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2025

ECHO by Nassim Soleimanpour

Written by Nassim Soleimanpour

Play Details

Context

Artistic Director

David Byrne

A co-production Nassim Soleimanpour Productions

Dates Performed

Friday 27 June – Saturday 5 July 2025

Royal Court, Jerwood Theatre Downstairs

Play Details

Synopsis

A different performer takes to the stage for each show – with no rehearsal and no idea what’s going to happen next. 

Adventuring across time and space, guided by Nassim from his flat in Berlin, performer and audience embark on a global journey of belonging, connection, and the meaning of home.  

★★★★★ ‘Magically uplifting and soulful’ The Telegraph
★★★★ ‘A remarkable act of live magic’ The Times  

Nassim Soleimanpour’s (White Rabbit Red Rabbit) critically acclaimed, sold-out hit ECHO returns to the Royal Court before an international tour. 

Directed by Omar Elerian (Rhinoceros), this limited run will feature an all-new cast of brave performers, taking to the stage for one night only.

Performance schedule:

Fri 27 Jun, 7:30pm: Reece Shearsmith

Sat 28 Jun, 1.30pm: Sanjeev Bhaskar

Sat 28 Jun, 6:30pm: Daniel Kaluuya

Mon 30 Jun, 7:30pm: James Corden

Tues 1 Jul, 7:30pm: Dominic West

Wed 2 Jul, 7:30pm: Lolly Adefope

Thu 3 Jul, 2:30pm: Nish Kumar

Thu 3 Jul, 7:30pm: Milly Alcock

Fri 4 Jul, 7:30pm: Mel Giedroyc

Sat 5 Jul, 1:30pm: Simon McBurney

Sat 5 Jul, 6:30pm: Juliet Stevenson


An NSP production, co-produced by LIFT (London) / The Royal Court Theatre (London), Staatstheater Mainz, Riksteatern (Sweden), Why Not Theatre (Toronto), Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles (Brussels) / Le Lieu Unique, scène nationale de Nantes, Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Canberra Theatre Centre / Malthouse Theatre (Melbourne). In association with The Shed (New York City), a LIFT Concept Touring Commission.
 

Director(s)

Omar Elerian

Photo credit

Image credited to Manuel Harlan

Cast & Creative

Writer

Nassim Soleimanpour

Director

Omar Elerian

Creative Technologist, Video & Production Designer

Derek Richards

Lighting Designer

Jackie Shemesh

Composer & Sound Designer

Anna Clock

Associate Sound Designer

Roly Botha

Dramaturgy

Kirsty Housley

Dramaturgy

Immanuel Bartz

Script Editor

Stewart Pringle

Creative Producer

Immanuel Bartz

Casting Director

Amy Ball CDG

Casting Director

Arthur Carrington

Company Stage Manager

Rike Berg

Stage Manager

Aimee Woods

Stage Manager Cover

Katy Munroe Farlie

Production Manager

Ethan Hudson

AV Technician/Operator

Peter Adams

Director of Photography

Katja Rivas Pinzon

Location Recordist

Lotta Sahlstedt

Location Recordist

Axel Lischke

Set Fitting

Jorge Andres Rivas Pinzon

Gaffer

Florian Geyer