National Theatre Live: The Wife of Willesden
A proper local legend. Married five times. Mother. Lover. Aunt. Friend. Alvita will tell her life story to anyone in the pub – there's no shame in her game. The question is: are you ready to hear it? Because this woman's got the gift of the gab: she can rewrite mistakes into triumphs, turn pain into parables, and her love life's an epic poem. They call her The Wife of Willesden... A play that celebrates the human knack for telling elaborate tales, especially about our own lives. Zadie Smith transports Chaucer's The Wife of Bath to 21st Century North West London, directed by Kiln Theatre Artistic Director, Indhu Rubasingh. A production from Kiln Theatre.
Directed by Indhu Rubasingham · Written by Geoffrey Chaucer
Cast
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Marcus Adolphy Winston/Mandela/Black Jesus - George Eggay Pastor/Eldridge
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Andrew Frame Ian/Socrates/Bartosz -
Troy Glasgow Darren/Young Maroon -
Claudia Grant Polly/Sophie - Nikita Johal Asma/Kelly
- Scott Miller Ryan/Colin
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Jessica Murrain Author/Zaire/Queen Nanny -
Clare Perkins Alvita, The Wife of Willesden -
Ellen Thomas Aunty P/Old Wife
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3h 54m together
National Theatre Live: The Wife of Willesden
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A close match in mood and era.
