Details

Based on Margaret Atwood's novel. Following a violent overthrow of the United States government by a religious dictatorship, women are denied the right to read, work, own property or enter into relationships other than first marriages. Those who defy the system are arrested, indoctrinated and then assigned to childless families for the sole purpose of procreation. Offred, the title character, attempts to subvert this regime with disturbing and fateful results. Sung in English with surtitles

Cast/Performers

Kate Lindsey (Offred), Emma Bell (Aunt Lydia), Soloman Howard (The Commander), Raehann Bryce-Davis (Serena Joy), Frederick Ballentine (Nick), Rhian Lois (Janine / Ofwarren), Pumeza Matshikiza (Moira), Elin Pritchard (Ofglen), Madeleine Shaw (Rita), Alan Oke (The Doctor), Susan Bickley (Offred's Mother), John Findon (Luke)

Creatives/Company

Author: Poul Ruder
Lyrics: Paul Bentley
Producer: English National Opera
Conductor: Joana Carneiro
Director(s): Annilese Miskimmon, Imogen Knight (movement)
Design(s): Annemarie Woods, Akhila Krishnan (video)
Costume: Annemarie Woods
Lighting: Paule Constable