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Happy Days at Riverside Studios.
As previously announced, acclaimed Beckett interpreter Lisa Dwan will play Winnie in Trevor Nunn s production.
She ll be joined by Simon Wolfe (
Dublin Carol, War Horse, Punk Rock) as her husband Willie.
In the play, Willie and Winnie are stuck in every sense of the word. Endless days and nights pass by while they struggle on, with only each other for company.
Completing the creative team are designer Robert Jones (
Fiddler on the Roof, Quiz), lighting designer Tim Mitchell (
Upstart Crow, Kinky Boots), sound designer Johnny Edwards (
Moorcroft), production manager Matt Towell (
Waitress, Come From Away), and costume supervisor Kate Hemstock (