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Ruth Negga at Cannes Film Festival this year. Alamy
Dublin Theatre Festival
Ruth Negga pulls out of play scheduled to run at Gaiety next month
The actress was set to appear as part of this year’s Dublin Theatre Festival
ACTOR RUTH NEGGA has pulled out of a scheduled run at the Gaiety Theatre.
The Academy Award nominee was due to appear in RADIO BETTE as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival this September.
Tickets for the performance’s first went on sale on 29 July when the line-up was announced.
The show pays tribute to classic Hollywood with Negga and the cast channelling stars from Bette Davis to Marilyn Monroe.
However, Goat Exchange, the New York company producing RADIO BETTE, has revealed Negga will no longer be performing.
In a statement, the theatre company said it “regrets to announce that Ruth Negga will be stepping back from RADIO BETTE”.
“We are deeply grateful to Ruth for the time, generosity, and extraordinary work she has brought to the project”, it added.
Radio Bette is among the international highlights of the festival this year, which sees 26 productions taking place across the capital.
Goat Exchange said that the production would go ahead as planned.
Further casting will be announced in the coming days.
Dublin Theatre Festival runs from 24 September to 11 October
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