''Brokeback Mountain'' is a 2023 play written by Ashley Robinson. It is an adaptation of an award-winning 1997 short story by

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. The play has songs written by

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and direction by Jonathan Butterell. It had its world premiere at

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in London's West End in May 2023.

Production history

West End (2023)

In March 2023, it was announced that the show would make its world premiere in

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at the

produced by Nica Burns, Adam Blanshay Productions, Lambert Jackson, Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment and 42nd.Club (Phil Kenny, Marc Hershberg, Sharon Karmazin and Carol Auerbach). It was also announced that

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and

Lucas Hedges Lucas Hedges (born December 12, 1996) is an American actor. A son of filmmaker Peter Hedges, he studied theater at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Hedges began his acting career with a supporting role in Wes Anderson's com ...

will star as Jack and Ennis respectively. The show began previews on May 10, 2023, and officially opened on May 18 and its final show on August 12, 2023.

Cast and characters

Reception

The show received mostly positive reviews from the critics.{{Cite web , last=Al-Hassan , first=Aliya , title=Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Think of Mike Faist and Lucas Hedges in BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN? , url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Review-Roundup-What-Did-the-Critics-Think-of-Mike-Faist-and-Lucas-Hedges-in-BROKEBACK-MOUNTAIN-20230519 , access-date=2023-05-20 , website=BroadwayWorld.com , language=en

References

External links

Official Website
2023 plays West End plays Plays based on short fiction