Thea Sharrock (Equus) returns to direct the 2006 Laurence Olivier Award-winning comedy, which begins April 10 and opens April 18 at the California company's home for a run scheduled through May 27.
Sibleyras' play Le Vent des Peupliers centers around three "decorated soldiers growing old in a Parisian veterans home set in 1959," according to an announcement for the work that will "mix nostalgia, camaraderie and old war wounds with a bit of curmudgeonry."
The work debuted in London at Wyndham Theatre in October 2005 with Richard Griffiths, John Hurt and Ken Stott in a production directed by Sharrock. It garnered the 2006 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy.
Benjamin has played on Broadway in The Star Spangled Girl, The Little Black Book and The Norman Conquests Trilogy: Table Manners; Living Together; Round and Round the Garden. Other credits include Power Plays, Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple and the films "Diary of a Mad Housewife," "Catch-22" and "The Sunshine Boys" among others.
Cariou's Broadway credits include Proof, The Dinner Party, Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, Applause, The Speed of Darkness, Off-Broadway's Mountain, Papa, Master Class, Measure for Measure and the national tours of Show Boat and Copenhagen. For the Geffen he has appeared in All My Sons and Rose and Walsh. On film he has been seen in "Flags of Out Fathers," "Thirteen Days," "About Schmidt" and more. Segal has been seen in Broadway's Gideon, Rattle of a Simple Man, Requiem for a Heavyweight and Art. He is perhaps better known for his film work, which includes "Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," "St. Valentine’s Day Massacre," "No Way to Treat A Lady," "Where’s Poppa?," "A Touch of Class," "Look Who's Talking," "For the Boys," "Flirting with Disaster," "The Mirror Has Two Faces," "The Heights" and more.
Sharrock directed the current London production of Equus starring Daniel Radcliffe at the Gielgud Theatre. Other credits include Voyage Round My Father, Private Lives, Don Juan, Blithe Spirit and Betrayal. She currently serves as artistic director for The Gate Theatre.
The Geffen Playhouse currently presents David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow (through March 18). Next up is Tom Stoppard's translation of Gérald Sibleyras' Heroes (April 10-May 27), Neil LaBute's Fat Pig (May 5-July 15) and Hershey Felder's George Gershwin Alone (June 5-July 22).
Tickets to Heroes at the Geffen Playhouse, located at 10886 Le Conte Avenue in Westwood, CA, can be purchased by calling (310) 208-5454 or online at www.geffenplayhouse.com.
