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

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Comedy

Duration:

100 minutes

Year:

2022

Director:

Indhu Rubasingham

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Company:

Kiln Theatre

Cast:
Marcus Adolphy

Winston/Mandela/Black Jesus

George Eggay

Pastor/Eldridge

Andrew Frame

Ian/Socrates/Bartosz

Troy Glasgow

Darren/Young Maroon

Claudia Grant

Polly/Sophie

Crew:
Geoffrey Chaucer

Writer

Zadie Smith

Adaptation

Indhu Rubasingham

Director

Robert Jones

Production Design

Robert Jones

Costume Designer