THE SUGAR WIFE

By Elizabeth Kuti

 

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Soho Theatre

21 Dean Street, London W1D 3NE
Jan 17 - Feb 11 2006

The Sugar Wife is a new play that asks how we should live in an affluent but compromised society.

Hannah Tewkley is torn between her work with the city's poor and her husband's prospering business - a string of oriental teahouses. Their guests, an English philanthropist and an African American are tainted by the horrors of America's deep south. The visit begins with the best of intentions; but a collision is unavoidable.

Set amongst Dublin's Quaker community in the late 1840s, but with clear contemporary resonances, The Sugar Wife is an examination of sexual politics and political morality.

Cast (in order of appearance)

Hannah Tewkley: Jane Brennan
Samuel Tewkley: Barry Barnes
Martha Ryan: Sarah-Jane Drummey
Alfred Darby: Robert Price
Sarah Worth: Susan Salmon

Musician: Jean Kelly

Creative and Production Team:

Director: Lynne Parker
Set and Lighting Designer: Paul Keogan
Costume Designer: Joan O'Clery
Music composed by Ellen Cranitch
Production Manager: Marie Breen
Stage Director: Aisling Mooney
Stage Manager: Justin Murphy
Set Construction: Alan Clarke
Scenic Artist: Sandra Butler

Wigs and Make-up: Val Sherlock
Graphic Design: Alphabet Soup
Production Photography: Patrick Redmond
Company Manager: Elizabeth Whyte
Producer: Loughlin Deegan

 

The invitation to perform at the Soho was facilitated by an Arts Council Come See Award and the London transfer has received generous support from the newly formed Culture Ireland.