National Theatre Live: The Wife of Willesden (2022)
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
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Marcus Adolphy
as Winston/Mandela/Black Jesus
as Winston/Mandela/Black Jesus
George Eggay
as Pastor/Eldridge
as Pastor/Eldridge
Andrew Frame
as Ian/Socrates/Bartosz
as Ian/Socrates/Bartosz
Troy Glasgow
as Darren/Young Maroon
as Darren/Young Maroon
Claudia Grant
as Polly/Sophie
as Polly/Sophie
Nikita Johal
as Asma/Kelly
as Asma/Kelly
Scott Miller
as Ryan/Colin
as Ryan/Colin
Jessica Murrain
as Author/Zaire/Queen Nanny
as Author/Zaire/Queen Nanny
Clare Perkins
as Alvita, The Wife of Willesden
as Alvita, The Wife of Willesden
Ellen Thomas
as Aunty P/Old Wife
as Aunty P/Old Wife
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Robert Jones
Production Design
Production Design
Guy Hoare
Lighting Design
Lighting Design
Zadie Smith
Adaptation
Adaptation
Max Ringham
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Robert Jones
Costume Designer
Costume Designer
Indhu Rubasingham
Director
Director
Ben Ringham
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Imogen Knight
Choreographer
Choreographer
Geoffrey Chaucer
Writer
Writer
Julia Horan
Casting
Casting
Kinnetia Isidore
Costume Designer
Costume Designer
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