The Southbury Child Explained

The Southbury Child
Place:	Chichester Festival Theatre
Orig Lang:	English

The Southbury Child is a play by Stephen Beresford.

Production history

The play premiered at the Chichester Festival Theatre running from 13 June to 25 June, before transferring to the Bridge Theatre, London running from 1 July to 27 August 2022.^[1] It is directed by Nicholas Hytner and stars Alex Jennings as David Highland.^[2]

Cast and characters

!Character!Chichester / London (2022)^[3]

David Highland	Alex Jennings
Joy Sampson	Holly Atkins
Lee Southbury	Josh Finan
Craig Collier	Jack Greenlees
Janet Oram	Hermione Guillford
Susannah Highland	Jo Herbert
Mary Highland	Phoebe Nicholls
Naomi Highland	Racheal Ofori
Tina Southbury	Sarah Twomey
u/s David Highland	Nick Barclay
u/s Susannah Highland & Joy Sampson	Amy Brown
u/s Mary Highland & Janet Oram	Hilary Derrett
u/s Lee Southbury & Craig Collier	Chris Knight
u/s Mary Highland & Naomi Highland	Lola May

Critical reception

The play opened to positive reviews from critics.^{[4] [5] [6]}

References

1. Web site: The week in theatre: The Seagull; The Southbury Child; Richard III. July 10, 2022. the Guardian.
2. Web site: On the London Stage, Families in Disarray. Matt. Wolf. July 7, 2022. NYTimes.com.
3. Web site: Casting revealed to join Alex Jennings in The Southbury Child WhatsOnStage . 2022-07-30 . www.whatsonstage.com . en-GB.
4. Web site: McGinn . Caroline . The Southbury Child: Alex Jennings stars in a very funny new play about a shambolic vicar . 2022-07-30 . Time Out London . en-GB.
5. News: Cavendish . Dominic . 2022-06-19 . The Southbury Child, Chichester, review: hugely cathartic, this is the play of the year so far . en-GB . The Telegraph . 2022-07-30 . 0307-1235.
6. Web site: The Southbury Child starring Alex Jennings at Chichester Festival Theatre – review WhatsOnStage . 2022-07-30 . www.whatsonstage.com . en-GB.