National Theatre Live: After Life

1h 34min

Drama

A group of strangers grapple with this impossible question as they find themselves in a bureaucratic waiting room between life and death. Encouraged by enigmatic officials, they must sift through their past lives to choose their forever. Adapted from Hirokazu Kore-eda's award-winning film, After Life is a surreal and powerfully human look at the way we view our lives, and a haunting meditation on what it is to live - and to die.

Cast

Olatunji Ayofe

Olatunji Ayofe

Obafemi Taylor
Nino Furuhata

Nino Furuhata

Young Ichiro Watanabe & Henry Thompson
Madeline Holliday

Madeline Holliday

Jill Smart & Young Beatrice
Togo Igawa

Togo Igawa

Ichiro Watanabe
Anoushka Lucas

Anoushka Lucas

Katie Watanabe
Jack James Ryan

Jack James Ryan

Actor Harold & Graham Jenkins
June Watson

June Watson

Beatrice Killick

Release date

25th Nov 2021

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English