‘Modern Family’ Star Jesse Tyler Ferguson to Reprise Truman Capote in ‘Tru’ at London’s Menier Chocolate Factory
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Jesse Tyler Ferguson, best known for playing Mitchell Pritchett in "Modern Family", is to reprise his portrayal of the writer Truman Capote in Jay Presson Allen's one-man play "Tru" at London's Menier Chocolate Factory. The production, directed by Rob Ashford, marks Ferguson's Menier debut and follows a well-received New York staging earlier this year, bringing an intimate, acclaimed piece to London audiences.
The play, assembled entirely from Capote's own writing, first reached the stage in 1989 and is set in December 1975, depicting Capote isolated in his New York home after a scandal cost him his standing among the wealthy social circle he cherished. Previews begin on 19 September, with the official opening on 27 September and the run continuing until 14 November; Paul Farnsworth designed the production. Ferguson, a Tony Award winner for "Take Me Out", is currently playing King Herod in "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the London Palladium, while Ashford first directed him in a "Tru" staged reading at a charity benefit in Tangier, Morocco, in summer 2024.
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Jesse Tyler Ferguson is an American actor who found fame playing Mitchell Pritchett in the long-running US sitcom "Modern Family". He has also worked extensively in theatre, winning a Tony Award for the play "Take Me Out", and is currently appearing in "Jesus Christ Superstar" in London's West End.
"Tru" is a one-man play built entirely from the words of the American writer Truman Capote, best known for books such as "In Cold Blood" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's". First performed in 1989, it imagines Capote alone in his New York apartment in December 1975, reflecting on his life after a piece of his writing led high society friends to turn against him.
The Menier Chocolate Factory is a small London theatre known for staging intimate productions, often with well-known actors. Ferguson has already performed this role in a New York production earlier in the year, and the London run, directed by Rob Ashford, will be his first appearance at the venue.
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