Birth; marriage; death. And everything in between.
As day breaks on another ordinary day, the townsfolk of Grover's Corners go about their business: newspapers are delivered; people go to work; gardens are tended to. And a boy and girl fall in love. But as life's events unfold and a community comes together, one question remains: "do any human beings ever realise life as they live it? Every, every minute?"
Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning play celebrates what it means to be human and the bonds that unite us all.
“A superbly written, gloriously observed, tough, and breathtaking statement of what it is to be alive” Edward Albee
For more about Thornton Wilder, visit www.thorntonwilder.com
View the full 2019 Season schedule here. Please note prices are fixed until 16 May 2019.
Save by purchasing Our Town as part of the Play Package or Season Ticket. See Ticket Packages for more info.
The matinee on 30 May will be a Relaxed Performance, and a Captioned Performance will take place on 7 June. More information
Guidelines for Parents and Teachers
Guidelines for Parents and Teachers
Our Town
As this is a new production, further details will be added to the website as the season approaches. However, as a three-act play, we consider that Our Town is likely to be most suitable for those aged 11 and over. It remains the responsibility of the parent/guardian in advance of purchase to make their own judgement as to the suitability of the show for their own child.
More Information about bringing children to the Open Air Theatre
Creative team
- Director – Ellen McDougall
- Designer – Rosie Elnile
- Movement Director – Sasha Milavic Davies
- Composer – Orlando Gough
- Lighting Designer – Lizzie Powell
- Sound Designer – Tom Gibbons
- Season Associate Director (Voice & Text)
– Barbara Houseman - Casting Director – Jacob Sparrow
- Musical Director – David Ridley
The cast
- Sam Craig – Phil Adèle
- Mrs Gibbs – Pandora Colin
- Dr Gibbs – Karl Collins
- Editor Webb – Tom Edden
- Joe Stoddard – Jim Findley
- Emily Webb – Francesca Henry
- Simon Stimson – Peter Hobday
- George Gibbs – Arthur Hughes
- Joe/Si Crowell – Terique Jarrett
- Mrs Webb – Thusitha Jayasundera
- Stage Manager – Natalie Klamar
- Howie Newsome – Louis Martin
- Rebecca Gibbs – Miriam Nyarko
- Constable Warren – Garry Robson
- Mrs Soames – Nicola Sloane
- Professor Willard – Cleo Sylvestre
- Wally Webb – Tumo Reetsang, Tyrell Russell-Martin