Details

'I sit with Ronnie and his friends sometimes and I listen to them talk about things and you know I've never heard half of the words before.' Norfolk, 1959. Beatie Bryant comes home from London to visit her family. She has fallen in love with Ronnie and passionately believes she has escaped her rural roots through the love and education of a good man. While she counts down the two weeks until he visits, she cooks, cleans, bathes and teaches her mother about high culture. As the whole family gathers to await Ronnie's arrival, Beatie faces her day of reckoning. Roots was and is a revolutionary play which bubbles over with humour, imagination and compassion for its characters. .

Cast/Performers

Linda Broughton, Roger Delves-Broughton, Gina Isaac, Thomas Richardson, Natasha Rickman, Adrian Stokes, Tim Treslove, Ella Vale

Creatives/Company

Author: Arnold Wesker
Producer(s): Mercury Theatre, Nottingham Playhouse
Director: Andrew Breakwell
Design: Jane Linz-Roberts
Lighting: David Phillips
Sound: Adam McCready

Roots

Roots (Play) production archive for QTIX code T766401580. Details of all Roots archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S4794

Archive Listings

23 May 12 to 2 Jun 12	Playhouse Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive
8 May 12 to 12 May 12	New Vic Theatre Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire Performance Details => Venue archive
13 Apr 12 to 28 Apr 12	Mercury Theatre Colchester, Essex Performance Details => Venue archive

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