Mr Loverman Tickets

Barrington “Barry” Walker is seventy-four and leads a double life. Flamboyant, sharp-suited and quick with a Shakespeare quote, he’s spent decades in Hackney since arriving from Antigua as a young man, building a life as a husband, father and grandfather. But Barry is also secretly gay, and has been in a relationship with his childhood best friend, Morris, for most of his adult life. His deeply religious and increasingly disappointed wife, Carmel, suspects he sleeps with other women — never imagining the truth.

Spanning six decades of family, community and secrecy, from Antigua to modern-day London, this warm, funny and quietly devastating story explores identity, faith and the courage it takes to be truly seen — and asks what it costs to keep a lifetime’s love hidden in plain sight.

Natasha Gordon’s major new stage adaptation of Bernardine Evaristo’s acclaimed novel receives its world premiere in the National Theatre’s Lyttelton Theatre, directed by Paulette Randall.

Who is in the cast of Mr Loverman?

• Barry: Danny Sapani
• Carmel: Jo Martin
• Morris: Gary Beadle
• Maxine / Young Merty: Gabrielle Brooks
• Merty / Augustina: Llewella Gideon
• Daniel / Young Barry: Terique Jarrett
• Candaisy / Odette: Jenny Jules
• Asseleitha / Cynthia: Suzette Llewellyn

Further casting is expected at a later date.

Who are the creative team of Mr Loverman?

• Based on the novel by: Bernardine Evaristo
• Adapted by: Natasha Gordon
• Director: Paulette Randall
• Set and Costume Designer: Tim Hatley
• Lighting: Tim Lutkin
• Sound: Carolyn Downing