The Wife of Willesden

Critically acclaimed, multi-award winning, best-selling author Zadie Smith transports Chaucer’s The Wife of Bath to 21st Century North West London.

A proper local legend. Married five times. Mother. Lover. Aunt. Friend. Alvita will tell her life story to anyone in the 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’s an epic poem. They call her The Wife of Willesden…

An evening that celebrates the human knack for telling elaborate tales, especially about our own lives.

Timetable

6:00pm   Pre-performance talk from Professor Marion Turner, renowned Chaucer scholar and Jesus Fellow, on adapting The Wife of Bath for a modern-day setting.

6:30pm   Drinks reception

7:30pm   Performance of The Wife of Willesden

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