Details

Mr Voysey is a wealthy, successful solicitor. When his son and heir Edward makes a shocking discovery, he confronts his father who tries to convince Edward to 'be a man' about the situation. This family saga is a stinging attack on Edwardian bourgeois society and the moral duplicity that lay behind the accumulation of its wealth. Running time 2 hours 55 mins (20 minute interval)

Cast/Performers

Julian Glover (Mr Voysey), Dominic West (Edward Voysey), Lucy Briers (Honor Voysey), Nancy Carroll (Alice Maitland), Martin Hutson (Hugh Voysey), Andrew Woodall (Major Booth Voysey), Kirsty Bushell (Mrs Hugh Voysey - Beatrice), Isabella Calthorpe (Ethel Voysey), Doreen Mantle (Mrs Voysey), Sarah Mowatt (Mrs Booth Voysey - Emily), John Nettleton (Mr Booth), John Normington (Peacey), Anna Steel (Mary), Roger Swaine (The Rev. Evan Colpus), Mark Tandy (Trenchard Voysey), Joseph Thompson (Denis Tregoning), Julia West (Phoebe), Christopher Gilling (Company), Max Dowler (Company), Sinead O'Keeffe (Company), David Baron (Company)

Creatives/Company

Author: Harley Granville Barker
Producer: National Theatre
Director: Peter Gill
Design: Alison Chitty
Lighting: Hartley T A Kemp
Music: Terry Davies