Joe Locke, the breakout star of Heartstopper and Marvel’s Agatha All Alongside, is formally heading to London’s West Finish. The 21-year-old actor is ready to star within the UK premiere of Clarkston, a transferring play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Samuel D. Hunter.
Locke will tackle the lead function of Jake, a younger man recognized with Huntington’s illness who finds himself in Clarkston, Washington, by chance, after discovering he can not drive throughout a highway journey west.
While adjusting to his new environment, he meets and forges an surprising and transformative friendship with Chris, performed by rising star Ruaridh Mollica. The solid additionally options Sophie Melville, identified for her powerhouse efficiency in Iphigenia in Splott.
Directed by Jack Serio—an Obie and Drama Desk award winner additionally making his West Finish debut—the manufacturing guarantees uncooked emotion and intimate storytelling.
“I’m thrilled to be making my West Finish debut in Clarkston,” Locke shared. “Samuel D Hunter’s writing is so deeply human and trustworthy that I instantly linked with the play after I learn it. I can’t wait to deliver this lovely story to life and share it with audiences in London.”
Finest identified for his function as Charlie Spring in Heartstopper, Locke’s efficiency earned crucial acclaim and a loyal international fanbase. He’s since expanded his performing résumé with a Broadway run in Sweeney Todd and his latest entry into the Marvel universe.
Clarkston is scheduled to open this autumn, with full venue and ticketing particulars to be introduced quickly. The play, which initially premiered within the U.S., types a part of Hunter’s broader “Lewiston/Clarkston” undertaking—tales about religion, connection, and fashionable American life.
For Locke, this newest undertaking marks one other daring step in a profession outlined by emotionally resonant performances and a knack for selecting tales that matter.
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