National Theatre Live: The Wife of Willesden

Synopsis

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

Marcus Adolphy

Winston/Mandela/Black Jesus

George Eggay

Pastor/Eldridge

Andrew Frame

Ian/Socrates/Bartosz

Troy Glasgow

Darren/Young Maroon

Claudia Grant

Polly/Sophie

Nikita Johal

Asma/Kelly

Scott Miller

Ryan/Colin

Jessica Murrain

Author/Zaire/Queen Nanny

Clare Perkins

Alvita, The Wife of Willesden

Ellen Thomas

Aunty P/Old Wife