Bitter Wheat Tickets

David Mamet’s provocative new play makes short work of those glittering statues and big hilltop signs - the former monuments of a pristine fantasy-land. In Bitter Wheat, Hollywood is a hellhole. The drama lays a notorious handful of high-rise gatekeepers bare, spurred on by a deep-rooted anger surrounding the wave of allegations about sexual misconduct, now singularly personified by that top-heavy toppled movie mogul, Harvey Weinstein. Some critics have declared it’s “too soon” and called for more depth to the leading roles and more consideration of the subject matter. Others have hailed the return of John Malkovich to the West End after 33 years away and the fast-paced interplay of Mamet’s dialogue and the small but powerful cast. You can find out where we weighed in on all this in our review, here...

This week, as Bitter Wheat begins its final showings, we were lucky enough to catch up with the exceptionally talented actress and rising star Ioanna Kimbook, who plays actress and rising star Yung Kim Li – her first role on the West End and a chance to spar with the brilliant John Malkovich, whose Weinstein-inspired, bloated lecher, Barney Fein, has sparked more than a little auditorium debate. 

You can still pick up tickets for the final showings of Bitter Wheat at the Garrick Theatre as we near the end of its 4-month run.

Read our exclusive interview with Ioanna Kimbook below!

Perhaps you've seen him opposite Sandra Bullock in the popular new Netflix film, Bird Box, which has been gaining a lot of buzz lately, or maybe you remember him from way back in the eighties in the 1984 film adaptation of True West. Whatever the case may be, there's no denying you've seen John Malkovich in something before! Renowned for starring in some of the most major Hollywood films of all time alongside the greatest actors of our generation, the Illinois-born American actor is now set to appear in David Mamet's brand-new play, Bitter Wheat, which is inspired by the sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein. The provocative new play opened at the West End's Garrick Theatre on 7 June 2019 and is currently booking until 14 September 2019.

Celebrate Bitter Wheat with our better-than-bittersweet spotlight on the magnificent John Malkovich below!

Bitter Wheat takes the once statuesque golden figure of a film-making mogul and smashes it into little pieces in this unsettling exposure of Hollywood's dark side. You could imagine Olivier Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer David Mamet (Oleanna, The Verdict) disappearing to write this script in a rolling fury, spurred on by the suggestion of a producer-friend to delve into the recent flood of sexual assault allegations, and the twisted shadow of those big hilltop letters.  

With rehearsals now underway, final casting has finally been announced for the new play by David Mamet Bitter Wheat. The West End production is set to receive its highly anticipated world premiere at the Garrick Theatre on 7 June 2019. Bitter Wheat has also received an extension. Originally scheduled to finish on 14 September, the play will now be finishing on Saturday, 21 September 2019.

An all-new play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet entitled Bitter Wheat, which is inspired by the sexual assault scandal surrounding Hollywood kingpin Harvey Weinstein, is set to run at the Garrick Theatre this summer. It stars the iconic blockbuster actor, John Malkovich, who makes his return to the stage following a 33-year hiatus.