The Invisible Hand

American banker Nick Bright knows that his freedom comes at a price. Confined to a cell in rural Pakistan, every second counts. Who will decide his fate? His captors, or the whims of the market?

Creative Team

Writer: Ayad Akhtar
Director: Indhu Rubasingham
Assistant Director: Tom Wright
Designer: Lizzie Clachan
Lighting Designer: Oliver Fenwick
Sound Designer: Alexander Caplen
Casting Director: Bryony Barnett CDG
Voice and Dialect Coach: Daniele Lydon
Fight Director: RC-Annie LTD.
Costume Supervisor: Megan Keegan
Venue: Kiln Theatre

Cast: Tony Jayawardena, Scott Karim, Daniel Lapaine & Sid Sagar

Press Quotes

‘Edge-of-your-seat theatre’
The Telegraph

‘Fascinating case study of power’
The Stage

‘A proper political thriller, wound tight as a tripwire in Indhu Rubasingham’s palpitating production’
WhatsOnStage

‘Indhu Rubasingham excels in her directorial signatures of pacy staging combined with clarity of narrative and characterisation’
The Guardian