Review: Zadie Smith Gives Chaucer's Wife of Bath a Modern Makeover (Sort Of) in The Wife of Willesden
|The renowned novelist’s debut play is running at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Harvey Theater. ||Off-Broadway|
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|The renowned novelist’s debut play is running at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Harvey Theater. ||Off-Broadway|
This stage adaptation of Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Wife of Bath” story from “The Canterbury Tales” centers on the life of Alvita, a working woman married multiple times.
A conversation with Zadie Smith about her new play, “The Wife of Willesden,” adapting Chaucer, her early influences, and making art in a pandemic
American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) has announced the cast and creative team of The Wife of Willesden. See how to purchase tickets!
I think it will keep many London theatregoers amused and edified for the duration of its run and then some.