Details

Frances works on the books pages of a Sunday newspaper. She's quiet and capable, but nobody takes much notice: her face is pressed to the window, on the outside, looking in. One evening, driving back to London after visiting her infuriating parents, she comes across an upturned car crumpled on the side of the road. She waits with the injured driver, Alys Kyte, until the ambulance arrives. Later, when Alys's famous family gets in touch, Frances finds herself for the first time ushered into the world on the other side of the window. And she begins to wonder: what would it take to become a player?

Cast/Performers

Joanna Froggatt (Frances), Robert Glenister (Laurence), Danny Ashok (Sid), Joanna David (Charlotte), Leah Gayer (Polly), Simon Manyonda (Oliver), Sylvestra Le Touzel (Mary / Audrey), Jeff Rawle (Robin / Mr Thorpe), Vineeta Rishi (Julia Price), Sue Wallace (Mrs Thorpe), Vineeta Rishi (Julia Price), Sue Wallace (Mrs Thorpe), Sam Woolf (Teddy)

Creatives/Company

Author: Lucinda Coxon (based on the novel by Harriet Lane)
Company: London Theatre Company
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Design(s): Bob Crowley, Luke Halls (video)
Costume: Christina Cunningham
Lighting: Jon Clark
Music: Grant Olding
Sound: Gareth Fry