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Never Let Me Go

Based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro
Fri 20 September - Sat 12 October
20 September
-
12 October

You were brought into this world for a purpose.
And your futures — all of them — have been decided.

A Rose Original Production with Bristol Old Vic, Malvern Theatres, and Royal & Derngate, Northampton

A play by Suzanne Heathcote
Based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro
Directed by Christopher Haydon

Kazuo Ishiguro’s international best-selling novel arrives on stage in this world premiere of Suzanne Heathcote’s gripping new adaptation.

What if you discovered your whole reason for being was not about your life but about making someone else’s possible?  Your dreams, your desires, your love for another, all of them irrelevant in a world that values only what you give, without question or condition, to someone you’ve never met and will never know.

Memory and reality collide in this stunning new staging that challenges us to think about what it means to be human. What it means to have hope and heart — to love and to lose.

 

★★★★ 'Never Let Me Go never quite let’s you out of its grip’ - The Times

★★★★ 'This transplant of Ishiguro’s book is entirely justifiable and successful’ - The Guardian

★★★★ ‘An enthralling success’ - The i

★★★★ 'Heartfelt performances provide a powerful emotional kick’ - The Stage

★★★★ 'One of the most successful page to stage adaptations in years’ - WhatsOnStage

★★★★★ 'This is a must-see play’ - Time & Leisure

Event details

Running time: Approx. 2hrs 40mins (incl. interval)
Age guidance: 12+
Warnings: Contains flashing lights, loud noises. haze and strong language

Content warnings:

Strong sexual references, mention of death


Audio described performances: Tuesday 8 October, 6:30pm & Saturday 12 October, 2:30pm

Touch tours included - speak to box office on 020 8174 0090 or email info@rosetheatre.org for more information.

Press night: Wednesday 25 September, 7:30pm
Members night: Wednesday 2 October

 

Credits

Amelie Abbott

Hannah/Chrissie

Susan Aderin

Miss Emily

Matilda Bailes

Ruth

Nell Barlow

Kathy

Maximus Evans

Philip

Angus Imrie

Tommy

Princess Khumalo

Laura

Emilie Patry

Miss Lucy/Madame

Tristan Waterson

Rodney/Alfie

Suzanne Heathcote

A play by

Kazuo Ishiguro

Based on the novel by

Christopher Haydon

Director

Tom Piper

Set & Costume Designer

Ayse Tashkiran

Movement Director

Joshua Carr

Lighting Designer

Eamonn O’Dwyer

Composer

Carolyn Downing

Sound Designer

Sam Jones CDG

Casting Director

Haruka Kuroda

Fight Director

Claudette Williams

Voice & Dialect Coach

Emma Denson

Assistant Director