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National Theatre Live: The Wife of Willesden

National Theatre Live: The Wife of Willesden (2022)

1h 40m | PG-13

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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

Studio: National Theatre

Genre: Comedy

Video: 720p

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Cast

Marcus Adolphy

Marcus Adolphy

as Winston/Mandela/Black Jesus

George Eggay

George Eggay

as Pastor/Eldridge

Andrew Frame

Andrew Frame

as Ian/Socrates/Bartosz

Troy Glasgow

Troy Glasgow

as Darren/Young Maroon

Claudia Grant

Claudia Grant

as Polly/Sophie

Nikita Johal

Nikita Johal

as Asma/Kelly