Award-winning, acclaimed playwright David Adjmi is welcomed to Foyles for an evening conversation to celebrate the West End opening ofStereophonic, the most Tony-nominated play of all time, with fellow playwright Simon Stephens.
Stereophonic mines the agony and the ecstasy of creation as it zooms in on a music studio in 1976. Here, an up-and-coming rock band recording a new album finds itself suddenly on the cusp of superstardom. The ensuing pressures could spark their breakup — or their breakthrough.Written by David Adjmi, directed by Daniel Aukin, and featuring original music by Arcade Fire’s Will Butler, Stereophonic invites the audience to immerse themselves — with fly-on-the-wall intimacy — in the powder keg process of a band on the brink of blowing up.
David Adjmi is a playwright whose plays have been produced all over the world, including at Lincoln Center, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Steppenwolf, Soho Rep and the West End. Recently,Stereophonicwas nominated for thirteen 2024 Tony Awards–making it the most Tony-nominated play in history–and received a total of five including Best Play. His new playThe Blind King (Parts I and II) is a commission for The Public/NYSF.Admi’s writing has been featured or profiled in The Guardian, the New York Times, the New York Review of Books, the Los Angeles Review of Books and more.He hasalso written a memoir entitled Lot Six which was published by HarperCollins.
Simon Stephens is an award-winning British-Irish playwright. He has staged close to three dozen plays over two decades, including the critically acclaimed Pornography, Punk Rock, andThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, which premiered at the National Theatre and later toured on the West End and Broadway. It went onto win a Tony award for best play, and seven Olivier awards, then the equal record for a single play. Stephens also currently works as Artistic Associate at the Lyric Theatre and Associate Playwright at the Royal Court.
The event will be followed by an audience Q&A. Your ticket includes a complimentary glass of wine. Doors open from 6:45pm.
