Details

Based entirely on the words of those involved in the final phase of the Inquiry (which ended in November 2022) Grenfell: System Failure interrogates why the testing regime failed to warn of the danger of installing inflammable materials, why manufacturers promoted such products with no regard to safety, why government regulations ignored the dangers and were not updated, and why politicians failed to ensure proper oversight. Through the testimonies of bereaved residents, it explores how they were failed by the London Fire Brigade on the night and abandoned by the local authority in the chaos of the fire's aftermath.

Cast/Performers

Ron Cook (Richard Millett QC), Shahzad Ali (Hisam Chouciar), Nigel Betts (Brian Martin), Madeleine Bowyer (Deborah French), David Boyle (Understudy), Nicholas Chambers (Adrian Pargeter), Howard Crossley (Eric Pickles), Sophie Duval (Sarah Colwell), Derek Elroy (Leslic Thomas QC), Sally Giles (Kate Grange QC), Tanveer Ghani (Imran Khan QC), David Michaels (Andy Roe / Nick Hurd), Thomas Wheatley (Sir Martin Moore-Bick)

Creatives/Company

Author(s): Richard Norton-Taylor (edited by), Nicolas Kent (edited by)
Producer(s): Nick of Time Productions, The Playground Theatre
Director(s): Nicolas Kent, Amy Ball (CDG - casting)
Design(s): Miki Jablkowska, Matt Eagland, Andy Graham (video)
Lighting: Matt Eagland
Sound: Andy Graham
Costume: Carly Brownbridge