Kiln Theatre presents
Wife
by Samuel Adamson
“I don’t believe that I’m nothing but a daughter and a wife and a mother. I’m a human being”
It’s 1959. Daisy is at a crossroads. Married to Robert but in love with Suzannah, her moral compass tells her to go one way, society the other. What she chooses to do next will have consequences for generations to come.
Samuel Adamson (The Light Princess National Theatre, All About My Mother Old Vic) uses Ibsen’s A Doll’s House to explore the institution of marriage from 1959 over the course of ninety years and its impact on those branded ‘Wife’. This celebration of the transformative power of theatre is directed by Kiln Theatre Artistic Director Indhu Rubasingham.
★★★★
Gloriously as camp as Christmas: think ‘The Hours’, but with killer putdowns.
Time Out
★★★★
Alive, endlessly curious, inventively staged
The Guardian
★★★★
A funny and clever homage to Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. The very idea of theatre’s power and political substance is ripe for debate.
Evening Standard
★★★★
Exuberant eccentricity and crackerjack intelligence. A play for today. And yesterday. And tomorrow.
WhatsOnStage
★★★★
This play which is obedient to the original while breaking free from it, is frankly inspiring.
The Daily Telegraph
★★★★
Adamson’s writing is full of life.
Metro
★★★★★
Bold, challenging theatre
The New European
★★★★★
Ambitious, intelligent and genuinely very witty play. This is an outstanding and utterly essential new piece of LGBTQ+ theatre – not to be missed.
Gay Times
★★★★
A wise, skilful and intricately patterned piece of writing, delivered with snap and wit
Financial Times
★★★★★
Theatre Weekly
★★★★★
LondonTheatre1
★★★★
The Stage
★★★★
Daily Express
★★★★
A Younger Theatre
★★★★
Broadway World
★★★★
London Theatre
★★★★
The Arts Desk
★★★★
Ham and High
Creative Team
Samuel Adamson
Writer
Indhu Rubasingham
Director
Richard Kent
Designer
Guy Hoare
Lighting Designer
Alex Caplen
Sound Designer
David Shrubsole
Composer
Diane Alison-Mitchell
MOVEMENT DIRECTOR
Breman Rajkumar
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Sarah Bird
CASTING DIRECTOR
Daniele Lydon
VOICE COACH
Dates and Tickets
TICKETS
30 May – 1 June & Wednesday matinees
£10, £15, £21, £27.50
3 June – 6 July (excluding Wednesday matinees)
£12.50, £20, £26, £32.50
Evenings: 7.30pm
Wednesday & Saturday matinees (from 8 June): 2.30pm
CONCESSIONS
Student, Equity, Unemployed & Brent Residents
£2 off Band A and B on Mon – Thu Performances
Seniors
£2 off Band A and B on Mon – Wed Matinee Performances
Access Concessions
£2 off all price bands on Mon – Thu Performances
Young Kiln (under 26)
£10 tickets across the run, any seat. To book your tickets sign up as Young Kiln or log in to your account
ACCESS
Captioned: 20 June 2019 (the best view of captions is from the front row of the stalls)
Audio Described: 4 July 2019 (the infrared hearing system is strongest from rows C-J of the stalls. Please do not book for rows A or B of the stalls if you intend to make use of Audio Description.)
Pre-show touch-tour before the Audio Described performance on 4 July at 6pm
POST-SHOW DISCUSSION
Taking place on 18 June & 2 July
Check back soon for more details about the subject of the discussion
TEACHER RESOURCE PACK
ENHANCE YOUR SCHOOL’S VISIT WITH OUR FREE TEACHING RESOURCE
Download our free Wife resource pack offering exclusive access and insight into the creation of the production, perfect to use both before and after your school’s visit.
Developed with teachers, these resources cover topics provoking discussion about the staging, themes and narrative of the production – long after the final curtain.