The Southbury Child
Written byStephen Beresford
Date premiered13 July 2022 (2022-07-13)
Place premieredChichester Festival Theatre
Original languageEnglish

The Southbury Child is a play by Stephen Beresford.

Production history

The play premiered at the Chichester Festival Theatre running from 13 June to 25 June, before transferring to the Bridge Theatre, London running from 1 July to 27 August 2022.[1] It is directed by Nicholas Hytner and stars Alex Jennings as David Highland.[2]

Cast and characters

Character Chichester / London (2022)[3]
David Highland Alex Jennings
Joy Sampson Holly Atkins
Lee Southbury Josh Finan
Craig Collier Jack Greenlees
Janet Oram Hermione Guillford
Susannah Highland Jo Herbert
Mary Highland Phoebe Nicholls
Naomi Highland Racheal Ofori
Tina Southbury Sarah Twomey
u/s David Highland Nick Barclay
u/s Susannah Highland & Joy Sampson Amy Brown
u/s Mary Highland & Janet Oram Hilary Derrett
u/s Lee Southbury & Craig Collier Chris Knight
u/s Mary Highland & Naomi Highland Lola May

Critical reception

The play opened to positive reviews from critics.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "The week in theatre: The Seagull; The Southbury Child; Richard III". the Guardian. July 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ Wolf, Matt (July 7, 2022). "On the London Stage, Families in Disarray" – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ↑ "Casting revealed to join Alex Jennings in The Southbury Child | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  4. ↑ McGinn, Caroline. "The Southbury Child: Alex Jennings stars in a very funny new play about a shambolic vicar". Time Out London. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  5. ↑ Cavendish, Dominic (2022-06-19). "The Southbury Child, Chichester, review: hugely cathartic, this is the play of the year so far". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  6. ↑ "The Southbury Child starring Alex Jennings at Chichester Festival Theatre – review | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
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