PREVIEWING FROM THURSDAY 9 FEBRUARY WINDFALL RUNS FOR FIVE WEEKS TO SATURDAY 11 MARCH

The cast has been announced for the UK premiere of Scooter Pietsch’s hilarious and chaotic comedy ‘Windfall’, directed by Mark Bell, best known for directing West End hits ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ & ‘The Comedy About a Bank Robbery’. Judith Amsenga, Audrey Anderson, Jack Bennett, Joanne Clifton, Wesley Griffith, Gabriel Paul star in ‘Windfall’, which arrives at London’s Southwark Playhouse following a critically acclaimed run in New York in 2022.

Pushed to the edge by their maniacal boss, five downtrodden office workers decide to risk it all on a $500million lottery ticket in the hope of a better life. Co-workers become accomplices, lovers become rivals, and friends become enemies as the prospect of winning brings out the very worst in everyone. Just how far will they go to have it all?

Judith Amsenga was Mrs Peacock in the 2022 UK tour of ‘Cluedo’, also directed by Mark Bell. Her films include Mike Leigh’s ‘Mr Turner’. Audrey Anderson is making her UK stage debut. Her US theatre credits include ‘Noises Off’ (Windy City Playhouse). Jack Bennett was in the original West End cast of ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’, and ‘Ecstasy’ (Hampstead Theatre in the West End). His film credits include ‘The Batman’.

Joanne Clifton starred as Morticia Addams in ‘The Addams Family’, Berthe/Fastrada in ‘Pippin’, Janet in ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ and Alex in ‘Flashdance’. As a professional dancer, she won ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ in 2016. Wesley Griffith was Colonel Mustard in the 2022 UK tour of ‘Cluedo’, also directed by Mark Bell. He was Mellors in ‘Not: Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ (Theatre 503, Edinburgh Festival Fringe & UK tour). Gabriel Paul was in ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ (3 West End seasons & UK tour), ‘Quality Street’ (Northern Broadsides) and ‘Macbeth’ and ‘The Queen of Chapeltown’ (Leeds Playhouse).

WINDFALL

Venue

Southwark Playhouse
77-85 Newington Causeway
London SE1 6BD

Performance Dates

9 February – 11 March 2023

Performance Times

Monday – Saturday: 7:30PM
Tuesday and Saturday: 3:00PM

Tickets

www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk I 0207 407 0234

Ticket Prices

Previews: £16
Full Price: £25
Concessions: £20

CREATIVE TEAM

Playwright Scooter Pietsch
Director Mark Bell
Set & Costume Designer Rachel Stone

Lighting Designer Robbie Butler
Fight Director Dave Nolan
Assistant Director Eleanor Fanyinka

Produced by Adam Roebuck in association with Youda Jin and Marilyn Wilson/POP Productions/Lulubelle Productions

Photo Credit: Charles Flint