National Theatre Live: Everyman (2015)
Everyman is successful, popular and riding high when Death comes calling. He is forced to abandon the life he has built and embark on a last, frantic search to recruit a friend, anyone, to speak in his defence. But Death is close behind, and time is running out. One of the great primal, spiritual myths, Everyman asks whether it is only in death that we can understand our lives. A cornerstone of English drama since the 15th century, it now explodes onto the stage in a startling production with words by Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate, and movement by Javier De Frutos.
Director: Rufus Norris
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Chiwetel Ejiofor as Everyman |
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Stephen Aintree as Ensemble |
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Philip Martin Brown as Kindred (Father) |
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Paul Bullion as Fellowship/Senses & Wits (Sound) |
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Adam Burton as Goods / Fellowship/Senses & Wits (Passion) |
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Michelle Butterly as Kindred (Sister) |
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Dermot Crowley as Death |
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Sharon D. Clarke as Kindred (Mother) |
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Kate Duchêne as God / Good Deeds |
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Amy Griffiths as Goods / Fellowship/Senses & Wits (Vanity) |
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Nick Holder as Fellowship/Senses & Wit (Strength) |
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Nicholas Karimi as Fellowship/Senses & Wit (Smell) |
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Joshua Lacey as Goods / Fellowship/Senses & Wits (Sensuality) |
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Penny Layden as Knowledge |
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Coral Messam as Fellowship/Senses & Wits (Conscience) |
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Amanda Minihan as Fellowship/Senses & Wits (Touch) |
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Itxaso Moreno as Fellowship/Senses & Wits (Taste) |
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Ira Mandela Siobhan as Fellowship/Senses & Wits (Sight) |
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Kiruna Stamell as Fellowship/Senses & Wits (Discretion) |
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Clemmie Sveaas as Goods / Fellowships/Senses & Wits (Insecurity) |
| Sound | Paul Arditti | Sound Designer |
| Art | Ian MacNeil | Set Designer |
| Sound | William Lyons | Music |
| Writing | Carol Ann Duffy | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nicky Gillibrand | Costume Design |
| Lighting | Paul Anderson | Lighting Artist |
| Directing | Rufus Norris | Director |
| Crew | Javier De Frutos | Choreographer |