The epic story of the Joads journey across America is both a moving family saga and an extraordinary evocation of rural life during the Great Depression. Returning home from prison after killing a man in a drunken brawl, Tom Joad finds his family about to join the great exodus from the Oklahoma Dust Bowl. Like thousands of others, the Joads have their farm repossessed by the bank after the crops fail yet again. Now, three generations of the Joad family are left with no choice but to pile all their worldly goods onto a broken down truck and head west on Route 66, refugees in their own country. Held together by their indomitable matriarch, Ma Joad, they make for California, lured by tales of unlimited work and prosperity amidst the fruit groves and vineyards. Instead, their hopes and dreams - and lives - are shattered by what they find. Steinbeck s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece is one of the greatest celebrations of the dignity and the endurance of the human spirit ever written. Famously filmed by John Ford, with Henry Fonda as Tom.T1952919419Producer Nottingham Playhouse. Producer Nuffield Southampton Theatres. Producer Royal and Derngate Northampton. Producer West Yorkshire Playhouse. Adapted by Frank Galati. Director Abbey Wright. Director Scott Hurran (JMK assistant director). Design Laura Hopkins. Musical Director Matt Regan. Music Matt Regan. Lighting Nigel Edwards. Sound David Gregory. Director John Ross (movement director). Director Ruth O'Dowd (casting director). Director Philip D'Orleans (fight director). Stage ManagerIan Slater. Performer Ben Bland (Connie). Performer Daniel Booroff (Noah). Performer Brendan Charleson (Casy). Performer Charlie Folorunsho (Pa). Performer Shiv Jalota (Al). Performer Jim Kitson (Uncle John). Performer Pamela Merrick (Granma / Elizabeth Sandry). Performer Amy Molloy (Rose of Sharon). Performer Harry Napier (Actor / Musician). Performer Alexander Newland (Muley / Ma Going Back / Narrator). Performer Heronimo Sehmi (Grampa). Performer Andre Squire (Tom Joad). Performer Julia Swift (Ma). | |
| 24 May 17 to 10 Jun 17 | Leeds Playhouse (formerly West Yorkshire Playhouse), Leeds :: V977 listing details L1481520746 |
| 9 May 17 to 20 May 17 | Royal & Derngate, Northampton :: V449 listing details L1926445218 |
| 28 Mar 17 to 8 Apr 17 | Playhouse, Nottingham :: V457 listing details L1309606818 |
| 28 Mar 17 to 8 Apr 17 | Playhouse, Nottingham :: V457 listing details L1478432672 |
| 6 Mar 17 to 11 Mar 17 | NST Campus, Southampton :: V776 listing details L884008737 |
| 6 Mar 17 to 25 Mar 17 | NST Campus, Southampton :: V776 listing details L174662944 |
T1718796813Company YPT Acting. Adapted by Frank Galati. Director Emma Earle. | |
| 21 Jul 11 to 23 Jul 11 | Theatre Royal, Bath :: V854 listing details L1532313020 |
T56123665Company Mercury Theatre Company. Director Tony Casement. Sound Marcus Christensen. Performer Christine Absalom. Performer Ignatius Anthony. Performer Roger Delves-Broughton. Performer David Tarkenter. Performer Tim Treslove. | |
| 15 Oct 10 to 30 Oct 10 | Mercury Theatre, Colchester :: V37 listing details L932519760 |
T0405102407With additional funding from Big Lottery - Awards for AllCorporate Sponsor Scott and Co. Company Citizens Community Company. Adapted by Tim Baker. Director Neil Packham. Director Elly Goodman. Design Neil Haynes. | |
| 19 May 10 to 22 May 10 | Citizens Theatre, Glasgow :: V611 listing details L72978072 |
T1059139071Supported by The Grapes of Wrath Commission Circle.Corporate Sponsor Baker Tilly. Corporate Sponsor Oldham Seals Group. Producer Chichester Festival Theatre. Producer English Touring Theatre. Adapted by Frank Galati. Director Jonathan Church. Design Simon Higlett. Lighting Tim Mitchell. Music John Tams. Choreographer Stephen Mear. Performer Oliver Cotton (Jim Casey). Performer Sorcha Cusack (Ma Joad). Performer Damian O'Hare (Tom Joad). Performer Christopher Timothy (Pa Joad). Performer William Armstrong. Performer Paul Barnhill. Performer tony Bell. Performer Mark Field. Performer Richard Kane. Performer Rebecca Night. Performer Neil McNulty. Performer Matthew Needham. Performer Michael Stevenson. Performer Andrew Westfield. Performer Benny Young. | |
| 17 Nov 09 to 21 Nov 09 | Hall for Cornwall, Truro :: V1183 listing details L951657678 |
| 3 Nov 09 to 14 Nov 09 | Leeds Playhouse (formerly West Yorkshire Playhouse), Leeds :: V977 listing details L1264918034 |
| 20 Oct 09 to 31 Oct 09 | Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham :: V143 listing details L594166486 |
| 13 Oct 09 to 17 Oct 09 | King's Theatre, Edinburgh :: V601 listing details L01663992728 |
| 6 Oct 09 to 10 Oct 09 | Theatre Royal Plymouth, Plymouth :: V895 listing details L02059187546 |
| 1 Oct 09 to 3 Oct 09 | New Wimbledon Theatre, Outer London :: V341 listing details L0254147606 |
| 10 Jul 09 to 28 Aug 09 | Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester :: V719 listing details L1156234108 |
T0284118176Producer Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Adapted by Frank Galati. Director Ken Alexander. Design Adrian Rees. Costume Adrian Rees. Lighting Ace McCarron. Performer Matthew Lloyd Davies. Performer Jonathan Coote. Performer Richard Galazka. Performer Robin Harvey Edwards. Performer Karen Davies. Performer Jenny Lee. Performer Jonathan Battersby. Performer Darrell Brockis. Performer Richard Addison. Performer Amy Ewbank. Performer Jonathan Dyden Taylor. Performer Anthony Glennon. Performer Helen Logan. | |
| 13 Jul 06 to 21 Oct 06 | Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pitlochry :: V638 listing details L0804709868 |
T627298280Producer Clwyd Theatr Cymru. Adapted by Tim Baker. Director Tim Baker. Design Max Jones. Music Dyfan Jones. | |
| 15 Sep 06 to 7 Oct 06 | Theatr Clwyd, Mold :: V810 listing details L0548516125 |
T266637918Company Up 'N' Running Theatre Company. | |
| 5 Apr 00 to 8 Apr 00 | mac birmingham - Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham :: V146 listing details L0470111503 |
T126717017Company The Steam Industry. Adapted by Frank Galati. Director Phil Willmott. Director Mervyn Millar (additional direction). Design Bob Bailey. | |
| 5 Jan 00 to 5 Feb 00 | Finborough, Inner London :: V199 listing details L234082547 |
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| 3 Aug 15 to 7 Aug 15 | Minack Theatre, Penzance :: V872 listing details L1235385995 |
