)
Catherine Ashmore
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for Best Actor in partnership with Ambassador Theatre Group Kyle Soller , The Inheritance (Young Vic & Noël Coward Theatre)
Marc Brenner
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress in partnership with Christian Louboutin Laura Linney , My Name Is Lucy Barton (Bridge Theatre)
Manuel Harlan
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress in partnership with Christian Louboutin Carey Mulligan , Girls and Boys (Royal Court)
Marc Brenner
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress in partnership with Christian Louboutin Cecilia Noble , Nine Night (National Theatre, Dorfman)
Helen Murray
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress in partnership with Christian Louboutin Sophie Okonedo , Antony and Cleopatra (National Theatre, Olivier)
Johan Persson
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress in partnership with Christian Louboutin Lia Williams , The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Donmar Warehouse)
Manuel Harlan
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for Best Play in partnership with Chanel Home I’m Darling by Laura Wade (National Theatre, Dorfman)
Manuel Harlan
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for Best Play in partnership with Chanel The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez (Young Vic and Noël Coward Theatre)
Marc Brenner
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for Best Play in partnership with Chanel John by Annie Baker (National Theatre, Dorfman)
Stephen Cummiskey
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for Best Play in partnership with Chanel The Lehman Trilogy by Stefano Massini and adapted by Ben Power (National Theatre, Lyttelton)
Mark Douet
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for Best Play in partnership with Chanel The Writer by Ella Hickson (Almeida Theatre)
Manuel Harlan
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for the Milton Shulman Award for Best Director Stephen Daldry for The Inheritance (Young Vic and Noël Coward Theatre)
Marc Brenner
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for the Milton Shulman Award for Best Director Marianne Elliott for Company (Gielgud Theatre)
Brinkhoff-Moegenburg
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for the Milton Shulman Award for Best Director Robert Hastie for The York Realist (Donmar Warehouse)
Johan Persson
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for the Milton Shulman Award for Best Director Phyllida Lloyd for Tina (Aldwych Theatre)
Manuel Harlan
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for the Milton Shulman Award for Best Director Ian Rickson for Translations (National Theatre, Olivier)
Catherine Ashmore
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for Best Musical Caroline, or Change (Chichester & Hampstead Theatre)
Marc Brenner
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for Best Musical Company (Gielgud Theatre)
Brinkhoff-Moegenburg
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for Best Musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Apollo Theatre)
Alastair Muir
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for Best Musical Fun Home (Young Vic)
Marc Brenner
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for Best Musical Hamilton (Victoria Palace Theatre)
Matthew Murphy
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for Best Musical Performance Sharon D Clarke , Caroline, or Change (Chichester & Hampstead Theatre)
Alastair Muir
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for Best Musical Performance Rosalie Craig , Company (Gielgud Theatre)
Brinkhoff-Moegenburg
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for Best Musical Performance Arinzé Kene , Misty (Bush Theatre & Trafalgar Studios)
Helen Murray
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for Best Musical Performance Kelli O’Hara , The King and I (Palladium)
Matthew Murphy
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for Best Musical Performance Adrienne Warren , Tina (Aldwych Theatre)
Manuel Harlan
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for Best Design Miriam Buether , The Jungle (Young Vic & Playhouse Theatre)
Marc Brenner
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for Best Design Bunny Christie , Company (Gielgud Theatre)
Brinkhoff-Mogenberg
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for Best Design Es Devlin , Girls and Boys (Royal Court)
Marc Brenner
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for Best Design Rae Smith , Translations (National Theatre, Olivier)
Catherine Ashmore
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for Best Design Jan Versweyveld , Network (National Theatre, Lyttelton)
Jan Versweyveld
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm , Br’er Cotton (Theatre503)
Helen Murray
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright Natasha Gordon , Nine Night (National Theatre, Dorfman)
Helen Murray
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright Francis Turnly , The Great Wave (National Theatre, Dorfman)
Mark Douet
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for the Emerging Talent Award in partnership with Access Entertainment Rona Morison , The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Donmar Warehouse)
Manuel Harlan
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for the Emerging Talent Award in partnership with Access Entertainment Debris Stevenson , Poet in da Corner (Royal Court)
Vicky Grout
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for the Emerging Talent Award in partnership with Access Entertainment Chris Walley , The Lieutenant of Inishmore (Noël Coward Theatre)
Johan Persson
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for the Emerging Talent Award in partnership with Access Entertainment Roy Alexander Weise , Nine Night (National Theatre, Dorfman) & Br’er Cotton (Theatre503)
Helen Murray
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: The shortlist Shortlisted for the Emerging Talent Award in partnership with Access Entertainment Jamael Westman , Hamilton (Victoria Palace Theatre)
Matthew Murphy