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Performance
| Venue | Old Vic Theatre |
| Town | West End |
| County | Greater London |
| From | 8th October 2018 |
| Opened | 17th October 2018 |
| To | 10th November 2018 |
| When | 19:30. Oct 17 at 19:00. Wed,Sat Mats 14:30. Wed Oct 17 Mat 14:00 |
| What is currently on at Old Vic Theatre (V402) | |
Wise Children
T01597101879It's 23 April, Shakespeare's birthday. In Brixton, Nora and Dora Chance - twin chorus girls born and bred south of the river - are celebrating their 70th birthday. Over the river in Chelsea, their father and greatest actor of his generation Melchior Hazard turns 100 on the same day. As does his twin brother Peregrine. If, in fact, he's still alive. And if, in truth, Melchior is their real father after all... A big, bawdy tangle of theatrical joy and heartbreak, Wise Children is a celebration of show business, family, forgiveness and hope. Expect show girls and Shakespeare, sex and scandal, music, mischief and mistaken identity - and butterflies by the thousand.
| Author | Emma Rice (from the novel by Angela Carter) |
Archive :: production:T01597101879, play:S1803407592, venue:V402
Production details
World Premiere (West End). An Old Vic and Wise Children productionCompany
| Producer | Belgrade Theatre Coventry |
| Producer | Oxford Playhouse |
| Producer | York Theatre Royal |
| Adapted by | Emma Rice |
| Director | Emma Rice |
| Design | Vicki Mortimer |
| Other | Lyndie Wright (puppetry) |
| Lighting | Malcolm Rippeth |
| Sound | Simon Baker |
| Design | Simon Baker (video) |
| Music | Ian Ross |
| Musical Director | Ian Ross |
| Choreographer | Etta Murfitt |
| Performer | Sam Archer (Young Peregrine) |
| Performer | Ankur Bahl (Young Melchior) |
| Performer | Stu Barker (The Band) |
| Performer | Omari Douglas (Showgirl Nora) |
| Performer | Mirabelle Gremaud (Young Nora) |
| Performer | Alex Heane (The Band) |
| Performer | Paul Hunter (Melchior) |
| Performer | Melissa James (Showgirl Dora) |
| Performer | Bettrys Jones (Young Dora) |
| Performer | Patrycja Kujawska (Lady Atalanta/Wheelchair) |
| Performer | Etta Murfitt (Nora not Mar 26-Apr 6) |
| Performer | Emma Rice (Nora Mar 26-Apr 6) |
| Performer | Katy Owen (Grandma Chance) |
| Performer | Ian Ross (Band Leader) |
| Performer | Gareth Snook (Dora) |
| Performer | Mike Shepherd (Peregrine) |
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