After a triumphant Melbourne season, Emmy®, Golden Globe® and Tony Award®-winner Anthony LaPaglia takes to the Sydney stage for the first time, in a play hailed as one of the greatest of the 20th century – Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman in the critically acclaimed production directed by Australia's pre-eminent director Neil Armfield.
Lauded for his critically acclaimed performance in A View from the Bridge on Broadway, Anthony LaPaglia returns to the world of Arthur Miller as Willy Loman, joined by a company of some of Australia’s finest actors in one of the most profound and moving works on the pursuit of success and the post-war American Dream.
Experience this timeless Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece that has captivated audiences for generations in this once-in-a-lifetime theatrical event.
Returning to reprise his role as Willy Loman is Emmy®, Golden Globe®, and Tony Award® - winner Anthony LaPaglia. The accomplished Alison Whyte will once again appear alongside LaPaglia, reprising her critically acclaimed performance of Linda Loman, Josh Helman returns as the tortured Biff and Tom Stokes as Bernard.
Joining the cast will be Marco Chiappi (Sydney Theatre Company’s Away, Love and Information) as Charley, Willy’s loyal friend. Anthony Phelan (Queensland Theatre Company’s Boy Swallows Universe, Belvoir’s The Wild Duck) as Ben Loman, Willy’s enigmatic and successful older brother and Ben O’Toole (Bloody Hell, Nine’s Amazing Grace) will play Biff’s feckless brother Happy Loman.
Completing the company will be Aisha Aidara (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, A Christmas Carol), Damien Strouthos (HBO Max/BBC’s The Tourist, Foxtel’s’ The Twelve), Elizabeth Blackmore (Belvoir B sharp’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Supernatural), Grant Piro (ABC’s UTOPIA, Melbourne Theatre Company’s Laughter on the 23rd Floor), Kate Skinner (Red Line Productions’ Anatomy of a Suicide and King of Pigs), Paula Arundell (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Belvoir’s production of The Master & Margartia) and Simon Maiden (Come From Away, Melbourne Theatre Company’s Admissions).
Event details:
Age: Recommended for ages 15+.
Duration: Approximately three hours, including a 20-minute interval.
The producers cannot guarantee the appearance of any particular artist at any performance. No refunds or exchanges will be offered as a result of an artist’s unavailability to perform at any performance.