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National Theatre Live: The Grapes of Wrath

National Theatre Live: The Grapes of Wrath

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2024
2h 26m
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Overview

Forced to travel West in search of a promised land, the Joad family embark on an epic journey across America in the hope of finding work and a new life in California. Their story is one of false hopes, wrong turns and broken dreams, but also a hymn to human kindness and a tribute to the endurance of the human spirit.

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4 videos

Cast & Crew

26 members
Acting

Cherry Jones

Ma Joad

Cherry Jones
Acting

Harry Treadaway

Tom Joad

Harry Treadaway
Acting

Natey Jones

Jim Casy

Natey Jones
Acting

Zoe Aldrich

Elizabeth Sandry / Second Agricultural Officer / Understudy Granma Joad & Ma Joad

Zoe Aldrich
Acting

Afolabi Alli

Muley Graves / Floyd Knowles / Ensemble / Understudy Jim Casy & Mr. Wainwright

Afolabi Alli
Acting

Rhys Bailey

Winfield Joad / Understudy Noah Joad, Al Joad, Man in the Barn's Son

Rhys Bailey
Acting

Rachel Barnes

Band Vocal / Accordion / Understudy First Agricultural Officer/Mrs Knowles/Woman Shot in Hand/ Bookkeeper

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Acting

Brandon Bassir

Camp Proprietor / First Officer / Second Man / First Man with Club / Understudy Tom Joad & Willy's Accomplice

Brandon Bassir
Acting

Lin Blakley

Granma Joad

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Acting

Tom Bulpett

Noah Joad / Understudy Weedpatch Camp Director & Mayor of Hooverville

Tom Bulpett
Acting

Morgan Burgess

Band Vocal / Guitar / Slide Guitar / Second Officer / Hooper Ranch Guard

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Ryan Ellsworth

Willy / Man Going Back / Mayor of Hooverville / Man in Barn / Understudy Grampa/Contractor/Pa Joad/Uncle John

Ryan Ellsworth
Acting

Christopher Godwin

Grampa Joad / Contractor

Christopher Godwin
Acting

Valentine Hanson

First Agricultural Officer / Weedpatch Camp Director / Camp Guard / Mr Wainwright

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Acting

Greg Hicks

Pa Joad

Greg Hicks
Acting

Harley Johnston

Gas Station Attendant / Second Man with Club / Willy's Accomplice

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Acting

William Lawlor

The Man in the Barn's Son

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Acting

Mirren Mack

Rose of Sharon

Mirren Mack
Acting

Maimuna Memon

Band Vocal / Banjo / Woman with Guitar

Maimuna Memon
Acting

Matthew Romain

Band Vocal / Fiddle / Deputy Sheriff / Understudy Man Going Back/Man in Barn/Second Man

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Acting

Anish Roy

Connie Rivers / Understudy Second Older Man

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Acting

Michael Shaeffer

Uncle John

Michael Shaeffer
Writing

Robyn Sinclair

Mrs Knowles / Agnes Wainwright / Ensemble / Understudy Woman with Guitar/Mrs Wainwright

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Acting

Tucker St. Ivany

Al Joad

Tucker St. Ivany
Acting

Emma Tracey

Ruthie Joad / Understudy Rose of Sharon

Emma Tracey
Acting

Cath Whitefield

Gas Station Owner / Bookkeeper / Mrs Wainwright / Ensemble / Understudy Elizabeth Sandry/Second Agricultural Officer

Cath Whitefield

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