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Ewan McGregor has announced that he’ll be returning to the stage for the first time in 17 years. The Scottish actor, known for his roles in Trainspotting and Moulin Rouge, will be starring in My Master Builder, a West End production that will run from April to July next year. McGregor credits Lila Raicek, the US playwright who wrote the new show, and Michael Grandage, its director, for his involvement in the project, which is “a very modern take on sexual politics in a way that resonates particularly for this moment we find ourselves in,” according to the actor.
In Henrik Ibsen’s 1892 play The Master Builder, the central character is an architect grappling with feelings of inadequacy and fear of being overtaken by younger talent. McGregor says he had just finished reading Ibsen’s work for pleasure before Grandage contacted him with Raicek’s script, and felt that it was “a moment of pure coincidence.” He describes returning to live theatre as “very good for the soul” because “theatre teaches you so much about acting, the audience teaches you.”
McGregor is best known for his work in film and TV, with roles in the Star Wars franchise, in which he played Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Halston, for which he won an Emmy Award in 2021. He says he loves “the routine” of theatre and the “electric experience” of performing live. Grandage and McGregor have previously collaborated on Othello and Guys and Dolls, both for the Donmar theatre, where Grandage was artistic director.
My Master Builder is set to begin previews at the Wyndham’s Theatre in London on April 17 and will run until July 12
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