Even if you've never seen the 1992 dark comedy film Glengarry Glen Ross, you'll be familiar with one of its characters by association.
'Old Gil' Gunderson from The Simpsons is based on Jack Lemmon's portrayal of salesman Shelley Levene, a desperate wretch working in the cutthroat world of a fly-by-night real estate agency in 1980s Chicago, as he tussles with his peers to win a Cadillac, and stave off the spectre of redundancy.
That movie was famous for its all-star cast, Lemmon being joined by the ilk of Alex Baldwin, Al Pacino and Alan Arkin (all the Als, really), but later this year, the story — originally produced as a Pulitzer Prize-winning David Mamet play — will feature an all-female cast (yet to be announced), in a new adaptation from Patrick Marber.
Says Patrick Marber, "Around this time last year I had the good fortune to be directing Glengarry Glen Ross on Broadway. It’s a heck of a play to work on; hilarious, profound, obscene — a thrilling story with twists that make an audience gasp. It was written in the 1980s but it seems to me to be about our world right now.
"I'm very excited to be doing it again, this time as a premiere with an all-female cast. And I am honoured to be making my directing debut at the famous Old Vic with Mamet's mighty play."
Glengarry Glen Ross, Old Vic, 4 June-18 July 2026, tickets on sale now.
