The National's Lyttelton Theatre will host the revival of Michael Abbensetts' era-defining comedy next month for a limited run. The award-winning writer, born in Guyana and celebrated in Britain, returns to the spotlight with this iconic production.
Karl Collins, Arinzé Kene, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr and Cherrelle Skeete. Headshots provided by production.
The full cast for Alterations has been announced.
Arinzé Kene (Get Up, Stand Up: The Bob Marley Story) will make his National Theatre debut as Walker Holt and Cherrelle Skeete (Hanna) returns to the National Theatre as Darlene Holt. They will be joined by Karl Collins (Nine Night) as Horace, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr (Small Island) as Buster, Raphel Famotibe (Wonder Boy) as Courtney, Tyler Fayose (Phoenix Rise) as Ensemble + Understudy Walker, Richard Emerson Gould (The Vaudvillains) as Ensemble + Understudy Mr Nat, Joshua John (Romeo & Juliet) as Ensemble + Understudy Courtney, Colin Mace (War Horse) as Mr Nat, Samuel Nunes de Souza (The Prince and the Pauper) as Ensemble + Understudy Horace/Buster and Yolanda Ovide (Slave: A Question of Freedom) as Ensemble + Understudy Darlene.
Alterations by Michael Abbensetts illuminates the Guyanese experience of 1970s London. Being staged on a large scale for the first time, the play highlights the aspirations and sacirfices of the Windrush generation. It includes additional material by writer Trish Cooke (Black Street Mammy).
Directed by Lynette Linton, the creative team includes set and costume designer Frankie Bradshaw, lighting designer Oliver Fenwick, movement director Shelley Maxwell, composer XANA, sound designer George Dennis, Wigs, Hair and Make-up Designer Cynthia De La Rosa, casting director Naomi Downham,fight director Kate Waters, dramatherapist Wabriya King, voice and dialect coach Hazel Holder, assistant voice coach Tamsin Newlands, associate set and costume designer Natalie Johnson and staff director Kaleya Bax.
Alterations will play at the Lyttelton Theatre from 20 February to 5 April 2025.
