In Richard Bean's newest work, the One Man, Two Guvnors playwright takes a comedic look at the world of competitive snooker. Watch highlights from The Nap, now in previews on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, in the video above.
In The Nap, a fast-rising young snooker star arrives for a championship tournament only to be confronted by the authorities with a warning about match fixing. Before he knows it, he is forced into underhanded dealings with a cast of eccentric characters that include his ex-convict dad, his mother, a quick-tongued manager, and a renowned gangster.Tony winner Daniel Sullivan directs a cast made up of Alexandra Billings, John Ellison Conlee, Johanna Day, Ahmed Aly Elsayed, Ethan Hova, Heather Lind, Max Gordon Moore, Bhavesh Patel, Thomas Jay Ryan, and Ben Schnetzer.
The Nap will officially open on Broadway September 27. Visit ManhattanTheatreClub.com for more information.