First look images have been released showing Heartstopper ‘s Joe Locke in preparation for his West End debut in the play, Clarkston .

Locke , who became a household name with the Netflix adaptation of Alice Oseman’s web-comic has also starred in Marvel’s Agatha All Along , as well as having a stint on Broadway in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street . He also had a role in The Trials at the Donmar Warehouse in 2022.

Clarkston , however, marks his debut on London’s West End. He is starring alongside Sebastian ‘s Ruaridh Mollica and The Way ‘s Sophie Melville.

The images released today (Wednesday 3 September) shows the three actors behind-the-scenes as they rehearse.

A synopsis for the play reads, “On a journey West to rediscover himself, Jake (Locke) unexpectedly meets Chris (

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