The Grapes of Wrath
Based on the novel by John Steinbeck
Adapted by Frank Galati
The great American novel reimagined
Forced to travel West in search of a promised land, the Joad family embark on an epic journey across America in the hope of finding work and a new life in California.
Their story is one of false hopes, wrong turns and broken dreams, but also a hymn to human kindness and a tribute to the endurance of the human spirit.
Carrie Cracknell (Julie, The Deep Blue Sea) directs Frank Galati’s award-winning adaptation of John Steinbeck’s masterpiece. Tony Award-winner Cherry Jones (The Glass Menagerie, Succession) plays Ma Joad in this moving and deeply atmospheric story of a struggle against a hostile climate to find a place to call home.
Suitability
Please note: This production includes strong language and depictions of migration, homelessness, starvation, violence and death including still birth. Read more for detailed content warnings.
This production includes depictions of:
- Migrant camps
- Prejudice towards migrants and ex-offenders
Cast includes
Cherry Jones
Ma Joad
Cherry Jones
Production team
Director
Carrie Cracknell
Carrie Cracknell
Set Designer
Alex Eales
Alex Eales
Costume Designer
Evie Gurney
Evie Gurney
For the National: Dear England, Much Ado About Nothing and Antony and Cleopatra
Lighting Designer
Guy Hoare
Guy Hoare
Composer
Stuart Earl
Stuart Earl
Original Songs by
Maimuna Memon
Maimuna Memon
Maimuna Memon is a Lancashire born actor, composer and writer.
Casting Director
Alastair Coomer CDG
Alastair Coomer CDG
Recent National Theatre includes: Nye (also Wales Millennium Centre), Till the Stars Come Down, The House of Bernarda Alba, Othello, The Crucible (also West End), Blues for an Alabama Sky and The Corn is Green
Casting Director
Naomi Downham
Naomi Downham
For the National Theatre, as casting director: Underdog: The Other Other Brontë (also Northern Stage), The House of Bernarda Alba, The Crucible (also West End), The Ocean at the End of the Lane (UK tour), Hamlet (school tour) and Jekyll & Hyde (school tour)
Staff Director
Ticket prices
Monday – Saturday evenings and matinees:
£20, £34, £49, £69, £89
Previews 17 – 22 July:
£20, £26, £35, £49, £64
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Please note the 6.30pm start time on the following performances: Tue 20 Aug, Thu 29 Aug, Thu 5 Sep and Tue 10 Sep.
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What's on guide
Assisted performances
Captioned
BSL Interpreted
Audio described
No Chilled performance available.
Dementia-friendly
Relaxed performance
No Sensory adapted performances available.
The interpreter for the BSL performance will be announced closer to the performance date.
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Smart caption glasses
Are planned to be available for performances of The Grapes of Wrath from 7pm, Thursday 1 August.
Art direction and design by National Theatre Graphic Design Studio