World premiering at the Donmar Warehouse, “The King’s Ransom” is set in 1977 Memphis and stars Cox as Vince Black, a small-time crook who is offered the opportunity of a lifetime. Stash him in a chest freezer. Collect the million-dollar ransom,” the play’s synopsis says.
Bluefield, Leo Patrick as Jessie Lee, Jenny Rainsford as Rhonda/ Jenny, Christopher Short as Elvis, Cherrelle Skeete as Mike and Ronnie Yorke as Red, with the role of Martha played by Ruby Barker, Eira Kay and Trixie Willis. Matthew Dunster (“2:22: A Ghost Story,” “The Hunger Games on Stage”) directs. Cox previously starred in the 2010 production of “The Prince of Homburg” at the Donmar Warehouse.
His other theater credits include the West End revival of Harold Pinter’s “Betrayal” in 2019, which he transferred with to Broadway.
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