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Based on the novel by John Steinbeck
Adapted by Frank Galati
Until 14 September 2024
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The event duration is Approx 3 hours including one 20 minute interval
The great American novel reimagined
Forced to travel West in search of a promised land, the Joad family embark on an epic journey across America in the hope of finding work and a new life in California.
Their story is one of false hopes, wrong turns and broken dreams, but also a hymn to human kindness and a tribute to the endurance of the human spirit.
Carrie Cracknell (Julie, The Deep Blue Sea) directs Frank Galati’s award-winning adaptation of John Steinbeck’s masterpiece.Tony Award-winner Cherry Jones (The Glass Menagerie, Succession) is joined by Harry Treadaway (The Chemistry of Death, Penny Dreadful) in this moving and deeply atmospheric story of a struggle against a hostile climate to find a place to call home.
Suitability
Please note: This production includes strong language and depictions of migration, homelessness, starvation, violence and death including still birth. It contains flashing lights, loud sounds/thunder and gun shots. Read more for detailed content warnings.
Supporters
This production is supported by the Huo Family Foundation.
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Cast
Zoë Aldrich
Elizabeth Sandry / Second Agricultural Officer / Understudy Granma Joad/Ma Joad
Afolabi Alli
Muley Graves / Floyd Knowles / Ensemble / Understudy Jim Casy/Mr Wainwright
Rhys Bailey
Winfield Joad / Understudy Noah Joad/Al Joad/Man in the Barn’s Son
Rachel Barnes
Band Vocal / Accordion / Understudy First Agricultural Officer/Mrs Knowles/Woman Shot in Hand/ Bookkeeper
Brandon Bassir
Camp Proprietor / First Officer / Second Man / First Man with Club / Understudy Tom Joad/Willy’s Accomplice
Morgan Burgess
Band Vocal / Guitar / Slide Guitar / Second Officer / Hooper Ranch Guard / Understudy First Officer/First Man with Club/Man in a Box Car
Ryan Ellsworth
Willy / Man Going Back / Mayor of Hooverville / Man in Barn / Understudy Grampa/Contractor/Pa Joad/Uncle John
Amelia Gabriel
Ensemble / Understudy Band/Agnes Wainwright/Ruthie Joad/Gas Station Attendant
Valentine Hanson
First Agricultural Officer / Weedpatch Camp Director / Camp Guard / Mr Wainwright / Understudy Muley Graves/Floyd Knowles/Proprietor
Harley Johnston
Gas Station Attendant / Second Man with Club / Willy’s Accomplice / Understudy Second Officer/Deputy Sheriff/Gas Station Owner/Guitar/Slide Guitar
Matthew Romain
Band Vocal / Fiddle / Deputy Sheriff / Understudy Man Going Back/Man in Barn/Second Man
Robyn Sinclair
Mrs Knowles / Agnes Wainwright / Ensemble / Understudy Woman with Guitar/Mrs Wainwright
Cath Whitefield
Gas Station Owner / Bookkeeper / Mrs Wainwright / Ensemble / Understudy Elizabeth Sandry/Second Agricultural Officer
Production team
Director
Carrie Cracknell
Carrie Cracknell
Set Designer
Alex Eales
Alex Eales
Costume Designer
Evie Gurney
Evie Gurney
Composer
Stuart Earl
Stuart Earl
Original Songs by
Maimuna Memon
Maimuna Memon
Lighting Designer
Guy Hoare
Guy Hoare
Sound Designer
Donato Wharton
Donato Wharton
Movement Director
Ira Mandela Siobhan
Ira Mandela Siobhan
Music Director
Osnat Schmool
Osnat Schmool
Fight Director
Kate Waters
Kate Waters
Intimacy Coordinator
Katharine Hardman for EK Intimacy
Katharine Hardman for EK Intimacy
Casting Director
Alastair Coomer CDG
Alastair Coomer CDG
Casting Director
Naomi Downham
Naomi Downham
Dramatherapist
Patricia Ojehonmon
Patricia Ojehonmon
Dialect Coach
Hazel Holder
Hazel Holder
Voice Coach
Shereen Ibrahim
Shereen Ibrahim
Associate Sound Designer
Joe Dines
Joe Dines
Staff Director
Georgia Green
Georgia Green
Ticket prices
Monday – Saturday evenings and matinees:
£20, £34, £49, £69, £89
Previews 17 – 22 July:
£20, £26, £35, £49, £64
For concessions and discounts, seeWays to save
Please note the 6.30pm start time on the following performances: Tue 20 Aug, Thu 29 Aug, Thu 5 Sep and Tue 10 Sep.
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Prices may change according to demand
What's on guide
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Assisted performances
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BSL Interpreted
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Audio described
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No Chilled performance available.
Dementia-friendly
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Relaxed performance
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The interpreter for the BSL performance will be announced closer to the performance date.
Audio-described performances are preceded by a Touch Tour, which starts 90 minutes before the performance. If you would like to join a Touch Tour, please call the Access line at 020 7452 3961. The tours must be booked at least 24 hours in advance.
Audio description by Tony McBride and Timna Fibert.
We have an allocation of tickets held for members of ourAccess scheme and if any of the assisted performances above are shown as “Sold Out”, tickets may still be available: Please log in to your account to view all available tickets, or call Box Office on 020 7452 3961
Smart caption glasses
Due to technical issues with the staging we do not have a start date for when smart caption glasses for performances of The Grapes of Wrath from 7pm will be available. We will announce this as soon as possible.
Art direction and design by National Theatre Graphic Design Studio
