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  • Venue Almeida Theatre, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 30 November 2024
  • Running time 1 hour 45 minutes (no interval)
  • Age guidelines 14+

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Diyan Zora (English) directs Morfydd Clark (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power) in a new production of Arnold Wesker’s lyrical, impassioned play about a young woman’s journey to self-discovery which, together with John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger, changed British theatre forever.

The mirror they held up to 1950s society is now angled towards 2024, with the two plays running alongside each other in repertory as part of the Almeida’s Angry and Young season.

Roots runs until 30 November 2024 at Almeida Theatre London.

What’ve you done since you come in? Hev you said anythin’? I mean really said or done anything to show you’re alive?

Beattie Bryant returns to her rural home in Norfolk, inflamed with political zeal from her time spent living in London. As the family anxiously prepares for the arrival of her firebrand activist boyfriend Ronnie, Beattie struggles to fit back into her old way of life.

As Beattie’s radical new ideals fail to land with her traditional family, the differences between young and old are laid bare.

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Who is in the cast of Roots?

Michael Abubakar (Jimmy Beales), Morfydd Clark (Beatie Bryant), Iwan Davies (Mr Healey), Billy Howle (Frankie Bryant), Eliot Salt (Jenny Beales), Sophie Stanton (Mrs Bryant), Ellora Torchia (Pearl Bryant), Tony Turner, (Stan Mann) and Deka Walmsley (Mr Bryant).

Who are the creative team of Roots?

Written by Arnold Wesker

Director: Diyan Zora; Set Designer: Naomi Dawson; Costume Designer: Tomás Palmer; Lighting Designer: Lee Curran; Sound Designer: George Dennis; Movement Director: Chris Evans; Fight and Intimacy Director: Yarit Dor; Casting Director: Amy Ball CDG; Associate Director: Tian Brown-Sampson 

Important Notes

Access performances: Audio Described Sat 23 Nov 2pm (Touch Tour 12pm); Captioned Fri 15 Nov 7.30pm; Relaxed Environment Wed 30 Oct 2pm & Wed 6 Nov 7.30pm

Thematic triggers: This production includes references to alcoholism and death.

Venue Information

Almeida Theatre , Almeida Street, London, N1 1TA

Nearest Tube or Train: Highbury & Islington (Victoria / Overground), Angel (Northern)

Nearest Buses: 4, 19, 30 or 43, 38, 56, 73, 341 and 476

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Critics' reviews of Roots

★★★★ "An extraordinary piece of work" - The Observer

★★★★ "Deply moving" - The Guardian

★★★★ "Thrillingly presented" - The Telegraph

★★★★ "Morfydd Clark is utterly convincing" - The Times

Frequently Asked Questions

Roots is playing at the Almeida Theatre in London
The running time of Roots is 1 hour 45 minutes (no interval)
The age recommendations for Roots are: 14+
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