Succession’s J Smith-Cameron to star opposite Mark Rylance in Juno and the Paycock

Actors to play the lead roles in Matthew Warchus’s centenary West End revival of Seán O’Casey’s Irish civil war classic

Sarah Snook has just finished her London theatre run in The Picture of Dorian Gray, Brian Cox is currently appearing on stage in Long Day’s Journey Into Night and now the pair’s Succession co-star J Smith-Cameron is also taking on a West End role.

The actor, who plays Gerri Kellman in the blockbuster TV series, will perform alongside Mark Rylance in Seán O’Casey’s Juno and the Paycock, set in 1922 during Ireland’s civil war and first staged in 1924. The 100th anniversary production will be directed by Matthew Warchus for Sonia Friedman Productions and will run at the Gielgud theatre from 21 September to 23 November. There will be more than 1,100 tickets per week priced at £25 or under for the show.