National Theatre at Home: The Grapes of Wrath

National Theatre at Home: The Grapes of Wrath

The great American novel reimagined

2024 · 146 min

Forced to travel West in search of a promised land, the Joad family embark on an epic journey across America in the hope of finding work and a new life in California. Their story is one of false hopes, wrong turns and broken dreams, but also a hymn to human kindness and a tribute to the endurance of the human spirit. Filmed live at the National Theatre, Carrie Cracknell (Julie, The Deep Blue Sea) directs Frank Galati’s award-winning adaptation of John Steinbeck’s masterpiece.

Directed by Carrie Cracknell · Written by John Steinbeck

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Cast

Cherry Jones Ma Joad
Harry Treadaway Tom Joad
Natey Jones Jim Casy
Zoe Aldrich Elizabeth Sandry / Second Agricultural Officer / Understudy Granma Joad & Ma Joad
Afolabi Alli Muley Graves / Floyd Knowles / Ensemble / Understudy Jim Casy & Mr. Wainwright
Rhys Bailey Winfield Joad / Understudy Noah Joad, Al Joad, Man in the Barn's Son
Rachel Barnes Band Vocal / Accordion / Understudy First Agricultural Officer/Mrs Knowles/Woman Shot in Hand/ Bookkeeper
Brandon Bassir Camp Proprietor / First Officer / Second Man / First Man with Club / Understudy Tom Joad & Willy's Accomplice
Lin Blakley Granma Joad
Tom Bulpett Noah Joad / Understudy Weedpatch Camp Director & Mayor of Hooverville
Morgan Burgess Band Vocal / Guitar / Slide Guitar / Second Officer / Hooper Ranch Guard
Ryan Ellsworth Willy / Man Going Back / Mayor of Hooverville / Man in Barn / Understudy Grampa/Contractor/Pa Joad/Uncle John

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