First look: Orlando Bloom and the cast in Killer Joe

Last week, Killer Joe burst into the West End and Orlando Bloom, Sophie Cookson, Adam Gillen, Neve McIntosh, and Steffan Rhodri donned the Trafalgar Studio 1 stage for the first time. Tracy Letts’ black comedy thriller opened to previews on Friday 18 May and you can now have a sneak peek at the action.

Orlando Bloom in Killer Joe and Joe Cooper at Trafalgar Studios - Photographer Marc Brenner — Orlando Bloom in Killer Joe as Joe Cooper at Trafalgar Studios – Photographer Marc Brenner

Orlando Bloom in Killer Joe as Joe Cooper at Trafalgar Studios - Photographer Marc Brenner — Orlando Bloom as Joe Cooper at Trafalgar Studios – Photographer Marc Brenner

Orlando Bloom and Sophie Cookson as Dottie Smith - Killer Joe at Trafalgar Studios - Photographer Marc Brenner — Orlando Bloom and Sophie Cookson as Dottie Smith – Photographer Marc Brenner

Steffan Rhodri as Ansel Smith, Adam Gillen as Chris Smith and Sophie Cookson as Dottie - Killer Joe at Trafalgar Studios - Photographer Marc Brenner — Steffan Rhodri as Ansel Smith, Adam Gillen as Chris Smith and Sophie Cookson as Dottie – Photographer Marc Brenner

Adam_Gillen as Chris Smith, Steffan Rhodri as Ansel Smith - Killer Joe at Trafalgar Studios - Photographer Marc Brenner — Adam_Gillen as Chris Smith, Steffan Rhodri as Ansel Smith – Photographer Marc Brenner

Neve McIntosh as Sharlan Smith and Sophie Cookson as Dottie Smith - Killer Joe at Trafalgar Studios - Photographer Marc Brenner — Neve McIntosh as Sharlan Smith and Sophie Cookson as Dottie Smith – Photographer Marc Brenner

Neve McIntosh as Sharla Smith - Killer Joe at Trafalgar Studios - Photographer Marc Brenner — Neve McIntosh as Sharla Smith – Photographer Marc Brenner

Steffan Rhodri as Ansel Smith - Killer Joe at Trafalgar Studios - Photographer Marc Brenner — Steffan Rhodri as Ansel Smith – Photographer Marc Brenner

Adam Gillen as Chris Smith - Killer Joe at Trafalgar Studios - Photographer Credit Marc Brenner — Adam Gillen as Chris Smith – Photographer Credit Marc Brenner

Killer Joe centres on The Smith family who hatch a plan to murder their estranged matriarch for her insurance money. They hire Joe Cooper, a police detective and part-time contract killer, to do the job. But once he enters their trailer home and comes face to face with their innocent daughter, the plan spirals out of control… A tense, gut-twisting thriller, Killer Joe, asks where the moral line is drawn in the fight for survival.

Killer Joe will play a strictly limited 13-week season until Saturday 18 August. It’s directed by Simon Evans (The Best Man, West End) and produced by Emily Dobbs Productions and Empire Street Productions.

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