Check out the latest photos and videos for The Duchess (of Malfi) starring Jodie Whittaker.
New in today is a first-look trailer for The Duchess (of Malfi), which is now playing at the West End’s Trafalgar Theatre in London for a strictly limited 11-week season to 20 December 2024.
Jodie Whittaker (Doctor Who, Broadchurch) returns to the stage for the first time in a decade to portray The Duchess in Zinnie Harris’ powerful adaptation of John Webster’s classic drama.
Video: The Duchess (of Malfi) Trailer
The cast also features Paul Ready (Motherland), Joel Fry (Plebs, Disney’s Cruella) and Rory Fleck Byrne (This is Going to Hurt), alongside Jude Owusu, Paul Ready, Elizabeth Ayodele, Hubert Burton, Matti Houghton, Hannah Visocchi, Kerill Kelly, Greg Snowden, and Amy Vicary-Smith. The children’s cast includes Baylie Agbonlahor, Christopher Azzopardi, Céleste Fraser, Flor Gandra-Lobina, Hugh Holden, Erin Jemmotte, Isaac Vasunia and Malakai Young.
Photos: The Duchess (of Malfi)
Also check out production photos of the show.
In The Duchess (of Malfi), recently widowed and in search of a new lease of life, the Duchess (Jodie Whittaker) defies her family’s wishes by remarrying beneath her class. However, when her brothers, driven by insurmountable greed and rage, discover her second marriage they unleash a series of cruel and devastating punishments against her that repress her power. But will their vicious atrocities come back to haunt them?
Rehearsal Photos: The Duchess (of Malfi) in rehearsals
Also check out behind-the-scenes rehearsal photos for the show.
Based on the play The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster, the production is adapted and directed by Zinnie Harris, with Set and costume design by Tom Piper; Co-costume design and Associate set design by Max Johns; Lighting design by Ben Ormerod; Composer Oguz Kaplangi; Sound design by MJ McCarthy; Video and projection design by Jamie MacDonald; Casting by Serena Hill; and Children’s casting by Debbie O’Brien.
The Duchess (of Malfi) is produced by Trafalgar Theatre Productions, Eilene Davidson Productions and Fiery Angel.
Video: In rehearsals – a scenes from The Duchess (of Malfi)
Watch a behind-the-scenes video of rehearsals for the show, with Jodie Whittaker and Joel Fry performing.
Video: Interviews with the cast and creators of The Duchess (of Malfi)
Watch an interview with the cast and creators of the show.
The Duchess (of Malfi) is playing at the Trafalgar Theatre until 20 December 2024.
Book tickets to The Duchess (of Malfi) at the Trafalgar Theatre London
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