World premiere (2011) Lungs premiered in October 2011 at the Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C., directed by
Aaron Posner and starring Ryan King and
Brooke Bloom as M and W respectively. It also held its British debut that same month at the
Crucible Theatre in
Sheffield, directed by
Richard Wilson, and starring Alistair Cope and
Kate O'Flynn.
Canada (2014, 2015) Canadian productions of the play were held at the
Tarragon Theatre in
Toronto in March 2014, starring
Brendan Gall and Lesley Faulkner, and in February 2015 at the Verb Theatre, starring Kyle Jespersen and
Anna Cummer.
London (2019, 2020) A 2019 production of the play was hosted at
The Old Vic starring
Matt Smith and
Claire Foy, with
Matthew Warchus directing. Previews began in October prior to a November opening. This production was planned to transfer to the United States at the
Brooklyn Academy of Music from 25 March – 19 April 2020. Smith and Foy were slated to reprise their roles. Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, this transfer was cancelled. On 27 May 2020, it was announced that the 2019
Old Vic production would be reprised with
Matt Smith and
Claire Foy starring once again. Starting in June, it was part of Old Vic: In Camera, a project aiming to revive the theatre's revenue, which had been wiped out by the closure of theatres caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic, through live streams and other digital focused works. Despite being live-streamed over the internet, tickets were limited to 1,000 per performance, representing the full capacity of the house of any regular performance at
The Old Vic. Tickets were available at standard prices (£10–£65) for each performance. == Cast and characters ==