Kerry Jackson
a new play by April De Angelis

Booking and details
You can’t wait to meet her.
El Barco is the newest tapas restaurant in fashionable Walthamstow Village, and it’s Kerry Jackson’s pride and joy.
Wearing her working-class roots as a badge of honour, Kerry navigates the local characters in a bid to make the business a success – without losing herself in the process.
Fay Ripley (Cold Feet) is Kerry in this biting new comedy from April De Angelis (My Brilliant Friend) and directed by Indhu Rubasingham (The Father and the Assassin, The Great Wave).
Performed Now streaming in the Dorfman Theatre.
Reviews
‘The Funniest new play in ages’
Mail on Sunday
‘Fay Ripley gives a rip-roaring central performance’
Sunday Times
‘A great comic performance’
WhatsOnStage
Suitability
Please note: this production contains profanity and offensive language.
It discusses topics including death, suicide, homelessness, deportation, child abuse and racism, which some people may find upsetting.
Supporters
This play is a recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New Plays Award.
Gallery
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Cast

Madeline Appiah
Madeline Appiah trained at LIPA

Michael Fox
Will

Michael Fox

Michael Gould
Most recently at the National in All of Us

Kitty Hawthorne
Alice

Kitty Hawthorne

Kristin Mcilquham
Ensemble + Understudy Kerry

Kristin Mcilquham

Fay Ripley
Kerry Jackson

Fay Ripley

Neil Sheffield
Ensemble + Understudy Stephen & Warren

Neil Sheffield

Gavin Spokes
Warren

Gavin Spokes
Production Team
Director
Indhu Rubasingham
Indhu Rubasingham
Indhu Rubasingham was the Artistic Director of Kiln Theatre for over 10 years. She started in 2012 and oversaw a £9 million major renovation of the building which reopened in 2018.
Set and Costume Designer
Richard Kent
Richard Kent
Richard Kent trained at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (2004 – 2007) and was awarded the Phillip Holt Trust Commendation Award on graduation.
Lighting Designer
Oliver Fenwick
Oliver Fenwick
Composer and Sound Designer
Nicola T. Chang
Nicola T. Chang
For the National Theatre: The Importance of Being Earnest and Kerry Jackson
Movement and Intimacy Director
Casting Director
Juliet Horsley
Juliet Horsley
Additional Casting
Chloe Blake
Chloe Blake
Recent National Theatre includes: The Importance of Being Earnest, Nye (also Wales Millennium Centre), Jekyll and Hyde, Barrier(s), Hamlet for Young Audiences, The Effect and Blues for an Alabama Sky
Staff Director
Photography (Fay Ripley) by Ben Stockley