''Allelujah!'' is a play by British playwright

Alan Bennett Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934) is an English actor, author, playwright and screenwriter. He has received numerous awards and honours including four BAFTA Awards, four Laurence Olivier Awards, and two Tony Awards. In 2005 he received the Socie ...

Characters and cast

Patients

* Mavis - Patricia England * Lucille -

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* Hazel - Sue Wallace * Mary -

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* Cora - Cleo Sylvestre * Mrs Maudsley - Jaqueline Clarke * Molly -

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* Renee - Anna Lindup * Neville -

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* Joe -

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* Ambrose - Simon Williams * Arthur - Colin Haig

Staff

* Salter - Chairman of the hospital - Peter Forbes * Dr Valentine -

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* Sister Gilchrist -

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* Nurse Pinkney - Nicola Hughes * Ramesh - a junior doctor - Manish Gandhi * Fletcher - a junior doctor - Gary Wood * Gerald - physiotherapist - Richie Hart

Visitors

* Colin Colman - Joe's son, a management consultant -

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* Mrs Earnshaw - Rosie Ede * Mr Earnshaw -

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* Andy - work experience - David Moorst * Alex - documentary director - Sam Bond * Cliff - camerman - Nadine Higgin Nurses, healthcare assistants, social workers etc. were played by members of the company.

Production

The play opened at the

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on 11 July 2018, running until 29 September, directed by

Nicholas Hytner Sir Nicholas Robert Hytner ( ; born 7 May 1956) is an English theatre director, film director, and film producer. He was previously the Artistic Director of London's National Theatre. His major successes as director include ''Miss Saigon'', '' ...

, designed by

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and choreographed by

Arlene Phillips Dame Arlene Phillips (born 22 May 1943) is an English choreographer, theatre director, talent scout, former television judge, presenter, and dancer. She reached mainstream fame on television as a judge on ''Strictly Come Dancing'' (2004-2008) a ...

. The production was captured by

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and was broadcast to cinemas worldwide on 1 November 2018.

Film

''Allelujah'' is a 2022 film adaptation of Alan Bennett's play starring

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Bally Gill Bally Gill (born 28 July 1992) is a British actor. He won the 2018 Ian Charleson Award for his performance as Romeo in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of ''Romeo and Juliet''. Best known for his role as Neel Fisher in BBC drama ''Sherwood ...

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, David Bradley,

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, and

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, and directed by

Richard Eyre Sir Richard Charles Hastings Eyre (born 28 March 1943) is an English film, theatre, television and opera director. Eyre has received numerous accolades including three Laurence Olivier Awards as well as nominations for six BAFTA Awards and two ...

References

Plays by Alan Bennett 2018 plays British plays adapted into films {{2010s-play-stub