The Sugar Wife | Cast Interviews

An Abbey Theatre production
13 June - 20 July 2024

Written by Elizabeth Kuti
Directed by Annabelle Comyn

Dublin, 1850: The delicate balance at the heart of an affluent Dublin couple’s marriage and family business is challenged when two visitors come to Ireland to speak to the public about trade, money and slavery.

Exploring the tensions between the local and the global, as well as the personal and the political, this powerful new production written by Elizabeth Kuti and directed by Annabelle Comyn asks urgent questions about marriage, morality and money.

Video features: Cast members Siobhan Cullen, Peter Gaynor, Tierra Porter, Chris Walley.
Video: Gansee Films Savage

CAST
Hannah Tewkley: Siobhán Cullen
Martha Ryan: Síofra Ní Éilí
Samuel Tewkley: Peter Gaynor
Sarah Worth: Tierra Porter
Alfred Darby: Chris Walley

CREATIVES
Writer: Elizabeth Kuti
Director: Annabelle Comyn
Set Designer: Paul O'Mahony
Costume Designer: Molly O'Cathain
Lighting Designer: Paul Keoogan
Composer and Sound Designer: Philip Stewart
Movement Director: Sue Mythen
Hair and Make Up: Val Sherlock
Assistant Director: Esosa Ighodaro
Voice Director: Andrea Ainsworth
Casting Director: Deborah Pearce

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