"The Wife of Willesden is a celebration of community and local legends, of telling a good story and living a life worth telling." - THE GUARDIAN
"Glorious…Zadie Smith and Indhu Rubasingham have concocted a stunning piece of freewheeling stagecraft. Clare Perkins is magnificent." - THE TIMES OF LONDON
A proper local legend, Alvita will tell her life story to anyone in the local West London 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? It’s an epic poem. They call her the Wife of Willesden. Join her for an evening that celebrates the human knack for telling elaborate tales, especially about our own lives. Winner of the 2022 Critics’ Circle Theatre Award for Most Promising Playwright, critically acclaimed and multi award-winning best-selling author Zadie Smith transforms an excerpt from Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales into the unbelievable—and unforgettable.
For tickets and more information, visit AmericanRepertoryTheater.org/The-Wife-of-Willesden
Ticket prices start at $30. Discounts are available to students and ticket-buyers under the age of 25, Blue Star families, EBT card holders, seniors, Harvard faculty and staff, and others. Please visit AmericanRepertoryTheater.org/ticketing-policies for more information on all available discounts.
2023/02/25 - 2023/03/18
Loeb Drama Center
64 Brattle Street, Cambridge
ASL Interpreted: 3/12 at 2PM & 3/15 at 7:30PM
Audio Described: 3/11 at 2PM & 3/16 at 7:30PM
Open Captioned: 3/11 at 2PM & 3/16 at 7:30PM
Relaxed: 3/18 at 2PM
The theater is fully wheelchair accessible with an automatic door from the sidewalk located near the corner of Brattle and Hilliard Streets. The lobby and entrance to the theater are at sidewalk level.
Rows that can be accessed without using stairs: The theater can be configured multiple ways: in Proscenium, HH and row A; in Half and Thrust, row A. (Please call for tickets)
Restrooms: An all-gender, wheelchair-accessible bathroom is located to the left as you face Ticket Services in the front lobby (ushers or reception desk personnel will direct you).
Hearing: The theater is equipped with an infrared amplification system for the hard of hearing. Headsets and accompanying headphones are available at the information desk. For patrons with a telecoil hearing aid, headsets and loops are also available – please set your personal hearing device to the “t” setting.
Vision: There is no obstructed view in the Loeb Drama Center, unless otherwise noted. We provide large print programs at every production and you can pick one up at our reception desk. Braille programs are available at performances with Audio Description, as well.
Inquiries are welcome at Access@amrep.org.