“Jodie Whittaker rules the West End” (Tatler) as she takes on the role of a lifetime in Zinnie Harris‘ provocative “Tarantinoesque revenge tragedy” (Guardian) THE DUCHESS, now playing at the Trafalgar Theatre.
Written and directed by award-winning Zinnie Harris (Macbeth (an undoing)), this “pacy and intense” (Telegraph) adaptation of John Webster‘s drama, The Duchess of Malfi is “acutely right for our times” (The Times) as it explores the depths of the patriarchy against female resistance.
Whittaker leads an all-star cast in this vivid production “packed with passion and grandeur” (Evening Standard) and is joined by Joel Fry, Rory Fleck Byrne, Jude Owusu, Paul Ready, Elizabeth Ayodele, Hubert Burton, Matti Houghton, Hannah Visocchi, Kerill Kelly, Greg Snowden, and Amy Vicary-Smith.
Don’t miss Whittaker in the performance of a lifetime.
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Whittaker stars as The Duchess, a daring and powerful widow who defies her family’s wishes by remarrying beneath her class. However, when her brothers, driven by insurmountable greed and rage, discover her second marriage they unleash a series of cruel and devastating punishments against her. But will their harrowing atrocities come back to haunt them?
Tickets available for performances from 5 Oct – 20 Dec 2024
2 hours and 30 minutes, including interval.
Jodie Whittaker (The Duchess), Joel Fry, Rory Fleck Byrne, Jude Owusu, Paul Ready, Elizabeth Ayodele, Hubert Burton, Matti Houghton, Hannah Visocchi, Kerill Kelly, Greg Snowden, and Amy Vicary-Smith.
John Webster (Writer), Zinnie Harris (Director)
Age Guidance: 14+
Content Warning: The play contains strong language, themes of violence against women and children, scenes that depict sexual assault and the use of stage blood and weapons.
Please note: The performance on Tue 29 Oct 19:30 will be filmed.
