1.0 / 10(2 votes)IMDb20151h 40mUnited Kingdom

National Theatre Live: Everyman

Topics:#death #stage play #salvation #filmed theater

Synopsis

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.

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Chiwetel Ejiofor

Everyman

Stephen Aintree

Ensemble

Philip Martin Brown

Kindred (Father)

Paul Bullion

Fellowship/Senses & Wits (Sound)

Adam Burton

Goods / Fellowship/Senses & Wits (Passion)

Michelle Butterly

Kindred (Sister)

Dermot Crowley

Death

Sharon D. Clarke

Kindred (Mother)

Kate Duchêne

God / Good Deeds

Amy Griffiths

Goods / Fellowship/Senses & Wits (Vanity)

Nick Holder

Fellowship/Senses & Wit (Strength)

Nicholas Karimi

Fellowship/Senses & Wit (Smell)

Joshua Lacey

Goods / Fellowship/Senses & Wits (Sensuality)

Penny Layden

Knowledge

Coral Messam

Fellowship/Senses & Wits (Conscience)

Amanda Minihan

Fellowship/Senses & Wits (Touch)

Itxaso Moreno

Fellowship/Senses & Wits (Taste)

Ira Mandela Siobhan

Fellowship/Senses & Wits (Sight)

Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Rufus Norris
Screenplay & Story: Carol Ann Duffy
Original Score: William Lyons
Original Title: National Theatre Live: Everyman
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Spoken Languages: English
Runtime: 1h 40m
Production Studios: National Theatre

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Rufus Norris

Screenplay & Story

Carol Ann Duffy

Original Score & Music

William Lyons

Department Leadership Roster

Carol Ann Duffy

Writer

Nicky Gillibrand

Costume Design

Rufus Norris

Director

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United Kingdom (BBFC)15

Suitable only for 15 years and over.

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