Joseph Marcell, best remembered as Geoffrey the butler in six seasons of US TV comedy series The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, returns to York Theatre Royal to lead the cast of a new production of Richard Sheridan’s classic comedy The School for Scandal .
He was last seen at the theatre in Alone in Berlin in 2020. In this fresh take on Sheridan’s The School for Scandal he plays Sir Peter Teazle who believes his young wife is sleeping with someone else. She isn’t but is starting to think that if her husband believes it, she may as well give it a go. After all, if you’re going to cause a scandal, you might as well enjoy it.
Joseph was most recently seen in Chiwetel Ejiofor’s debut feature film, The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind. TV credits include Mammoth and I Hate You, both for the BBC and he will soon be seen in Candice Carty-William’s Queenie on Channel 4. His prolific stage credits include Hamlet at the Young Vic with Cush Jumbo, Kathy Burke’s Lady Windermere’s Fan, extensive work with Shakespeare’s Globe including the titular role in Bill Buckhurst’s King Lear and Derek Walcott’s Omeros, as well as seasons at the Royal Shakespeare Company.
The School For Scandal is directed by Seán Aydon who recently adapted and directed the national tours of The Picture of Dorian Gray and Frankenstein. The show is a Tilted Wig and Malvern Theatres production in conjunction with Theatre by the Lake. It runs in York from April 23-27, tickets and details: Box office 01904 623568 | yorktheatreroyal.co.uk
Stagey Lady 