About to be fired from her cleaning job for stealing a volume of Euripides, Jude turns her employer's outrage to shock by translating the ancient Greek on the spot. The employer, a Classics teacher, knows great talent when she sees it and the encounter kick-starts Jude's lifelong ambition to study at Oxford University. Entirely self-taught and possessing an astonishing gift for languages, Jude will stop at nothing to achieve her dream - but she remains oblivious to the hidden barriers that her background has placed in her path...T01022757357World Premiere. Howard Brenton's latest play, loosely inspired by Thomas Hardy's novel Jude the Obscure, is a modern day tale of unexpected genius and of our struggle to accommodate extraordinary talent.Producer Hampstead Theatre. Director Edward Hall. Performer Isabella Nefar (Judith Nasrani). Performer Paul Brennen (Euripides / Roger). Performer Merch Husey (Mark Nasrani / Bob Challow). Performer Caroline Loncq (Deirdre). Performer Luke MacGregor (Jack). Performer Shanaya Rafaat (Pat). Performer Anna Savva (Martha Nasrani). Performer Emily Taaffe (Sally). | |
| 23 Apr 19 to 1 Jun 19 | Hampstead Theatre, Inner London :: V202 listing details L01741505891 |
