This Autumn, the Liverpool Everyman revisits and breathes new life into a timeless classic, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, one of theatre’s most enduring and powerful stories. Arthur Miller’s modern classic of a family at breaking point and a man in conflict with his own sense of worth is directed by Olivier Award-winning Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu.
The production will star Cyril Nri (Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story), as Willy Loman, alongside Tayo Aluko (Call Mr. Robeson; Liverpool Everyman) as Uncle Ben, Adelaide Banks (The Woman), Emma Cater (Linda), Kiren Kebaili-Dwyer (Happy), Noah Olaoye (Bernard / Howard Wagner), Joe Speare (Charley / Stanley), Lawrence Ubong Williams (Biff), and is directed by Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu (For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy and Deep Azure). Death Of A Salesman lays bare a family at breaking point and a man wrestling with his own sense of worth.
Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu said, ‘Willy is a migrant and, like many migrants, is sold a dream, whether that be American or in the UK. You can make your mark, stake your claim – but the dream doesn’t always become reality, and there can be repercussions. Willy also battles generational conflict: how do fathers and sons relate, and if the gap is too wide, can they ever meet in the middle to fulfil their potential?
Liverpool, like Brooklyn (where the play is set), is rich in Irish and Nigerian heritage and in mixed-race populations. It’s important to me that this production is being performed in Liverpool, engaging with local audiences, and exploring what blackness and the migrant experience is across the UK. There’s a reason ‘Death of A Salesman’ is widely considered a classic and one of the greatest American plays ever written.’
Death Of A Salesman is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International: www.mtishows.co.uk
Tickets Tickets for Death of A Salesman are Priced from £11 – £41 at https://everymanplayhouse.com/
Captioned Performance – Thu 24 September, 7.30 pm
Audio-described performance – Thu 1 October, 7.30 pm
BSL performance – Friday 9 October, 7:30 pm
Post Show Discussion – Following the 7.30 pm performance on Wed 30 Sep, there will be a post-show discussion hosted by the Everyman & Playhouse’s Creative Director, Nathan Powell.