
Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, The
By Roy WilliamsCast total:
9
Male cast:
6
Female cast:
3
Synopsis
A gritty adaptation of Alan Sillitoe's classic text, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner is set in Britain's Olympic year 2012. Colin Smith is defiant. Whilst held in a Youth Offenders institution for petty theft he is chosen as the Govenor's star runner in a long distance race against the local private school. As he runs we discover what his life was like before and what he hopes it might be.
Original Cast:
Elliot Barnes-Worrell | Colin Smith |
Doreene Blackstock | Mum |
Curtis Cole | Luke / PC |
Dominic Gately | Stevens |
Savannah Gordon-Liburd | Kenisha |
Jack McMullen | Jase |
Richard Pepple | Dad / Trevor |
Alix Ross | Sandra / Guard |
Luke James | Gunthorpe / Assistant Stage Manager |
Production Team:
Marcus Roemer | Director |
Lydia Denno | Designer |
Mark Beasley | Lighting |
Sandy Nuttgens | Soundscape |
Publications
Title | Year | Publisher | NT Library |
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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner | W.H. Allen | No |