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The Grapes of Wrath

Adapted for the stage by Frank Galati

‘Jonathan Church's hard-hitting production preserves all of the original work's clout as well as offering an uncomfortable reminder of the parallels between the 1930s and the current economic situation’ WhatsOnStage
‘The play retains much of the book's power - the religious and political overtones and undertones; the real sense of misery’ West Sussex County Times
‘and this production articulates beautifully, without overstatement, the way that simple solidarity, not God or Government, can pull a nation through its darkest times’ The Telegraph

Frank Galati’s groundbreaking adaptation of Steinbeck’s epic novel won two Tony Awards on Broadway.

A family of impoverished Oklahoman sharecroppers lose everything when their farm is repossessed after a devastating drought. Driven from their home to make the monumental trek Westward to California, and seduced by the prospect of opportunity and dignity, they invest everything they have in the journey. When forced to face the possibility that California may not after all be the promised land, they have no choice but to go on; nothing is left for them in Oklahoma.

Frank Galati’s groundbreaking adaptation of Steinbeck’s epic novel won two Tony Awards on Broadway. A plea for social justice and compassion, The Grapes of Wrath provides the perfect canvas for a vast ensemble cast and is an all too timely examination of a nation in search of itself. Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck’s other novels include Of Mice and Men and East of Eden.


An English Touring Theatre and Chichester Festival Theatre co-production.

Dates

Chichester Festival Theatre

10 Jul - 28 Aug 2009

New Wimbledon Theatre

1 - 3 Oct 2009

Theatre Royal Plymouth

6 - 10 Oct 2009

Kings Theatre Edinburgh

13 - 17 Oct 2009

Birmingham Repertory Theatre

20 - 31 Oct 2009

West Yorkshire Playhouse

3 - 14 Nov 2009

Hall for Cornwall

17 - 21 Nov 2009

Creative Team

Director

Jonathan Church

Designer

Simon Higlett

Choreographer

Stephen Mear

Composer

John Tams

Lighting Designer

Tim Mitchell

Sound Designer

Jonathan Suffolk

Associate Director

Anna Ledwich

Casting

Gabby Dawes

Cast

Ma Joad

Sorcha Cusack

Pa Joad

Christopher Timothy

Jim Casey

Oliver Cotton
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Uncle John

Tony Bell

Al Joad

Mark Field
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Grandma

Jennifer Hill
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Elizabeth Sandry

Gina Isaac
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Grandpa

Richard Kane

Mrs Wainwright

Anne Kavanagh
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Connie Rivers

Neil McNulty

Noah

Matthew Needham

Rose of Sharon

Rebecca Night

Muley

Fergus O’Donnell

Tom Joad

Damian O’Hare

Aggie

Holly Dale Spencer

Willy/Gas Attendant

Michael Stevenson

Man Going Back/Man With Club/Salesman

Andrew Westfield
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Mayor/Salesman

Benny Young