{"id":4154,"date":"2026-07-14T09:06:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T09:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4154"},"modified":"2026-07-14T09:06:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T09:06:14","slug":"stranger-things-star-linnea-berthelsen-to-make-u-k-stage-debut-in-darkling-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4154","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Stranger Things\u2019 Star Linnea Berthelsen to Make U.K. Stage Debut in \u2018Darkling\u2019 (EXCLUSIVE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tLinnea Berthelsen, best known for playing Kali Prasad\/008 in the second and final season of Netflix\u2019s smash hit \u201cStranger Things,\u201d is to make her U.K. stage debut in the \u201cDarkling\u201d at London\u2019s Bush Theatre.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4152\">Glassriver, ZDF Studios\u2019 Network Movie Team on Lilja Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir Crime Series \u2018\u00c1r\u00f3ra\u2019 (EXCLUSIVE)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe solo play is presented by Actors Touring Company and co-produced with the Bush Theatre. Described as \u201can epic story of a life ravaged by ecological disaster,\u201d it was written by Titas Halder and directed by the Actors Touring Company\u2019s Olivier-award-winning artistic director Matthew Xia. <\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cDarkling\u201d exposes the human impact of the 1984 Bhopal gas leak disaster. The production weaves memory and trauma into a visceral narrative that aims to serve as a powerful indictment of corporate malpractice. As per the description, \u201cThis human story confronts the systemic impact of industrialisation on poorer nations, raising urgent questions about environmental exploitation and the fight for justice in the global South.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cMatthew is someone I\u2019ve admired and have hoped to collaborate with for many years,\u201d said Berthelsen. \u201cAnd after seeing and falling in love with Titas\u2019 work on \u2018Foal,\u2019 I knew that joining Darkling would be a special opportunity. Titas\u2019 script is incredibly nuanced, human and very alive. I\u2019m thrilled to be working with this exceptional creative team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cDarkling\u201d opens at Bush Theatre on Sep. 5 before touring to Birmingham Rep, Oxford\u2019s The North Wall Arts Centre, and HOME, Manchester until Nov. 14.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4150\">Hong Sangsoo\u2019s \u2018Nowhere to Lay My Eyes\u2019 Lands at Cinema Guild Ahead of Locarno Premiere<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<em>\u201c<\/em>It is a privilege to collaborate with Linnea, who will bring a magnetic intensity to the role,\u201d said Xia, artistic director of Actors Touring Company. \u201cTitas has written an extraordinarily beautiful and poetic text, and working with a performer of Linnea\u2019s calibre gives us the chance to make something epic, intimate and unmistakably theatrical. We are proud that \u201cDarkling\u201d sits at the very core of ATC\u2019s mission: to champion globally minded contemporary theatre and bring these vital narratives to audiences across the U.K.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAdded Halder: \u201cI\u2019m thrilled that Linnea will be performing in \u2018Darkling.\u2019 When I wrote the piece; a human story about how an ecological disaster rips through one family, I could have never imagined that we would one day be making this play with such an extraordinary team, led by the brilliant Matthew Xia, and anchored by such a truly mesmeric actor as Linnea. I know she will bring a special and profound emotional depth to this solo play, a portrait of an entire life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cDarkling\u201d is made possible with the support of Arts Council England, Cockayne Grants for the Arts, Royal Victoria Hall Foundation, Esm\u00e9e Fairbairn Foundation, John Ellerman Foundation and the Wates Foundation. 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