
National Theatre Live: The Wife of Willesden 2022
Overview
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 tr
Director: Indhu Rubasingham
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
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