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Jodie Whittaker returns to the stage!

This production is recommended for ages 14+.

Performance dates

5 October - 20 December 2024

Run time: 2hr 30 mins (inc interval)

Includes interval

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Back on stage for the first time in over a decade, Jodie Whittaker (Doctor Who, Broadchurch) takes on the role of a lifetime in Zinnie Harris’ acclaimed contemporary adaptation of The Duchess of Malfi, now playing at the Trafalgar Theatre until 20 December. Recently widowed and in search for a new lease of life, the Duchess (Whittaker) defies her family’s wishes by remarrying beneath her class. However, when her brothers, driven by insurmountable greed and rage, discover her second marriage they unleash a series of cruel and devastating punishments against her that repress her power. But will their vicious atrocities come back to haunt them? Written and directed by award-winning Zinnie Harris (Macbeth (an undoing)), this “towering adaptation” (The Stage) of John Webster’s thrilling drama The Duchess of Malfi is "acutely right for our times" (The Times) as it explores the depths of the patriarchy against female resistance. Whittaker leads an all-star cast in this exhilarating production and is joined by Joel Fry, Rory Fleck Byrne, Jude Owusu, Paul Ready, Elizabeth Ayodele, Hubert Burton, Matti Houghton, Hannah Visocchi, Kerill Kelly, Greg Snowden, and Amy Vicary-Smith.

The Duchess at the Traflagar Theatre, London. Starring Jodie Whittaker
The Duchess at the Traflagar Theatre, London. Starring Jodie Whittaker

Special notes

Jodie Whittaker is not performing 18 + 19 October 2024

The play contains strong language, themes of violence against women and children, scenes that depict sexual assault and the use of stage blood and weapons.

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