Great news for theater-goers, but not so much for those hoping he’d take to the Celebration Japan stage on 18th – 20th April as it looks highly likely that Ewan McGregor will be treading the boards of the Wyndham’s Theatre, with previews beginning 17th April and running through to 12th July. It’s a return that Ewan has longed for, and one that came to him in the most unusual way.
Ewan McGregor has described live theatre as “good for the soul”, as he announced he is to return to the London stage for the first time in 17 years.
The Scottish actor, who has starred in Trainspotting and Moulin Rouge, is set to star in My Master Builder in London’s West End between April and July next year.
McGregor told BBC News: “This is the longest I haven’t been on stage, and in honesty, I’ve missed it.”
Inspired by Henrik Ibsen’s 1892 play The Master Builder, the new show is written by US playwright Lila Raicek and will be directed by Michael Grandage.
“The funny story is, I had literally just finished reading Ibsen’s The Master Builder for pleasure – an extraordinary read,” McGregor explained. “Michael got in touch out of the blue and I mentioned how much I’d love to get back on stage.
“And in a moment of pure coincidence, he told me he had a play inspired by The Master Builder sitting on his desk. I asked him to send it to me, and here we are. A moment of total serendipity.”
So, no Ewan and Hayden Celebration reunion in 2025, but fingers crossed we not only get that on a Celebration stage in the future but perhaps onscreen.
