Details

It begins like this. With the dusk and the storm and the Thames... A storm rages and, in the darkest part of the night, a body is pulled from the swirling Thames. Across the city, two young women confront an uncertain future. In Limehouse, Lizzie Hexam struggles to break free of the river and its dark secrets. On the other side of town, Bella Wilfer mourns a lost marriage. The appearance of the mysterious John Rokesmith has the potential to change their lives for ever. Will they sink or swim? This romantic and propulsive thriller is a hymn to the city and the river that runs through it.

Cast/Performers

Brandon Grace (Charley Hexham), Scott Karim (Bradley Headstone), Bella Maclean (Bella Wilfer), Tom Mothersdale (John Harmon), Ami Tredrea (Lizzie Hexham), Peter Wight (Noddy Boffin), Beth Alsbury (Lavinia Wilfer), Joe Armstrong (Roger Riderhood), Crystal Condie (Miss Potterson), Laura Cubitt (Nancy), Miya James (Ensemble0, Stephen Kennedy (Reg Wilfer), Joshua Lacey (Inspector Bucket), Penny Layden (Mary Wilfer), Eric Mok (understudy Charlie Hexam), Liam Prince-Donnelly (Ensemble), Georgia Silver (understudy Bella Wilfer), Ellie-May Sheridan (Jenny Wren), Jonathan Dryden Taylor (Mr Cleaver), John Vernon (understudy Reg Wilfer / Noddy Boffin / Mortimer Lightwood), Jamael Westman (Eugene Wrayburn), Jake Wood (Gaffer Hexam), Rufus Wright (Mortimer Lightwood)

Creatives/Company

Adapted by: Ben Power (based on Charles Dickens' Our Mutual Friend)
Music(s): PJ Harvey (songs), Ben Power (songs)
Producer: National Theatre
Director(s): Ian Rickson, Anna Morrissey (movement), Bryony Jarvis-Taylor (casting), Yasmin Hafesji (staff director)
Design: Bunny Christie
Costume: Bunny Christie
Lighting: Jack Knowles
Musical Director: Ian Ross
Sound(s): Tingying Dong, Christopher Shutt