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The Frontline (2009)
directed by Matthew Dunster
***** ‘Ché Walker’s ambitious new drama is the first piece to be set in modern times at this address, and what an exhilarating night it proves’ Daily Telegraph
**** ‘Lively, funny, extremely well written’ The Times ‘What better tribute to the Globe’s history than a frank and funny London play?’ Observer
**** ‘Walker’s play spills joyfully across the Globe stage; bawdy and Chaucerian… big-hearted and amusingly philosophical’ Daily Mail
**** ‘A great laugh, fast-paced and buoyantly acted’ Sunday Times
God, strip bars, weed, crack, lost old men, unemployed actors and vegans all collide in a riptide of chaos on the streets of London. Ché Walker brings back to the Globe stage his 2008 panorama of contemporary London, encompassing the cruel and the tender, the gutter and the stars. Contains filthy language and strong content.
Creative Team
Director: Matthew Dunster
Designer: Paul Wills
Composer: Olly Fox
Songs by: Arthur Darvill, Olly Fox and Ché Walker
Choreographer: Georgina Lam
Cast
Naana Agyei-Ampadu - Babydoll
Zawe Ashton - Casey
Nicholas Beveney - Marcus
Ben Bishop - Jayson
Claire Louise Cordwell - Donna
Huss Garbiya - Carlton
Patrick Godfrey - Ragdale
Trystan Gravelle - Mordechai Thurrock
Robert Gwylim - Cockburn
Matthew J Henry - Benny
Fraser James - Roderique
Jonathan Kerrigan - Kurt
Paul Lloyd - Seamus
Amelia Lowdell - Val
Kevork Malikyan - Mahmoud
Jo Martin - Violet
Matthew Newtion - Jimmy
Chris Preddie - Salim
Niamh Quinn - Jodie
Ashley Rolfe - Elliot
Golda Rosheuvel - Beth
John Stahl - Erkenwald
Beru Tessema - Miruts
Just Opinions
"deliver, like free and honest men, our just opinions"
Henry VIII, 3.1.63-64
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