Cast announced for American Psycho at the Almeida Theatre

The Almeida Theatre announces the full cast of American Psycho

American Psycho plays Thursday 22 January – Saturday 14 March 2026
Press Night: Friday 30 January, 7pm

What is American Psycho about?

Featuring a book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and music and lyrics from Spring Awakening composer Duncan Sheik, Goold revisits this sell-out, darkly satirical commentary on capitalism for his final production as Almeida Artistic Director.

There is an idea of a Patrick Bateman, some kind of abstraction, but there is no real me, only an entity, something illusory.

Patrick Bateman has it all – looks, money, style and status. Engaged to the beautiful Evelyn Williams, he is about to win the prestigious Fischer account for his investment bank and celebrate by dining at Dorsia. But there’s another side to his life that Patrick keeps secret. And people – including those closest to him – keep disappearing…

The cast of American Psycho

  • Emily Barber
  • Daniel Bravo
  • Jack Butterworth
  • Hannah Yun Chamberlain
  • Arty Froushan
  • Oli Higginson
  • Kim Ismay
  • Alex James-Hatton
  • Liz Kamille
  • Anastasia Martin
  • Millie Mayhew
  • Posi Morakinyo
  • Joseph Mydell
  • Asha Parker-Wallace
  • Tanisha Spring
  • Samuel J Weir
  • Zheng Xi Yong

Creative Team for American Psycho

Book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Music and Lyrics by Duncan Sheik
Based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis
Directed by Rupert Goold
Choreographer: Lynne Page;
Set Designer: Es Devlin;
Costume Designer: Katrina Lindsay;
Lighting Designer: Jon Clark;
Sound Designer: Dan Moses Schreier;
Video Designer: Finn Ross;
Music Supervisor: David Shrubsole;
Musical Director: Ellen Campbell;
Casting Directors: Natalie Gallacher CDG for Pippa Ailion and Natalie Gallacher Casting

Access Performances for American Psycho

Audio Described performance:
Saturday 28 February, 2pm (Touch Tour 12pm)

BSL Interpreted performance:
Tuesday 17 February, 7.30pm

Captioned performance:
Monday 2 March 7.30pm

Relaxed Environment performances:
Wednesday 4 March 2pm and 7.30pm

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More about the cast of American Psycho

Daniel Bravo plays Paul Owen. His theatre credits include Mean Girls (West End); Witness for the Prosecution (County Hall); Cruel Intentions; Little Sausage (The Other Palace Theatre); Four Play; Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens (King’s Head Theatre). His film credits include Pony; Me & I; Space Invasion; Poems, Hair Rollers and Pegs.

Jack Butterworth plays Craig McDermott. His theatre credits include Extraordinary Women (Jermyn Street Theatre); Here We Are (National Theatre); Kiss me, Kate (Barbican); Made In Dagenham (Grange Park Opera); Guys and Dolls (Bridge Theatre); Cages (Riverside Studios); Top Hat (Mill at Sonning); Carousel (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre); The Boy Friend (Menier Chocolate Factory); Hamilton; Cats (West End); Billy Elliot (UK tour). His work for film includes Snow White; Wicked.

Hannah Yun Chamberlain plays Christine/ Ensemble. Her theatre credits include Sunset Boulevard (Broadway/ West End); Your Lie in April (West End); Cabaret (Théâtre du Lido, Paris); Legally Blonde (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre). Her television credits include Knuckles.

Arty Froushan plays Patrick Bateman. He returns to the Almeida having previously appeared in The Line of Beauty. His other theatre credits include Leopoldstadt (West End/ Broadway); White Pearl (Royal Court). His television credits include Daredevil: Born Again; House of the Dragon; Strike Back; Knightfall; Carnival Row; Joe Orton Laid Bare. His work for film includes H is for Hawk; Downtown Abbey: The Grand Finale; The Persian Version.

Oli Higginson plays Timothy Price. His theatre credits include Measure for Measure (RSC); Othello (Shakespeare’s Globe); After Sex (Arcola Theatre); Smoke (Southwark Playhouse); Lava (Soho Theatre); A Christmas Carol (The Old Vic); The Last Five Years (Southwark Playhouse/ West End); Maggie & Ted (West End). His television credits include Bridgerton; The Chelsea Detective; Julia; This England; The Pursuit of Love; Cursed. His film credits include Conversations with my Therapist; It’s Not a Scam; Pipe Dream; Paper Cuts.

Kim Ismay plays Mrs Bateman. Her theatre credits include Fanny (King’s Head Theatre/ The Watermill Theatre); Anne Boleyn: The Musical (Heaver Castle); Come Dine with Me (The Turbine Theatre/ Edinburgh Fringe); Elf The Musical; Wicked; Mamma Mia! (West End); Kidnapped (National Theatre of Scotland); About Bill (The Other Palace Theatre). Her work for television includes Not Going Out; Bob Martin; London’s Burning. Her film credits include Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again!.

Alex James-Hatton plays Sean Bateman. His theatre credits include Spend Spend Spend (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester); Bonnie & Clyde (UK tour); Newsies (Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre); Pippin (Charing Cross Theatre); The Book of Mormon (West End/ UK tour); Heathers The Musical (West End/ The Other Palace Theatre). His work for television includes Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things the First Shadow.

Liz Kamille is in the ensemble. Her theatre credits include Cabaret (West End).

Anastasia Martin plays Jean. She returns to the Almeida having previously appeared in Cold War. Her other theatre credits include The Land of the Living (National Theatre); Little Women (Park Theatre); Shellshock (Waterloo East Theatre); The Secret Garden (King’s Head Theatre). Her television credits include Amadeus; The Bends; In From the Cold; Heirs of the Night; Legends. Her work for film includes Wolves of War; Over Her Shoulder.

Millie Mayhew plays Sabrina/ Ensemble. Her theatre credits include The Great Gatsby; Wicked (West End); The Snowman (Sadler’s Wells/ Birmingham Rep/ International tour); Tarzan (Metronom Theater Oberhausen, Germany).

Posi Morakinyo plays David Van Patten. His theatre credits include Much Ado About Nothing (RSC); The Fear of 13 (Donmar Warehouse); For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy; Ain’t Too Proud; Tina: The Musical (West End); Mandela (Young Vic).

Joseph Mydell plays Detective Kimball. He returns to the Almeida having previously appeared in Richard III; The Tragedy of King Richard the Second. His theatre credits include Oedipus (The Old Vic); Player Kings (West End); The Visit; Angels in America (Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor); Evening at the Talk House (National Theatre); Death of a Salesman; Elektra; A Season in the Congo (Young Vic). His work for television includes Prime Target; Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan; Varsity; Brassic; Alex Rider; Mrs. Wilson; Homeland. His film credits include Conclave; Tonight You’re Mine; The Eternal Daughter.

Asha Parker-Wallace plays Victoria/ Ensemble. Her theatre credits include Starter for Ten (Bristol Old Vic/ Birmingham Rep); Burlesque The Musical (West End).

Duncan Sheik launched his career in 1996 with his Grammy nominated self-titled debut album. Sheik is the composer for the critically acclaimed musical Spring Awakening (winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Orchestrations and Best Original Score, and a Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album). He is currently working on several theatre projects including The Secret Life of Bees (Atlantic Theater Company); Noir; Lover, Beloved (Alley Theatre); Alice By Heart (MCC Theatre); Because of Winn Dixie (Goodspeed Musicals).

Tanisha Spring plays Courtney Lawrence. Her theatre credits include A Christmas Carol; Groundhog Day (The Old Vic); Moulin Rouge; The Prince of Egypt; Beautiful: The Carole King Musical; Caroline, or Change (West End); Shuck ‘n’ Jive (Soho Theatre); Big Fish (The Other Palace Theatre). Her work for television includes Ted Lasso; Top of the Pops; A League of Their Own.

Samuel J Weir is the swing. His theatre credits include Tina: The Musical (West End); Common (National Theatre); The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Greenwich Theatre); Eurobeat Moldova (Pleasance Theatre); The Tinderbox (Charing Cross Theatre); Titanic (Princess of Wales Theatre, Toronto/ UK and International tour); The Grand Tour (Finborough Theatre); Dogfight; Grand Hotel; Parade (Southwark Playhouse). His television credits include Serenity’s End. His work for film includes Les Misérables.

Zheng Xi Yong plays Luis Carruthers. He returns to the Almeida having previously appeared in Spring Awakening. His other theatre credits include Four Play (King’s Head Theatre); Your Lie in April (West End); The Tempest (Shakespeare’s Globe); Piaf (Nottingham Playhouse/ Leeds Playhouse); Assassins (The Watermill Theatre/ Nottingham Playhouse); Miss Saigon (UK and International tour). His work for television includes Sandokan; Boarders; Silo. His film credits include Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy; Barbie; Up the Catalogue.

 


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