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National Theatre Live: Everyman
1.0 / 10• 2015• 1h 40m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
Everyman is successful, popular and riding high when Death comes calling. He is forced to abandon the life he has built and embark on a last, frantic search to recruit a friend, anyone, to speak in his defence. But Death is close behind, and time is running out. One of the great primal, spiritual myths, Everyman asks whether it is only in death that we can understand our lives. A cornerstone of English drama since the 15th century, it now explodes onto the stage in a startling production with words by Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate, and movement by Javier De Frutos.
Cast & Crew
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Everyman
Lead
Stephen Aintree
Ensemble
Philip Martin Brown
Kindred (Father)
Paul Bullion
Fellowship/Senses & Wits (Sound)
AB
Adam Burton
Goods / Fellowship/Senses & Wits (Passion)
MB
Michelle Butterly
Kindred (Sister)
Dermot Crowley
Death
Sharon D. Clarke
Kindred (Mother)
What People Are Saying
1.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Rufus Norris's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. National Theatre Live: Everyman is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
