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