Critically acclaimed, multi-award winning, best-selling author Zadie Smith‘s ‘irresistably rambunctious’ The Wife of Willesden transports Chaucer’s The Wife of Bath to 21st Century North West London.

After a sold-out, critically acclaimed run in 2021, Alvita, The Wife of Willesden returns for one more round at the bar.

A proper local legend. Married five times. Mother. Lover. Aunt. Friend. Alvita will tell her life story to anyone in the pub – there’s no shame in her game. The question is: are you ready to hear it? Because this woman’s got the gift of the gab: she can rewrite mistakes into triumphs, turn pain into parables, and her love life’s an epic poem. They call her The Wife of Willesden…

A play that celebrates the human knack for telling elaborate tales, especially about our own lives.

Director Indhu Rubasingham invites you to take your seat at the bar, order a pint or two, and listen to this bawdy, beautiful comedy up close, and very, very personal.

The Kiln Theatre auditorium will be transformed into a local London pub, complete with pub tables in the stalls.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Age guidance: 14+

Post Show Q&A: 10 Jan 2023, 7.30pm & 27 Jan 2023, 7.30pm

Audio Described Performance: 12 Jan 2023, 7.30pm

Fundraising Performance: 19 Jan 2023, 7.30pm

Captioned Performance: 23 Jan 2023, 7.30pm