Willem will be performing in The Old Woman from 4-7 July. For more information, please visit the event page by following the link in the left hand panel.

Willem Dafoe is an American film and stage actor. He's a founding member of the experimental theatre company The Wooster Group and created and performed in all the group's work from 1977-2003. He returns to Manchester following his recent performance in Robert Wilson's 'The Life and Death of Marina Abramovic' .   He has had roles in a wide range of films, including The Hunter, AntiChrist, 444: Last Day on Earth, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou , Miral, A Woman, The Dust of Time, Go Go Tales, Daybreakers, Inside Man, American Psycho, Wild at Heart, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Auto Focus, Tom and Viv, Streets of Fire, To Live and Die in L.A., Born on the Fourth of July, The English Patient, The Last Temptation of Christ, Mississippi Burning, The Boondock Saints, Spider-Man, The Loveless, eXIstenZ, Clear and Present Danger, Light Sleeper  and The Aviator; as well as voice roles in the animated  Fantastic Mr. Fox and Finding Nemo. Dafoe has been twice been nominated for the Academy Award:  for Platoon and Shadow of the Vampire.

Willem Dafoe first worked with Robert Wilson in his Voom video portrait series.