The Mentalists

For the American television show, see The Mentalist.

The Mentalists is a play by English playwright Richard Bean. The action takes place in a budget hotel room in Finsbury Park and consists of two long scenes between only two characters.

It premiered at Royal National Theatre in 2002, directed by Sean Holmes, starring Michael Feast as Ted and Duncan Preston as Morrie.[1]

In July 2015 it was revived at Wyndham's Theatre, produced by Old Vic Productions and Steven Harris directed by Abbey Wright, starring Stephen Merchant as Ted and Steffan Rhodri as Morrie.[2]

  1. ^ Charles Spencer (10 July 2002). "Dark descent of a very odd couple". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. ^ Ben Beaumont-Thomas (25 February 2015). "Stephen Merchant to make West End debut with The Mentalists". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 September 2016.